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“Be More Darren” – An Interview with Michael Arnold
Artist Interview: Michael Arnold The Directory of Illustration is honored to present an interview with Michael Arnold, represented by George Grace Represents. In response to recent racially motivated violence, Michael Arnold collaborated with a team of marketing professionals to create a short animation inspired by a passionate LBC Radio caller who spoke on the positive impact of immigration. Using the caller’s speech as a foundation, they produced the animation in one weekend and launched it on the dedicated site www.bemoredarren.com. Aimed at promoting solidarity and tolerance, the animation resonated widely, garnering over 300,000 views in [...]
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American Illustration Winning Works
Congratulations to Matt, Michael, Melcher and Martin! Matt Rota for The Atavist Selected Winner AI43 "A filmmaker was producing a documentary series on the Iran hostage crisis. Then her father [...]
The Red Dress for Disney.
The Red Dress for Disney.
The Mendola Animation Team
The Mendola Artists roster includes a team of skilled animators and studios who tell compelling stories by bringing their diverse illustration styles to life in 2d and 3d animation. See [...]
American Illustration 43 Winners
Congratulations To The American Illustration AI43 Selected Winners The Directory of Illustration is proud to congratulate the illustrators who were selected as winners in the American [...]
“theres a horse at the drive through”
“theres a horse at the drive through”
sketchbook friday
sketchbook friday <3
Go Figure! Sketch Night at Rainy Day Art Supply
This past Saturday was live model sketch night at Rainy Day Art Supply in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. Darian Wolfe as Death from the movie Puss In Boots 2. She [...]
Latest Work from Anna Godeassi
Latest Work from Anna Godeassi This week, the Directory of Illustration highlights recent work from Anna Godeassi, represented by Rapp Art. THE [...]
A little BTS from Deb JJ Lee.
jdebbiel:paint by numbers except I’m making the numbers A little BTS from Deb JJ Lee.
LEMONADE SPRING INTO ACTION!The…
LEMONADE SPRING INTO ACTION!The work never stops here at Lemonade and now that our team have returned from the book fairs we are focussing on launching the agency’s spring portfolio for our [...]
Debut Art is pleased to announce…
Debut Art is pleased to announce that we now represent Grundini!Peter Grundy AKA Grundini - has been shaping visual narratives for four decades. As a pioneer of infographics, he has [...]
A BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR…
A BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR BONANZA! Lemonade returned to Bologna for the first time since we had to cancel for COVID rules and what a wonderful reception our stand received!! We were overwhelmed by [...]
Fundraising Campaign Summary
Hola people!The donations campaign was cut short for matching funds, but if you feel like you can spare come money, you can still donate going to the IOBY page. The numbers:$2,999 raisedStill [...]
A Portrait of an Artist and His Wife
9x12ink on bristol boardHere is the last of the commissions from the Sh!tshow Kickstarter campaign. The client wanted a portrait of me and my significant other. Why? I have no [...]
April 2024 Newsletter
To receive this newsletter in your inbox, Subscribe on LinkedIn Spring is here! The most exciting time of year, when everything comes back to life. And if you’re not the best [...]
Spring University 2024: Part 1
Below is part 1 of our collection of exciting work our illustrators have done with College and University magazines this season. These covers and features set the stage for a [...]
Frida and Diego
I just sold this watercolor yesterday through the River's Edge Gallery in Wyandotte, MI. Glad to see this painting of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera from 2019 finally found a [...]
3 Days left ot donate
DONATE HERE Hola amig@s!I have some news, the ConEd Power Up funds are almost depleted, I have to hurry up and shorten the fundraising campaign, so we can still get [...]
JOAN SOWS THE SEED OF GREAT…
JOAN SOWS THE SEED OF GREAT IDEASLemonade’s Joan Seed has always been at the cutting edge of conceptual illustration and portrays this through the clever use of vintage collage. This unique [...]
BTS of Deb JJ Lee’s process.
jdebbiel:Been working from a Tokyo studio this month BTS of Deb JJ Lee’s process.
Showtown: the museum of fun and entertainment, and Blackpool’s first museum, opens its doors on the…
Showtown: the museum of fun and entertainment, and Blackpool’s first museum, opens its doors on the iconic Golden Mile on 15 March after six years of development.Across six interactive exhibition [...]





















