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World Illustration Awards 2021 – DI Cross Category Award Shortlist
World Illustration Awards 2021 Directory of Illustration Cross Category Award Shortlist Meet the ten illustrators shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2021 DI Cross Category Award. This shortlist was selected by: Jo Ann Miller, Bryan Allen, Sara Jaqua and Kolea Kent from the Directory of Illustration The DI Award winner, selected from all the Professional projects shortlisted for WIA021 will receive a single-page marketing package in the Directory of Illustration, valued at $2,695 US Dollars. The program includes a 100-image professional portfolio on directoryofillustration.com plus a one-on-one consultation with a professional Directory of Illustration marketing consultant [...]
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Drawing, drawing, drawing
Much of my December designing was all done in Illustrator – though almost always starting with sketched ideas and plans. I then squeezed in some painting at the end of [...]
Goals, tasks and accountability – NOT resolutions
Continuing on the ‘I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions’ theme, I am still looking to start the new year with a fresh attitude and raring to go. Because the girls [...]
Word for 2015
I used to make New Year Resolutions. I’d resolve to give up smoking, lose weight, save money, learn to drive… And I’d quickly fall at the first hurdle with most [...]
Medical Illustrations
Featured Image: Mica Duran The Directory of Illustration is home to some very talented artists who create medical artwork for scientific, educational, and legal purposes. Here are just a few [...]
Julian De Narvaez for CNN
Julian De Narvaez had the opportunity to illustrate an article written by Sheena McKenzie for The Art of Movement Section on CNN. He created eight original illustrations alongside Art Director Nural Choudhury. You can [...]
Artist Spotlight: Christiane Beauregard
Originally a designer for children's television, Christiane Beauregard evolved her artistic expression to include drawing and illustrating after discovering Adobe Illustrator and vectors in the early 90's. Her 20+ years [...]
Maria Corte Maidagan + Ann Ingalls
Maria Corte Maidagan teamed up with author Ann Ingalls to create a walk through the Jazz ages alphabet book. The book covers all aspects of Jazz in America from "axe" [...]
The Featured Five: December 2014
Featured Image ©Bryan Holland We're wrapping up the year with a brand new set of Featured Illustrators on our Homepage and as many of you already know, that also means a [...]
Paul Shipper Wins Key Art Award
We're very happy to announce that the amazing and talented Paul Shipper has won a Silver Key Art Award, entertainment's most recognized awards competition for advertising and communication, in the Illustration Category [...]
Illustrated Maps
Featured Image Carlo Stanga :: Morgan Gaynin Illustrated maps can serve a myriad of purposes ranging from magazine features to advertising material. The combination of color choices and hand-lettering can make [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
In honor of it being the day before Thanksgiving, I’d like to share a fun assignment I had this year that is Thanksgiving themed! It’s a reusable grocery bag for [...]
James Joyce + Absolut
James Joyce is a London based artist and designer. With a process rooted in drawing and printmaking, he works across a range of media, creating screen-printed editions, one-off art pieces, [...]
Tyler Jacobson Featured in Communication Arts Advertising Annual 55
Washington-based fantasy illustrator Tyler Jacobson is featured in the newly released Communication Arts Advertising Annual 55! The eight-page spread boasts beautiful pieces created by Tyler as well as a very [...]
Charles Schultz Museum
Visited the Charles Schultz museum in Santa Rosa, CA this summer- lots of original strips and other fun stuff including a sculpture of Snoopy's doghouse wrapped by Christo and this [...]
Pumpkins 2014
This year's creation- the Pumpkin Convertible
Ashley Percival for Papyrus
Ashley Percival, a freelance illustrator based in the UK, is well-known for his awesome quirky and unique animal illustrations that have been licensed by a number of clients, including IKEA, [...]
Whiteboard Animations from Yotz Studios
Scott Youtsey began his illustration career working as penciller and inker on indie titles such as Grey Neighbors and The Matrix during the comic book boom of the mid 90’s. After [...]
Sacha Treager for Atria
Sacha Treager is an illustrator and designer based in Chicago. Between freelancing and in-house design, she has accumulated more than eight years of experience working as a designer and illustrator. [...]
The Featured Five: November 2014
Featured Image ©Anna & Elena Balbusso :: Shannon Associates This month's featured lineup includes five different illustrators from all around the world with versatile skills ranging from watercolor to collage. [...]
Fabulous Fashion
Featured Image ©Miss Led As long as fashion has existed, so have fashion illustrations. They serve a number of purposes including editorial content for magazines and advertising for boutiques, fashion [...]