Creative Boom

MAY 11, 2023

Georgia-based freelance illustrator Changyu Zou creates surreal, dream-like illustrations that harness the written language's powers and convert them into images that will transport you to another world. Originally from China, Changyu moved overseas to study an MFA in illustration at the Savannah College of Art.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 15, 2022

A designer and illustrator based in Baroda, India, Soumyaraj Vishwakarma creates digital artworks that are dynamic, otherwordly and intricate, celebrating those slower-paced days when we're able to forget our troubles and enjoy the simple things in life that make us happy. Through those, I realised that I could pursue art as a profession.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 4, 2024

Illustrator, muralist and sign writer Will Rea offers a shining example of how to do it right. Also known as Willustration , the Sheffield-based illustrator, muralist and sign writer has quickly become known for his public artwork, indoor and outdoor signage, illustration and work in arts education.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 25, 2023

New York-based illustrator Yuchen Lu specialises in creating poetic artwork influenced by all things unreal, especially the ancient tales of Greek mythology and the eerie mysticism of Chinese folk tales. Born and raised in Beijing, Yuchen Lu grew up surrounded by an art-loving family.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Amsterdam-based artist and commercial illustrator Asia Orlando specialises in creating vibrant, playful images that pull viewers in with intricate details. It's easy to get lost in the illustrations of Asia Orlando, but that's no bad thing. This led Asia to take a bold leap towards the world of illustration. "I

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Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2023

London-based illustrator Chiara Xie reflects on the effect of technology in her cyberpunk artwork. Chiara has always had a passion for art, even though her academic background initially led her to study finance with a minor in Visual Arts at Boston University. Among them, editorial illustration resonated with me the most.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2022

Illustrator, designer and author Aura Lewis creates joyful, colourful worlds where the personal is political. Renowned for her feminist-themed illustrations, Aura's work takes traditionally 'girly' visual elements and turns them into empowering statements. When did you first know that you wanted to be an illustrator?

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 11, 2022

Chinese illustrator Xinyue Song only graduated in 2018, yet she has already landed illustration work for the likes of Converse, CVS and Adidas. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, Xinyue splits her time between the Big Apple and Beijing. © Xinyue Song. She credits social media. © Xinyue Song.

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Creative Boom

JULY 26, 2023

Illustrator Julie Alex creates unique portraits, still-life artworks and landscapes that are instantly recognisable thanks to her use of colour and one-of-a-kind slanted style. I became a freelance illustrator because this is what I've always wanted. I think my art will always continue to change because I like trying new things."

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Creative Boom

MARCH 18, 2024

New York-based artist Jen Yoon has adapted Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic short story The Yellow Wallpaper for a modern audience in her series of AR illustrations brought to life with Adobe Aero. It still resonates with readers today, including Korean illustrator Jen Yoon, who has created a new series of accompanying AR images.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 24, 2023

And as always, we're keen to point out visual arts are now key to the music festival vibe. Our favourite festival of all is Green Man , a music, science and arts weekender held in the Black Mountains of Powys, Wales, that really hits that perfect balance between world-class bands and the visual arts.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Madrid-based illustrator Candela Kerze specialises in creating vibrant artworks dealing with themes of mental health and anxiety. As for why she refers to memes and video games in her illustrations, Candela says that it's simply because they are part of her. "I Like all art, though, Candela's illustrations are subjective.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 4, 2022

Now Costa Rican artist Miranda Bruce explores these feelings in a new illustrated zine that tries to make sense of our mental health. Born and raised in San José, Miranda Bruce obtained her BFA in Illustration from Parsons the New School for Design in 2016 and an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts in 2019.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 18, 2022

Taking a photographer's favourite hour of the day, when a golden light bathes everything in a flattering warmth, Holly Stapleton 's illustrations are pleasingly soft, charming and tender. The Toronto-based artist masterfully mixes hand-painted gouache with digital art to achieve this unique style. "I

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Karl Taylor We chat with the founder of Visual Education, which offers world-class training in photography, CGI, and design, to discover why this disruptive platform has been turning so many heads. In today's rapidly evolving creative landscape, the lines between different visual arts disciplines are increasingly blurred.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

For this Brooklyn artist, creating an illustration is about spending time with it, exploring it, and finding that moment when things fall into place. In the upcoming months, I will create many illustrations for the brand, and having this much deeper, tangible knowledge about it feels so special." Personal works.

