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A Personal Project from Freeman McFadden

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As we enter 2021, Freeman McFadden focuses on the hope, renewal, and change we associate with the butterfly.  

The Illustrated Portrait

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Workbook illustrators offer their clients endless ways to capture their subjects. Above: Tim O’Brien August Wilson/USPS

InFocus Illustrated Portraits

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Workbook illustrators offer endless stylistic choices in order to uniquely capture their subjects. Sean McCabe  Joe Biden/Rolling Stone

Congratulations to Bill Mayer, Winner of the 2021 Hamilton King Award

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Congratulations to Bill Mayer, winner of the 2021 The Hamilton King Award. Created in 1965 by Mrs. Hamilton King in memory of her husband through a bequest, it is presented …

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Davide Bonazzi and Daria Kirpach Are Front and Back on the Latest Three By Three 2021

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The subject matter for the covers of this year’s Three by Three Directory features images that remind us the pandemic is still the biggest story of the year and may be …

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Avalon Nuovo Shares Her Latest Work

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Originally from Los Angeles, and now living in Amsterdam, Avalon Nuovo creates imagery for clients internationally. Among her editorial clients are the New York Times, NPR, We Present, and TED, as …

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Veronica Lawlor for Canson Paper

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  Canson is a top quality artists’ paper producer, so when artist Veronica Lawlor received a call from them asking her to create illustrations for their new Artist Series pad …

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Nigel Buchanan Re-imagines “The Kiss”

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Illustrator Nigel Buchanan found inspiration for his latest campaign for Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) in an iconic image that appears on the east side of what is now left of the Berlin Wall. Known …

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Rapp Artists’ Latest Projects

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Check out Rapp Artists’ work already published in 2021 for the New York Times, Deloitte, Princeton University, and others. Above: Jeffrey Smith, Road and Track magazine

Illustration Latest Additions

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Take a look at these terrific new additions to the site!

Elizabeth Rosen’s Assembled Illustrations

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Illustrator Elizabeth Rosen works in a variety of mediums, but with her assemblages she arranges, glues, carves, and paints a selection of mostly found objects that come together to form a complete iconic whole.

James O’Brien Shares Some of His Best from 2020

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The selection of imagery James O’Brien sent us shows us the breadth of his technique and how, as he tells us, “I tend to let an assignment determine the particular style …

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Illustration Latest Additions

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Coming from a family of architects and engineers, Fredinko has a some «Escher» inside: areas on his canvas tend to be divided up as regularly as possible without empty spaces – his sustainable way …

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Morgan Gaynin’s Best of 2020

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Victo Ngai – May the PingAn be with You – Ping An Insurance Group

Shannon Associates Best of 2020

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Here’s just a sample of the the quality of work by artists with  Shannon Associates produced during 2020.  Image above: Pascal Campion  for The New Yorker

More Best of Illustration and Animation 2020

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Image Above:  Mark Stutzman created the poster for Ascension, a 2020 stunt by magician David Blaine. Years in the making, Ascension used a cluster of helium weather balloons to lift David …

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Agency Rush Wishes You Joy

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There’s an amazing  breadth of style at Agency Rush, but the message here is all the same and one that we can all use more of this holiday season. Pass …

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Gail Armstrong Illustrates The Book Of Mormon

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Throughout 2020 Gail Armstrong has been working on a series of paper sculpture illustrations of characters from the Book of Mormon (the actual book not the stage show!). They appeared throughout …

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Jason Seiler and Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

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Jason Seiler’s  process is all about pulling the light out of the darkness. Jason’s technique is based on Dutch Masters oil painting techniques, even though this portrait is painted digitally. …

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Salzman International and the Best of 2020

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Davide Bonazzi  Nike Coaching

Richard Solomon Group: The Best of 2020

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The artists with Richard Solomon added depth to stories for a wide range a wide range of clients. Here’s some of the best they produced this year. Image above:  Eric Peterson   …

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Rapp Artists and the Best of 2020

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Rapp Artists share the best in advertising and editorial from 2020. Shaw Nielsen, Daiya Foods

Debut Artists’ Best of 2020

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In 2020 London-based Debut Artists’ best work is a mix of CGI, illustration, and lettering . Image above: Andrew Archer  Alfred Dunhill

Mendola Artists’ Best Of 2020

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Mendola Artists created illustrations and animations for some of the most  well know companies in the world: Facebook,  Harvard Business Review, Adobe, USPS and more.  Here’s just a few highlights …

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Lisa Sheehan Blends the Word with the Image

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Lisa Sheehan‘s type solutions can involve fur, neon, and anything edible. They drip, float, and glow. It’s some of the most inventive use of typography and 3-D modeling out there, and …

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Agency Rush Update

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Agency Rush Artists is a diverse group of international talent based in the UK, working for clients around the globe. Their client list is extensive and includes the most respected …

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Three Great New Projects from Mendola Artists Grab the Spotlight

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Ben The Illustrator, blindSALIDA, and Lucy Rose each help to brand clients with their unique, sophisticated style of illustration and animation. Ben The Illustrator was tasked by Adobe with creating …

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Illustration Editor’s Picks

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Workbook artists upload hundreds of new images to the site every week. Here are just a few of the new illustrations and GIFs that caught our eye. Image above: Lisa …

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Kotryna Zukauskaite and the Luxury of Time

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Kotryna Zukauskaite‘s latest assignment for the New York Times illustrates the best in luxury time pieces.

Workbook Illustrators Have a Message for You: Vote!

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With GIFs, animations, and illustrations, Workbook artists interpret the 2020 election and remind us to make our voices heard. Above: Richard Borge