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Melcher Oosterman creates intricate, colourful illustrations without even planning them

Creative Boom

Rotterdam-based illustrator Melcher Oosterman has an expert eye for colour, which he uses to create intricate illustrations brimming with wit, character and tragedy. As I grew older, I got obsessed with drawing, and after seeing editorial illustrations in De Volkskrant (a big Dutch newspaper), it all made sense to me.

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Ukrainian illustrator Olga Shtonda uses her art to call for peace after seeing her home country destroyed

Creative Boom

Olga Shtonda is an award-winning illustrator from Kharkiv, Ukraine, who loves to combine different graphic techniques with printmaking, ink, pencils, collages and digital. But then I felt that I have enough will to fight for Ukraine with my main weapon, illustration. © Olga Shtonda. Right now, she's in Mexico visiting a friend.

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Irina ?elaru closes the gap between her personality and drawings by embracing simplicity

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London-based Romanian illustrator Irina ?elaru Irina, who holds an MA degree in Illustration and Book Arts from the Anglia Ruskin University of Cambridge, has honed her unmistakable style through an extensive learning process. elaru has spent the last few years developing a bold, colourful style that prioritises simplicity.

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'I like to focus on the quiet things': Anna Roberts on her dreamy, pastel-tinted depictions of everyday objects

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When asked what she hopes to achieve from her illustrations, Anna Roberts states that it's a visceral reaction she's after. Anna initially started her career in graphic arts and design, taking on the occasional illustration job on the side "when something interesting came along". And we can't help but say it's true. .

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'Never be afraid to make mistakes': Minkwan Kim on designing visuals for YouTube Music

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Google YouTube Music Apahm Credit: Studio — Google YouTube Music / Illustrator - Dani Choi Google YouTube Music Apahm Credit: Studio — Google YouTube Music / Illustrator - Dani Choi Google YouTube Music Apahm Credit: Studio — Google YouTube Music / Illustrator - Dani Choi With the rise of the web and iPod in the 2000s, though, that all changed.

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Forward Play! Eve Warren's initiative celebrates trailblazers of women's football

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Designer and art director Eve Warren celebrates creativity through football with Forward Play! , her new initiative that champions women's football by inviting over 30 artists to create extraordinary illustrations of iconic players. The profile of women's football is on the up.

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23 New Vector Illustrator Brushes For Illustration Art

Graphic Design Junction

High-quality brushes for Adobe Illustrator Professional hand-drawn vector illustrator brushes for any kind of vector graphics, from illustrations for kids, grunge style illustrations, comic and vintage or antique graphic art. Procreate Tutorials: 27 Best Tutorials To Learn Drawing Illustrations.

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