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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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Mother of Dragons Procreate Process Video
Are you a fan of Game of Thrones? We eagerly awaited every episode this season. Although I will miss the series, but I will be glad to have my Sunday [...]
Magazine illustration by Augusto…
Magazine illustration by Augusto Zambonato https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx8UNSfD7s8/?igshid=18i3fyqk7chcj
A Site to Behold – Commotion – Spring 2019
The journey to from Fairman Studios’ MICA MPS-BAD degree to Up/Start 2018 and the evolution of Illustr8science is featured in the newest issue of COMMOTION, MICA’s Graduate Studies Alumni magazine. [...]
New painting
Detail from “The Moon” (CAPIC Double Vision 2019 entry)
Heads Above the Rest: Sam Falconer, Fausto Montanari, Maria Rabinky, Reginald Swinney
This week, we're highlighting four incredible Directory of Illustration artists, all of whom are featured in our "Heads Above the Rest" campaign. Read on as these artists explain the context [...]
Illustrating for Marquette
Our editorial agent, Jodie Hein, works regularly with university publications here at Rapp Art. Most recently, she collaborated with Marquette University’s creative director, Doug Frohmader, on Marquette Lawyer’s Summer 2019 [...]
Illustrations by Hollie…
Illustrations by Hollie Mengert https://www.instagram.com/p/BxvKHvRF72d/?igshid=1rkh1gq4rw0q6
Illustration Adventure: Greenwich Village
Back in February, I was lucky enough to be flown to New York City to do on site illustration at the Merkley and Partners ad agency. The agency is located [...]
Around the World: Top 15 Map Illustrations
Raise your hand if you're in need of a vacation! Wanderlust has gotten the better of us here at the Directory of Illustration, so we've put together a list of [...]
Happy World Bee Day
Happy bees celebrating a bright and sunny World Bee Day. May 20 is World Bee Day, in honor of not only the importance of bees but of the pioneer of [...]
Game of Thrones Illustrations by Danny Schlitz…
Game of Thrones Illustrations by Danny Schlitz https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxqlcs5lpws/?igshid=1j2bj2hexcn15
Digital sketch by Christopher…
Digital sketch by Christopher Thronock https://www.instagram.com/p/BxkpsmQlLJZ/?igshid=3u8l2rvj1qam
Next Appointment
I have been working on a series of paintings geared toward the barbershop. I have been having a blast playing with color, figures, and reflections. The latest image, Next Appointment, [...]
Cover art by Vivienne To for “A Babysitter’s Guide To…
Cover art by Vivienne To for “A Babysitter’s Guide To Monster Hunting: Mission To Monster Island” https://www.instagram.com/p/BxgJYeKlxKy/?igshid=1d753lafy211d
Inclusion take center stage in local author’s new fairy tale
Posted 6:15 PM, May 15, 2019, by Erin Ivory WGNCHICAGO — Fairy tales are known for igniting a child’s imagination but a local author decided he’d put the kids in [...]
Heads Above the Rest: Michael Arnold, Maarten Claassen, Lars Madsen, Patrick Welsh
We're continuing our "Heads Above the Rest" series this week with these fantastic portrait illustrations by Michael Arnold, Maarten Claassen, Lars Madsen and Patrick Welsh. Read on to learn why [...]
Illustration by Paul…
Illustration by Paul Hoppe https://www.instagram.com/p/BxdMVl6l51i/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l0054eglgvvs
Welcome New Artists to the Directory of Illustration!
This week, we'd like to welcome six outstanding new artists to the Directory of Illustration! Representing countries all over the world---including Paris, the Netherlands, and Iceland---these artists all have distinct [...]
Happy Mother’s Day 💐 Illustrations by Charles…
Happy Mother’s Day 💐 Illustrations by Charles Lehman https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYQg6qFPEC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q4opkdl21dlr
Illustrations by Eliza Sturgeon…
Illustrations by Eliza Sturgeon https://www.instagram.com/p/BxTE-PllReW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=krc4mkrcl72y
A Spooky Spring Special
This is not a trick, our illustrators are already hard at work conceptualizing this year’s spookiest treats. Halloween’s creepy creatures, crazy costumes, and colorful candy make for a thrilling illustration. [...]