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Creative Boom

MAY 9, 2023

Los Angeles-based artist Jaenam Yoo blends the natural and the artificial to create otherworldly illustrations of inflated flowers and plump, floral humanoids. Jaenam adds: "He was an illustrator and a designer who participated in Korea and Japan's art and design scenes.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 30, 2022

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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Creative Boom

MARCH 23, 2023

New York-based illustrator and visual storyteller Flora Bai takes viewers to strange and fantastical worlds in her trippy artwork. The renowned School of Visual Arts in New York snapped her up, and Flora was thrilled to learn that it offered her a place to study an MFA in illustration. "It

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Creative Boom

JUNE 4, 2024

Whether that was oil painting, digital illustration, animation or whatever, you'd need to buckle down, hone your focus and keep doing the same thing again and again until you become a true master. The world of visual arts is no longer confined to distinct categories. In 2024, though, that's all been flipped on its head.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 15, 2023

These are just some of the grotesque sights in Zhiyu's Hell Scene illustrations, which reinterpret the eighteen layers of Hell and the struggles facing women in a diabolically surreal fashion. After graduating, I decided to stay in New York because there are many illustration-related activities in the city every year," she reveals. "I

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Artist Xiangni Song has transferred everything she learnt from the world of illustration to her paintings, which specialise in capturing daily observations and peculiar personal experiences. Spending her time between Beijing and New York, Xiangni was trained at the School of Visual Arts in 2016.

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Discover the imaginative world of illustrator, Noor Alshalabi. Noor Alshalabi is a Jordan-based freelance illustrator. After getting her BA in Visual Arts and Design, she pursued her dream of turning her blooming imagination into illustrations for children’s books. All illustrations © by Noor Alshalabi.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Inspired by lockdown, Wenjia Wang's evocative illustrations explore the connection between mind and body in a fresh and unusual way. Wenjia Wang, a Chinese-born illustrator who's lived in the United States since the age of 17, explores this precise subject in her project How Do You Feel. "At © Wenjia Wang. © Wenjia Wang. © Wenjia Wang.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

If you listen to a few of our Creative Boom podcast episodes, you'll discover that many designers and illustrators are keen music fans. So crafting an album cover, filming a video or designing tour show visuals for a favourite musician is a dream job for many. In fact, it's often the way they first got into the industry.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Now, as he prepares to participate in a charity exhibition honouring Bowie's legacy, we chat to George to look back on how he created these iconic covers and reflect on a lifetime of creativity, friendship, and the evolving intersection of music and visual art. Songwriting really was David's forte," he explains. "He

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Today we are featuring Creative Digital Illustrator Artist and Graphic Designer “ Alessandro Pautasso “, with his amazing illustration artwork showcase. He is a Art director and Illustrator, his specialty lies in digital art and mixed media. 15+ High Quality Vector Graphics and Illustration Sets.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Haruko would go on to study 3D, motion and VFX at the School of Visual Arts, but later dropped out after feeling that the industry was not the right fit for her. I’m also heavily inspired by still life photography and surreal art." Instead, she finished with a BFA in design with a focus on branding and packaging.

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Designer Daily

MAY 15, 2023

Create mesmerizing visual art that ignites the imagination with the right tools! This intuitive and affordable software offers a range of user-friendly design tools, comparable to Adobe Illustrator. Affinity Photo Looking for a cost-effective alternative to Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator for touch-up jobs on existing images?

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Creative Review

JULY 26, 2021

The gallery’s annual Young Artist commission celebrates the best rising talent in the fields of visual arts and illustration, with previous editions of the free display featuring the work of Pakistani visual artist and Instagram sensation Sara Shakeel and London illustrator, Hattie Stewart.

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Creative Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The New York-based illustrator and artist has been drawing ever since she could hold a pencil between her fingers, and pursued art in one form or another at every step of her education. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, it wasn’t until she moved to New York that she realised she could make a living in illustration.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As animator and illustrator Rosie Phillpot puts it: "Frequent unpaid overtime doesn't happen everywhere. Just because I'm getting commissioned for cover art doesn't mean I shouldn't also have a print shop and sell stock illustrations. As illustrator Edele Watters puts it: "Everything you do sews seeds.

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Designspiration

JANUARY 16, 2022

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Graphic Design Junction

MARCH 2, 2024

Denis Gonchar stands as a luminary in the world of digital canvas illustrations art, hailing from the picturesque landscapes of Ukraine. These formative years instilled in him a deep appreciation for the intersection of art and culture, laying the foundation for his artistic endeavors in the years to come.

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Colossal

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Award-winning artist Yuko Shimizu describes her detailed illustrations in a note to Colossal as “a bit off, weird, and dreamy.” Shimizu says her “Blow Up” series was designed originally for a show at the Society of Illustrators where the images first were exhibited stretching from floor to ceiling.

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Creative Boom

MAY 29, 2023

As a cultural and creative consultant working across visual arts, film, live events and audio, Kassandra has curated an impressive portfolio working in collaboration with organisations. Ara The Altar Ara The Altar is inspired by the Ancient World's perception of astronomy.

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