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World Illustration Awards 2025 Longlisted Artists, Exploration and Book Covers Categories: Maria Francesca Melis, Dawn Xintong Yang, Lim KangLi, AMAO, Dongyan Xu
World Illustration Awards 2025 Longlisted Artists Exploration: Lim KangLi, AMAO, Maria Francesca Melis, Dongyan Xu Book Covers: Dawn Xintong Yang, Maria Francesca Melis The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, recently announced the Longlist for the World Illustration Awards 2025! We received over 5,000 submissions to the competition which ran from December 2024 to February 2025 and the 30-strong jury had the difficult task to select their favorites in each of the 10 categories. There were many more fantastic works of illustration and we are delighted to [...]
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New Skills!
It has been a few months since I finished learning the fundamentals of Toon Boom's Storyboard Pro. I felt the need to share some of my new skills. It has [...]
Ryan Olbrysh for University Magazines
Ryan Olbrysh is a popular choice for higher education publications: His digital collages are meticulously planned, harmonious, and aligned with the school’s brand story. Below we highlight several of Ryan’s [...]
Workplace Cartoons, Part Three
The next installment of Workplace Cartoons is up on my Substack. Check out Part Three for more floral delivery hilarity.
Belleview Drink N Draw
5x8colored pencil in sketchbookLast night I was invited to a Drink N Draw night at Egan's Pub in Belleview. A fun time was had by all and up above is [...]
February 2025 Newsletter
To receive this newsletter in your inbox, Subscribe on LinkedIn We hope that 2025 has treated you well so far! We’re very excited to have started off the year with announcements [...]
Award Winning Works!
Another fantastic year for Illustrationzone artists whose works were recognized with a variety of awards. Here's a recap: Glenda Sburelin When you pair and award winning writer with an award [...]
Packaging Illustration by Irene Pérez
Irene Pérez‘s vibrant, nature-inspired artwork lends itself well to bold and eye-catching package designs. Below is a collection of stunning beverage packaging projects that Irene has collaborated on. A collection [...]
Great Lakes Comic Con Wrap Up
This past weekend was the Great Lakes Comic Con and this one was truly one of the best cons that I have had in some time. Catching up with my [...]
Winter University Editions
We’re bringing some color to Winter with our roundup of recent work for College & University Winter editions. From bold designs to delicate details, these visuals for higher education magazines [...]
Fame & Fable: Owen Davey’s Stunning Fantasy Board Game
Some board games stand out for their mechanics, others for their design—Fame & Fable delivers both. Created by Owen Davey, this beautifully illustrated fantasy board game immerses players in a [...]
Great Lakes Comic Con and Leonardo
9x12ink on bristol boardI'm all set up here at the Great Lakes Comic Con. Festivities start at 5 and go to 9 tonight. Keven Eastman of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fame [...]
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The Great Lakes Comic Con 2025
This weekend, starting on Friday evening, I will be set up in the Artist Alley section. I will have all the usual, books, prints, sketch cards, original art, etc, so [...]
Why Scientists Need Design Services: Custom Graphics for Public Outreach
Why Scientists Need Design Services: Custom Graphics for Public Outreach At SayoStudio, we know that every science communication project has unique goals. Our custom science visuals are designed to enhance [...]
A Sobriety Challenge
More people are giving up drinking for health and social reasons. Some are encountering other problems once they do, like The Wall Street Journal’s Matters of Life and Design columnist [...]
Second Star Character Profile: Uncle Buck
5x8ink in sketchbook So, I'm currently inking the third issue of my comic, Second Star. In this issue there is a character called Uncle Buck, who is the uncle of the [...]
Diverse Stories Told by Stephanie Singleton
Stephanie Singleton is a Black illustrator based in Toronto whose work combines figurative, decorative, and surreal elements to tell compelling and diverse stories across publishing, commercial, and editorial projects. This [...]
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How to get through challenging art problems.
Often in illustration you come across a very complex visual problem. In this case I am working on developing the visual for the Wampahoofus, a Vermont cryptid that is a [...]
Kill Krill Kill!
16x20ink and digitalSo, a few weeks ago, I mentioned on a couple of social media sites that I had had a weird, yet entertaining dream about watching a horror movie [...]