News: illustration

To mark the release of My Little Pony: A New Generation on Netflix, Rachael Saunders has been commissioned to reimagine ten famous horse paintings displayed in The National Gallery, London. Each illustration had to evoke the painterly style and composition of the original, but also encapsulate a fresh, vibrant energy, faithful to the new generation […]

What is it to be happy? This is the major question that Laurindo Feliciano was asked to illustrate to accompany an ongoing series of articles for the Wellcome Collection; The Happiness Quest. Each image references the different focuses of the articles, from the pursuit of happiness to explorations into chemicals and psychedelics; Laurindo’s collages perfectly […]

Congratulations to Rachael Saunders, who’s illustrated homage of Krka National Park (which we featured back in July) has been voted as the winner of Wacom Cintiq 16 competition; “My epic patterned panoramic pays homage to Krka National Park, Croatia. Its sheer scale and level of detail pushed my skills to the limit, but also allowed me […]

Darling Clementine have illustrated an amazing range of M & S’s Christmas snow globe Gin & Rum Liqueur’s, with each bottle containing a small light that beautifully illuminates Darling Clementine’s illustrations as gold and silver flakes swirl in the behind them. The images across the three bottles tell the story of The Nutcracker, in three […]

Jesús Sotés has illustrated a retelling of the story of Odysseus, returning home to Ithaca, through a series of illustrated mazes, games and riddles. The story, as recounted by Homer in the The Odyssey is full of adventures and surprising events that lend themselves perfectly to this engaging method of storytelling and Jesús’s images perfectly […]

Andrew Davidson has created a series of illustrations in an incredible collaboration with The Macallan; the prestigious whiskey distillery that produces one of the leading single malt whiskies. The project sees Andrew producing beautiful woodcut illustrations that tell the story of Captain John Grant, and the transformation of the wild landscape of his estate into […]

Amy Grimes has been commissioned by Pavilion to create a series of illustrations inspired by famous trees across the U.K., brought together in the beautiful book The Great British Tree Biography. Amy’s contributions also include spot illustrations of leaves and branches, chapter headers and an absolutely stunning cover. Keeping the tree itself as the focus of […]

Daniel Long has illustrated a set of interesting insects for snap cards by Usborne. Working from a basic outline provided by the client, Daniel weaved some of his illustrative knowledge of the natural world into each of the cards, tweaking the compositions and poses of the insects to create a dynamic set; “The main challenge […]

Katie Ponder has been busy creating a deck of tarot cards with a twist; crochet, knitting and hand looms are used as symbols throughout the deck! Yarn Tarot is a new tarot deck based on the traditional Rider-Waite deck, fully illustrated by Katie and produced by Sixth & Spring books. Having always loved tarot cards, […]

Lucy Rose has created an updated identity for Heron Valley; a Devon – based cider and juice producer, who also happen to be local to Lucy! The updated identity takes their majestic Heron icon and gives it a more artisanal, botanical feel. The client and Lucy worked together to come up with a composition that […]

We are happy to reveal the cover for Laura Barrett’s new picture book with Andersen Press; Scissorella. A reworking of the classic fairy tale mixed with biographical elements of paper cut artist and animator Lotte Reiniger. A natural fit for Laura’s silhouette illustration style which follows in Reiniger’s footsteps, Laura even incorporated paper textures throughout her digital […]

Maren Schabhüser has created an incredible jewellery editorial image for Grazia Magazine Germany’s summer issue; the perfect creative solution when you can’t shoot with a model because of the pandemic. Working within the themes of summer, minimalism and brightness, Maren has sculpted a graphic twist on summery topics that manage to avoid cliché trappings, “It […]

Lizzie King has been commissioned by Gillette and Agile Films to illustrate the hand of England footballer Raheem Sterling, choosing his lucky football boots. The drawings were then made into an animation as part of Gillette’s feature on pre-game rituals with magazine, Hypebeast. “I loved seeing my drawings turned into an animation! I am terrible […]

Heather Gatley has illustrated a food tour of the Mediterranean, with dishes and recipes from across its various regions for the latest issue of Waitrose Magazine. Creating a map of as well as different regional foods to sit alongside the text, Heather’s elegant watercolour and pencil illustrations are enough to make the mouth water. The […]

Rachael Saunders has created an incredible banner illustration inspired by her time spent in Krka National Park. Returning from her honeymoon (congratulations!) in Croatia, Rachael set forth to capture “the rich and diverse flora and fauna that inhabits Krka National Park.” The patterned panoramic certainly pay homage to this paradise, with playful colours and textures […]

Daniel Long has illustrated the fourth book in an anthology series for DK; Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Life. A follow up to his other illustrated books; An Anthology or Intriguing Animals, The Wonders of Nature and The Mysteries of the Universe. Daniel was briefed on each specific creature in the book and was supplied with […]

Another week, another recipe! This week’s Artcooks recipe is coming straight from Lucy Rose, who has illustrated a wonderfully simple Veggie Peanut Noodle stir-fry. Delicious! Lucy Rose’s Veggie Peanut Noodles 1 Carrot, ribboned 2 Spring Onions, chopped 1 Red Pepper, sliced 2 Garlic Cloves, grated 1/2 Broccoli, chopped 1 Lime, juiced 1 tsp Honey  1 […]

Chris Wormell has illustrated an Emu icon for the packaging of Grain Shaker Vodka, an Australian vodka brand. Commissioned by design agency Pearlfisher, the packaging is a warmer take on vodka branding. Chris’s illustration of a trailblazing Emu rider charging through grain brings both the ingredients and a sense of humour that helps set the […]

We’re back with another recipe from one of our culinary inclined creatives; Laura Barrett is impressing with a Moroccan inspired filo pie! Laura Barrett’s Moroccan Filo Pie 30ml Olive oil 125g Butternut Squash, cut in to small cubes 2 onions, sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 4 tsp Ras el Hanout 2 tsp Harissa 400g Chopped […]

Lucy Davey has illustrated the perfect walking holiday essential, handy pocket guides for 4 locations across Scotland, published by Pocket Mountains Ltd. With a look inspired by vintage travel posters, Lucy has captured specific landmarks relevant to the four locations (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Sterling and Falkirk), as well as creating around 30 inside illustrations for each […]