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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: Doe-Anderson Inc. Project: Maker's Mark Bottle Agent: AAA Rep FROM THE ARTIST: "Commissioned to build a 3D bottle of Maker's Mark. Once the bottle was approved by the client, we then rendered the 3D bottle at the correct perspective for a vehicle wrap." For more work by Utöka, explore the [...]
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Barnes & Noble Tribeca Store Mural
Tribeca Barnes & Noble Facade Mural by Greg NewboldLast spring, I was approached by Barnes and Noble about creating a full front facade window mural for their Tribeca, New York [...]
Christmas Colouring Book (printable) available now
A little later than I’d hoped, but I’ve finished my Christmas colouring book and it’s now available from my Etsy store. Jam-packed with 25 festive Christmassy designs to keep you [...]
Allen Garns: The Tomb Robber and King Tut
Allen Garns was commissioned by Denise Cronin, VP of Creative at Viking Books for Children, to illustrate a book about a boy living in the Valley of Kings at the [...]
World Illustration Awards 2016 Call for Entries Now Open
Image © The Beekeeper by Dan Des Eynon For four decades, the Association of Illustrators has presented the most comprehensive and significant awards for illustration in the UK. This year, after [...]
Award-Winning Illustrations for Mother’s Polish by Peter Bollinger
After seeing his work on directoryofillustration.com, O'Leary & Partners hired Peter Bollinger, represented by Shannon Associates to illustrate a series of ads for Mother's Polish. Peter received a gold and [...]
Paris/Time
I got a call from Andree Kahlmorgan at Time on Tuesday, while the world was still reeling from this attack. Time was / is doing a piece on the effect [...]
Beautiful Autumn near Batiquitos Lagoon and Moonlight Beach- Encinitas, CA
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Hannah Davies Illustrates the Definitive Guide to Mudras
Illustration Web artist Hannah Davies recently completed a series of illustrations commissioned by Watkins Publishing for a new health and wellness book entitled, Mudras for Modern Life. The book aims to [...]
Robert L. Prince: Fortune 500 Annual Report
After seeing his artwork in the Directory of Illustration Robert L. Prince was commissioned to create a series of ads for a Fortune 500 company. He could barely finish the project before they [...]
Niki Fisher Illustrates Pertinent World Events for Monocle Magazine
Illustration Room artist Niki Fisher was recently commissioned by Monocle Magazine to create a series of clean, stylized editorial illustrations depicting pertinent world events for the magazine's Briefing Pages. About Niki [...]
Forty Years
It's been a while since I posted anything here- it's been a busy year, and often, at the end of the day, I'd rather just go outside and play. Last [...]
Southern Living Community Cookbook Illustrations by Sara Mulvanny
Time Inc. commissioned Agency Rush artist Sara Mulvanny to create the cover and 55 interior illustrations for The Southern Living Community Cookbook seen below. Sara now regularly illustrates recipe features [...]
Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Presents Illustration West 54
Image: Goñi Montes, Richard Solomon Artists Representative Join the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 5119 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041 for the [...]
Maury Aaseng: The Art of Painting Sea Life in Watercolor
Maury Aaseng is currently in the process of creating 7 step-by-step painting projects of various sea life for a new book from Walter Foster Publishing in Irvine, California entitled, The Art [...]
A FESTIVE CARTOON CAN SAY SO…
A FESTIVE CARTOON CAN SAY SO MUCH!!Whether it's for Business, Internal Staff communications, Family or for Customers, nothing is quite like sending a unique Christmas message created bespoke for you [...]
LETS GO NUTS FOR SEASONAL…
LETS GO NUTS FOR SEASONAL CARTOONS!Heres a little quirky Autumn cartoon illustration, hot-off-the-press. This Nutty' character was created especially for a project I will share in the Public domain very soon. [...]
Shaw Nielsen: Welcome Home Carla
Welcome Home Carla is an educational children's book illustrated by Shaw Nielsen for Junior Achievement. The story follows a little girl throughout a the day as she does chores around the [...]
Inktober Colouring Book now on Etsy (plus free sample)
My (digital) Inktober Colouring Book is now available on Etsy to buy for £4 (plus VAT, if you’re in the EU). It contains all the drawings I did for this [...]
Free Sugar Skulls Colouring Page
Happy Halloween (or Day of the Dead – sorry, far more scope for pretty colouring!) Time for a little one-off freebie. And watch this space (or the Etsy store) for [...]
Just a Little Nibble Won’t Hurt…
"Just A Little Nibble Won't Hurt..." - digital by Greg NewboldI finished my scary version of this piece a little too late for Halloween last year, so it had to [...]