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Work Showcase: Utöka
WORK SHOWCASE: Utöka This week, the Directory of Illustration highlights work from Utöka, represented by António Adrião Artist Representative (AAARep). THE WORK Illustrator: Utöka Client: Guinness Agent: AAA Rep FROM THE ARTIST: "By combining shots supplied by our client and creating 3D elements to composite together we created this poster for Halloween. We like to create plenty of image for all future formats and layers in case something needs to change." For more work by Utöka, explore the portfolio [...]
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Shaw Nielsen – BizEd
Shaw Nielsen created artwork for BizEd magazine, to go along with an article about how college professors should utilize cell phones as a teaching platform for millennials. About Shaw Shaw is [...]
Crush for Beko
FC Barcelona sponsor, Beko, commissioned Crush to bring to life the playful side of FCB and give fans a unique and exciting way to interact with the team for their 'Official [...]
Steven Noble for Peet’s Coffee & Tea
Peet's Coffee & Tea commissioned Steven Noble to create a series of illustrations for their "Pick of the Month" in-store posters. The individual animals illustrated represent the different craft coffees [...]
Remembering Jack Unruh
The illustration world lost another superstar this week. Jack Unruh, one of the most talented men with a pen to ever grace the publishing world, left us and we are [...]
The Sword in the Stove, my fourth picture book written and…
The Sword in the Stove, my fourth picture book written and illustrated by me, is in bookstores now.
The Rosenbaums: Kemps
Kemps needed some tasty images for their new line of frozen yogurt so they asked the Rosenbaums to create these compelling illustrations Jonathan and Georgina Rosenbaum are represented by John [...]
Some pictures of budding artists at our Click book reading…
Some pictures of budding artists at our Click book reading during my Ives library visit in New Haven.
A few days painting at the beach or nearby!
Outlet of Batiquitos Lagoon. Leucadia, CABeach Entrance. Solano Beach, CA.Flower Fields. Carlsbad, CA.Small Orange Grove. Encinitas, CA
Duncan Beedie: Walker Books
Walker Books commissioned Duncan Beedie to create several illustration for the children's book, Get Coding!: Learning HTML, CSS & JavaScript & build a website, app & game. The book is a kid-friendly [...]
Olaf Hajek: Yuyo Tea
Olaf Hajek created these stunning packaging illustrations for TeaTonics transition to Yuyo Tea. The artwork was inspired by vibrant South American street art and the goal of the packaging illustrations were to [...]
I have two library visits coming up. The first, at the Ives…
I have two library visits coming up. The first, at the Ives Library in New Haven, is at 2:00 on May 14th. I will be reading my book, Click, and [...]
One on One with Brian Grimwood, Founder of Central Illustration Agency
Brian Grimwood, founder of the Central Illustration Agency, is widely regarded as one of the most important faces of modern British illustration. With his artistic experience dating back to the [...]
DI Artists Featured in Communication Arts Illustration Annual 57
Featured Image: ©Olaf Hajek The results are in! We're proud to share that 9 Directory of Illustration artists were chosen as winners in Communication Arts' 57th Annual Illustration competition. Only 167 winning [...]
Matt Zumbo: Koss
Matt Zumbo was commissioned by Koss to create artwork for a billboard advertising their headphones. Matt says: "Over the 30 years and 65 billboard illustrations I've enjoyed working on for Koss, [...]
The Rosenbaums: Waffles & Ice Cream
Waffles and Ice Cream are the perfect way to start or end a day. Jonathan and Georgina Rosenbaum constantly create the tastiest food and beverage illustrations for both national and [...]
A Bit of Paradise
Around the Bend in Paradise- 9x12 Oil by Greg NewboldSo, yesterday I posted about painting with Josh Clare and shared some of the insights I gleaned from him. I had [...]
DreamWorks and Dragons
Early in 2014, DreamWorks Animation approached me about illustrating some board books for their new publishing branch, DreamWorks Press. A few months after completing those, I was asked to work [...]
Painting with Josh Clare
Josh Clare explains his working method while demonstration in Paradise, UtahI had the pleasure of painting the vistas of Beautiful Cache Valley, Utah last week with the very talented Josh [...]
Eda Kaban for Boston Globe Magazine
Eda Kaban's artwork was featured on the cover of Boston Globe. The image features George Jetson as an Uber driver in Boston and accompanies an article about the future of the gig [...]
Graham Robson: Thameslink & Great Northern
Graham Robson was recently commissioned by Thameslink and Great Northern to create posters for their spring 2-for-1 promotion. One of the images was also used for the cover of Time Out London. Graham [...]