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Artist Feature: Sue Todd
ARTIST FEATURE: Sue Todd This week, the Directory of Illustration is proud to present an artist feature on Sue Todd and her inspiring "City in a Forest" public art for the city of Toronto. THE WORK ABOUT THE PROJECT: "Altree Developments collaborated with STEPS Public Art and The PATCH Project to commission me to illustrate four panels of art for a condo hoarding on a major street in mid-town Toronto. The four panels were duplicated to fit the 188’ x 8’ construction site and will be [...]
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Business progress
OK, it's time for some honesty, and while I believe being honest may in some instances be counter productive. I will proceed nevertheless as I need to get things off [...]
Moth Week and the Lunar Moth Bow Tie Guy
It’s moth week so here is a the lunar moth bow tie guy in celebration.
The Lioness
The Lioness If only someone would pay me to hang around their zoo all day making friends with and painting all the animals. My life would be complete! This fierce, [...]
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood: Steven Chorney and the Tradition of Illustrated Movie Posters
With a 30 year career hand painting movie posters for Hollywood blockbusters, illustrator Steve Chorney keeps this creative tradition relevant and exciting. Most notably, he illustrated the movie poster for [...]
The Annual Lego Competition at Northern Vermont Universities Quimby Gallery.
It's that time of year again to get ready for the Annual Lego Competition at Northern Vermont Universities Quimby Gallery. This has been a great event over the past number [...]
“I am New York” Sketch Mob Walking Tour With Carlo Stanga
Join Moleskine and Carlo Stanga on a sketch mob walking tour to visit some of the most notable landmarks mentioned throughout Carlo’s latest illustration book, I am New York. A Moleskine [...]
Art Show at NYPL
I am pleased to announce my summer show: PENCHANT FOR PAPER An Exhibition of Original Collage Illustrations August 1-31, 2019 NYPL St. Agnes Library 444 Amsterdam Avenue (between 81/82 Sts.) [...]
More Summer Sketching: At the Beach
A small sketch form our family trip to Hampton Beach to see the Sand Sculptures. I love drawing people. We are all so different.
Larger Than Life
How cool are these larger than life cutouts Follett had made of some of the characters I illustrated for them! I got a chance to see them in person myself [...]
Summer Sports
It’s time to turn off our winter hibernation mode, leave the comfort of the couch, and take advantage of the long, sunny days! Our illustrators double as motivational coaches with [...]
Double Vision
The editorial world has a lot of unavoidable overlap: whether it’s a historic current event, pop culture reference, lifestyle trend, or timeless metaphor. Regardless of inevitable similarities in certain subject [...]
Dave Calver’s Book Signing at Comic Con
Once again, Dave Calver will be at Comic Con this year! He will be signing copies of his graphic novel Limbo Lounge at the IDW booth. Don’t miss him this Thursday, July 18 between 4:00 [...]
Directory of Illustration Artists Excelling in Branding & Packaging Design
The way a company chooses to brand itself is crucial to its success. The visual aspects of branding, including packaging design, can also make or break the emotional connection a [...]
“Rise!” Tonya Engel’s latest Picture Book
Rise! written by Bethany Hegedus and illustrated by Tonya Engel, received a glowing review from Publisher’s Weekly: “Rhythmic words render a rich snapshot of Maya Angelou’s remarkable rise from a little [...]
Reworking an Illustration: B is for… and some thoughts on failure
A few years ago I created an illustration that was visual failure. It haunted me. There were so many problems with it. I loved the concept and the idea, but [...]
Nathan Smith Illustrates Trojan Horse to Depict Property Market
Nathan Smith, represented by AAARep, recently completed a personal project entitled Trojan Horse. Nathan's illustration is based on the property market and whether it will cause the next financial crisis. [...]
Jack book page layout design
Here is my progress in producing the book 'Little Jack's big Adventure.' The layout design for the inner pages, and cover. The design relies on a text base following an [...]
FOMO: Stop And Smell The Reno Hotel | UAJ
Outdoor enthusiast is afflicted with FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) while his little boy delights in their cheap Reno hotel. Editorial illustration for Utah Adventure Journal article titled Stop and [...]
Artist Spotlight: Greg Newbold
For this week's Artist Spotlight, we'd like to introduce experienced and award-winning illustrator Greg Newbold! Greg's career began as a graphic illustrator in the software industry. After deciding to pursue [...]
A Spotlight on Spots
We tend to focus on the biggest, most eye catching covers or full page spreads created by our artists, often neglecting the very many little spot illustrations they have also [...]