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Velicia Gourdin’s Stunning Portraits

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Velicia Gourdin’s stunning portraits of Black female educators, activists, writers, and politicians are rendered in the color purple, signifying their wisdom, bravery, and spirituality. These portraits are a blend of traditional methods, …

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Michael Crampton for High Point University

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Michael Crampton’s series of illustrations for High Point University is just one of the many projects that illustrators with Mendola Artists have created for colleges and universities across the country. His …

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Lisa Sheehan Works with Just About Every Medium

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Digital artist/illustrator Lisa Sheehan works with just about every medium, from real paint on real canvas to highly digitized conceptual imagery, both static and dynamic. Her work can be highly …

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February Is Black History Month

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Tonya Engel’s images are rich in the cultural history that has had a major impact on American life. As her biography states, “Heavily influenced by folk artists of the Deep …

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Richard Solomon Creative Update

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Solomon illustrators have been working for big names like New Yorker, New York Times, Microsoft, Deloitte, and more. Eleni Kalorkoti  New Yorker Magazine A portrait of “modernism’s forgotten mystic,” author Mary …

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Illustration Latest Additions

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Ahoy There is an award-winning creative mastermind who comfortably straddles the visual disciplines of illustration, graphic design, and typography, a diversity that has brought his talent to bear on numerous …

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Best of 2021 Illustration: Agency Rush

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In 2021, UK-based Agency Rush created work for such notable clients like Nike, the US Open, the Olympics, and more. Paul Sirand Euro Tunnel

More Best of Illustration 2021

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Artists are always exploring, and Donna Grethen is no exception. The image above shows how she has loosened up her style in 2021 and with what better subject matter than yoga?  …

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Paul Tong Envisions a Surreal World

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Radiant Studios contacted illustrator Paul Tong with the somewhat unusual request to create concept art for a proposed independent film, Erstwhile. The film has a lot of surreal imagery, and representatives from the …

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Best of 2021: John Burgoyne for USPS

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John Burgoyne’s commission for the USPS was a career highlight of 2021. His Otters in Snow were  commissioned for the US Postal Service’s 2021 winter holiday forever stamp.  

Navina Chhabria’s Best Is Personal

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Illustrator Navina Chhabria created new imagery and refined her style in 2021 and in the process set a new direction for her art. This process of discovery is the foundation of …

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Best Of 2021: Richard Solomon Represents

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This year was a busy one for Richard Solomon Represents. Projects included a mix of advertising, children’s books, editorial cover art, and animation. Above:  Wenjia Tang  L.L. Bean

Tony DeLuz’s Latest NFL Portraits

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  Tony De Luz’s latest technique and style created for this trio of NFL players demonstrate his love for the additive and subtractive qualities of digital painting. The trio reveals …

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Best of 2021: Lindgren Smith

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The best of the Lindgren Smith group includes editorial and publishing projects including GIFs. Above: Cannaday Chapman  8×8 Magazine Pedro Gonzalez “Pedri”

Best of 2021: Debut Artists

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Debut Artists worked on some great projects this year for Netflix, NASA, Apple, Disney, Porche and more.  Above:  Alan Berry Rhys for the Paralympics

Jing Jing Tsong Captures a Child’s Firsts

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Jing Jing Tsong’s illustrations for First Morning Sun by Aimee Reid have just been released. The imagery is full of vibrant color and rich texture achieved through a combination of printmaking and digital …

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Mendola Art Creative Update

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Publishing projects, textile and wallpaper design, games and puzzles, and packaging are just some of the highlights from Mendola Artists.     Ben The Illustrator  A collaboration with psychologist and …

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Salzman International Creative Update

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Check out Salzman International’s latest work for the New York Times, Die Zeit, La Repubblica, This American Life, the Washington Post, and more editorial sources from around the world. Above: Joey …

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Jonathan Bartlett for EA Sports

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Check out Jonathan Bartlett’s series called Campus Legends for EA Sports, developer of sports video games. Above:  University of Nebraska Huskies

Julia Kerschbaumer Goes Organic for Jumbo Markets

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Julia Kerschbaumer’s illustrations have just the right amount of color and texture for this line of organic foods from Jumbo Supermarket (NL). Julia employed a woodcut look and muted color on several …

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