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World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlisted Artists, Editorial & Book Covers Categories: Stephan Schmitz, Jeff Hinchee, Harrison Edwards, Xinmei Liu, Rui Ricardo
World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlisted Artists Editorial Category: Stephan Schmitz, Jeff Hinchee, Harrison Edwards Book Covers Category: Xinmei Liu, Rui Ricardo The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, recently announced the Longlist for the World Illustration Awards 2022! In December 2021, we opened our call to illustrators with the aim of celebrating great illustration. The Longlist has been selected by the jury from over 5,000 entries submitted from across the globe. The full 500-strong Longlist is now live on the AOI website for you to browse. The [...]
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Adam Koon Wins Drawing for Free Directory of Illustration Marketing Package
We're excited to announce that Adam Koon is the winner of our annual drawing for a FREE marketing package in the Directory of Illustration No. 36 for 2019-20! Adam Koon's name [...]
Jack’s Adventure progress
Little Jack's big Adventure is a children's book I have been working on sporadically for around 8 months. There have been big gaps in its production due to moving home, [...]
World Illustration Awards 2019: Shortlist Announced
The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, recently announced the shortlist for the World Illustration Awards 2019! The shortlist was selected from over 3,600 [...]
Happy 70th Birthday, Emanuel Ax!
Grammy Award-winning classical pianist, Emanuel Ax celebrated his 70th birthday this past weekend. I was so happy to receive a commission to create a watercolor portrait of him by his [...]
3×3 Illustration Annual No. 15 Winners
Congratulations to our 3×3 Annual No.15 winners! Beppe Giacobbe “Saveborsalino” Merit Beppe Giacobbe “Poetry” Merit Beppe Giacobbe “Montaigne: A Portrait” Honorable Mention Carlo Giambarresi “Social Phobia” Merit Carlo Giambarresi “Lies” [...]
Illustration by Toshiki Nakamuta…
Illustration by Toshiki Nakamuta https://www.instagram.com/shannonassociates/p/ByYgHcCgGCY/?igshid=1gaj2j0pfy1bj
World Illustration Awards 2019 Exhibition at Somerset House
The World Illustration Awards 2019, presented by the Association of Illustrators (AOI) in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, will be returning to Somerset House in London this summer! The full [...]
Heads Above the Rest: Owen Davey, Sara Tyson, Erik Drohman, Dave Cutler
To round out our "Heads Above the Rest" campaign, we're excited to highlight the portrait illustrations of four incredible Directory of Illustration artists: Owen Davey, Sara Tyson, Erik Drohman and [...]
Bigfoot runs more efficiently when he’s wearing his Fitbit
New poster for my monster series!
Hylton Warburton for Deloitte
Leading the social enterprise: Reinvent with a human focus Hylton Warburton’s pink, purple and blue illustrations guide each reader seamlessly through the Deloitte’s 2019 Global Human Capital Trends issue. Exploring [...]
Let’s Talk: conversations about mental health with Kate Forrester
“It’s ok to not feel ok. Speak up. Let’s Talk. ” Renowned lettering illustrator, Kate Forrester, collaborated with photographer, Charlie Clift, on the mental health awareness campaign, Let’s Talk. The [...]
More trees
More practicing drawing trees. I wanted to try to capture the apple blossoms on our small tree in our yard.For the summer I have set a goal to draw more.
New Artist Spotlight: Illustrator & Graphic Designer Diana Heom
Based in Hood River, Oregon, Diana Heom is a passionate illustrator and graphic designer who recently joined the Directory of Illustration! Diana lives and breathes design, bringing 10 years of [...]
Chicago Parent Magazine: Fairy Tales Do Come True
Wow I am so thrilled with how this article about Chicago Treasure by Jerry Davich and Chicago Parent Magazine!
Heads Above the Rest: Hanna Barczyk, Anthony Ventura, Graham Studios, Jakob Ingvorsen
We're thrilled to introduce four more amazing Directory of Illustration artists selected for our "Heads Above the Rest" campaign! A few of these portrait illustrations have beautiful backstories---Hanna Barczyk's image, [...]
Navigating with Map Illustrations
We make sense of the world by creating visual representations of our surroundings. These informative diagrams guide us through the uncharted territories of life, serving as educational materials to learn [...]
Portneuf Valley Brewing – June Artist
Porneuf Valley Brewing In the Pocatello area and looking for a little refreshment? Pop by Portneuf Valley Brewing for the month of June and grab some lunch and some brews. [...]
Sketching again!
Spent the weekend camping at Camp Joseph in South Royalton, VT. I had a great urge to study trees. I think I will be doing more of this over the [...]
American Illustration 38 Winners
Congratulations to our American Illustration 38 winners! Jonathan Bartlett Carlo Giambarresi Victo Ngai Valeria Petrone Carlo Stanga Steven Tabbutt The post American Illustration 38 Winners appeared first on Morgan Gaynin [...]
Christian Dellavedova Illustrates Cover for Step Journal
Christian Dellavedova, represented by AAARep, is back with another exciting cover illustration! Christian was recently commissioned by Think Publishing to illustrate the cover for the April 2019 issue of Step [...]
Chicago dog walker
Archives Have you ever thought of walking dogs as a job? As an illustrator who still relies on supplemental income, I’m always on the lookout for job leads that are [...]