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From fine art to Photoshop: Sam Gilbey's illustrious career so far

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Come with us on a deep dive into the last twenty years of Sam Gilbey's freelance illustration practice. If you're a person who knows and follows the world of visual arts, I'd only have to say "painterly pop culture portraits", and your mind would go straight to Sam Gilbey 's work.

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Sarah Madden on slowing down and finding escape through an exciting leap into freelancing

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For Sarah Madden , a graphic designer based in Leeds, she realised she wanted to embrace freelance illustration and design full-time to explore a better lifestyle. So at the beginning of June, she handed in her notice to her agency boss and declared herself an official freelance illustrator and designer. You've just gone freelance.

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Dong Qiu's magical illustrations summon the East-meets-West spirit of Shanghai

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© Dong Qiu The Chinese artist's distinctive style blends Asian tradition with modern sensibilities, attracting global clients and resonating with audiences worldwide. The moment you clasp eyes on freelance illustrator Dong Qiu 's work, you feel yourself being pulled in multiple directions.

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Soumyaraj Vishwakarma's calming illustrations remind us to enjoy a slower pace of life

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Through those, I realised that I could pursue art as a profession. That's when I decided to go to an art college.". And that's exactly what she did in 2016, studying Visual Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and graduating in 2020, during the height of the pandemic.

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Dong Qiu's magical illustrations summon the East-meets-West spirit of Shanghai

Creative Boom

© Dong Qiu The Chinese artist's distinctive style blends Asian tradition with modern sensibilities, attracting global clients and resonating with audiences worldwide. The moment you clasp eyes on freelance illustrator Dong Qiu 's work, you feel yourself being pulled in multiple directions.

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16 of the best online shops to buy original art prints for your home

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We reveal the best place to buy wonderful art prints to fuel your mood, imagination and creativity. In fact, you probably spend every working day meticulously crafting amazing-looking work for your company or freelance clients – not just because you want praise and reward. As a creative, you're by nature a visual person.

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Eva Redamonti's detailed illustrations are a chaotic explosion of the whimsical and the surreal

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Choosing not to follow through with a masters in illustration, Eva worked in graphic design on a part time basis before deciding to go freelance around the time of the pandemic. My work fits in different parts of the art industry: editorial, advertising, animation, fine art, etc. It's just who i am!