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World Illustration Awards 2024 Longlisted Artists, Children’s Publishing & Site Specific Categories: Emanuel Wiemans, Sharon Spitz, Owen Davey, Sunnu Rebecca Choi, Alissa Thaler
World Illustration Awards 2024 Longlisted Artists Children's Publishing Category: Emanuel Wiemans, Sharon Spitz, Owen Davey, Sunnu Rebecca Choi Site Specific: Alissa Thaler & Owen Davey The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, recently announced the Longlist for the World Illustration Awards 2024! We received over 5,000 submissions to the competition which ran from December 2023 to February 2024 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 [...]
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Alex Williamson for the cover of The National Union of Journalists Journal.
Alex Williamson for the cover of The National Union of Journalists Journal.
Lynne St. Clare Foster’s Gender Project
"THE GENDER PROJECT" Lynne St. Clare Foster | ARTFAIR 14 C About the Gender Project, from the artist: "The objective of the Gender Project: Re-Imaging [...]
2023 Inktober, Day 10: Fortune
5x8ink in sketchbookI got a lot accomplished today, so I was able to speak in an Inktober sketch. Whether it's imagined, from a failed casino, or an over-inflated resort, it's [...]
Work Showcase: Joe McKendry x Neiman Marcus “Art of Fashion” Campaign
WORK SHOWCASE: Joe McKendry This week, the Directory of Illustration is proud to highlight new work from Joe McKendry. THE WORK [...]
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PIERRE BRETON JOINS LEMONADEThe…
PIERRE BRETON JOINS LEMONADEThe Agency are proud to announce the signing of yet another big talent, as leading French character design specialist Pierre Breton joins the family! Pierre’s visual development [...]
Dragonfish Sketch
5x8ink and markers in sketchbookWell, it's been a bit since I've done a #SundayFishSketch and I'm actually quite busy these days prepping for the Kickstarter launch for my new book, [...]
Lockjaw cover illustration by Corey Brickley.
Lockjaw cover illustration by Corey Brickley.
Lead with Expression
Andrea Bojkovska As we embark on a new era, we're inviting artists to lead the way with us and visually influence tomorrow by putting forward aspirational [...]
Kate Forrester’s Vibrant Characters
While Kate Forrester is well known for her lettering work and skill in creating ornate, decorative compositions, her style of illustrating lively people and scenes should not be overlooked. Kate [...]
Robb Report’s The Success issue: starring Ralph Lauren. Illustration by Sam Green.
Robb Report’s The Success issue: starring Ralph Lauren. Illustration by Sam Green.
Go Figure! Sketch Night at Rainy Day
This past Saturday was the return to live model figure drawing (perhaps this month should have been undead figure drawing) at Rainy Day Art & Framing. It's been a long, [...]
Brain Quest 30th Anniversary Artwork
Kids flying a spaceship from Earth to Mars, encountering robots, asteroids, aliens, and more. Brain Quest Grade 4 Fold-out poster. Art Director Erica Green. Illustration by Scott DuBar. Colorful frogs [...]
AUTUMN FALLS WITH…
AUTUMN FALLS WITH LEMONADEThe beautiful textural style of Lemonade’s Catherine Pape is perfect for Autumnal illustrations like this! Her folio has just been updated with some inspiring imagery and her work is widely [...]
the worlds greatest showman
the worlds greatest showman
gotta catch em all, pardner
gotta catch em all, pardner
Inktober 2023, Day 2: Spider
5x8ink in sketchbookHere's an Inktober sketch for Day 2. Spider. That dreadful moment when you realize that your hairpiece is actually a rather big arachnid. As you may have noticed, I [...]
Manon Biernacki for Majalla Magazine.
Manon Biernacki for Majalla Magazine.
PHIL DRAGASH SIGNS WITH LEMONADE!A…
PHIL DRAGASH SIGNS WITH LEMONADE!A great start of a busy week as we are proud to announce of the arrival of visual development artist, Phil Dragash to our agency! Phil has worked extensively in [...]