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Esther Tang's gloriously textural illustrations help her connect to the world emotionally

Creative Boom

New York City-based illustrator Esther Tang communicates her emotions and connects to the world through her delightfully nuanced and universally resonant work. Connection and communication are at the heart of Esther Tang's illustrations. Sounds, smiles, touch, and my environment influence my illustrations in many aspects.

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V&A names Benjamin Phillips as Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year 2024

Creative Boom

Benjamin Phillips is the Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year 2024 The V&A Illustration Awards, now celebrating its 52nd year, continues to champion the finest in contemporary illustration. The V&A has announced Benjamin Phillips as the Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year 2024.

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Introducing Tom Strom and his deadly cute illustrations

Creative Boom

With a background as a tattoo artist, Tom Strom is an emerging American illustrator whose images will draw you in and perhaps give you a little scare. Because as sweet and benign as his creatures seem, there's a dark side to most things Virginia illustrator Tom Strom conjures up. But what's life without a little peril now and again?

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Con McHugh: A journey into textured illustration, playful animation, and big ideas

Creative Boom

The UK-based illustrator and animator shares how he developed his unique style, embraced the art of letting go and offers some top advice for emerging artists. I like a bit of chaos; it balances out the discipline of design and has started to influence my illustration work. I love to bring that sense of looseness into my animations."

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Oliver Li's warm and tactile illustrations convey his love of nature and the cosmos

Creative Boom

His illustrations are characterised by vibrant colours, often featuring blue and green, and a unique fuzzy texture that evokes a warm, tactile feel. I remember being deeply attracted to each illustrator's work because of how interesting and vibrant it was and how their styles were completely different. "I What about colour?

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Hannah Lock draws hard with pencils and pastels to create vibrant, textured illustrations

Creative Boom

The work of West Yorkshire-based illustrator Hannah Lock is hard to miss, thanks to its bold, in your face colours. As well as describing her artistic style as colourful, Hannah says that her illustrations sit "somewhere between semi-realistic, and not." There's more to Hannah's inspiration than illustrators, though.

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Illustrator Tutorial: Design a Retro VHS Cover Inspired Poster

Spoon Graphics

We’ll use Illustrator to construct the design with text and shape elements, then we’ll quickly send the final artwork over to Photoshop to give it an aged appearance with texture overlays.