Archive for the ‘Children’s Books’ Category
  1. 22

    May

    Eric Comstock

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    Fun, stylish, bright and friendly—Eric’s illustrations are all of these things. I love his characters made up of geometric shapes. Illustrations are naturally flat or two-dimensional by nature, so it’s interesting to see the way he embraces that in his work; everything feels unashamedly flat, with simple shapes fitting together to create exciting compositions. Find more of Eric’s work on his website.

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    Sheilah Beckett
    Isabel Arenas
    Gaia Bordicchia
    Fashion Fridays ~ Ignasi Monreal
  2. 19

    May

    Lois Van Baarle aka Loish

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    The label “Internet Famous” gets thrown about a lot these days, not always justifiably, but after amassing a huge fan-base on sites like deviantArt and Facebook, I believe Lois Van Baarle has definitely earned it. Born in Holland, Lois Van Baarle studied animation in Ghent, Belgium, then continued her studies at Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU). Lois is currently working as a freelance illustrator and animator with international clients including Channel 4, CBBC, and Centre National du Jeu. All the while self-funding and developing her animation project, Trichrome. Check out her website for more stunning work. Also her FAQ is a very useful read for those looking to to start a career in illustration or wanting to learn more about digital techniques.

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    Alex Alice
    Book by its Cover
    Julian Callos
    Tyler Parker
  3. 7

    May

    Tyler Parker

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    Tyler Parker is an illustrator based in Seattle Washington, USA. He has had four children’s books published by MeeGenius (find links to them all here). Tyler’s signature style combines a cut-out style with vibrant colours using simple shapes. His clients include Giant Robot, American Greeting and VT Kids.

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    Ashley Wood
    Jean-Galbert Salvage (1770-1813)
    Dwayne Bell
    Fashion Fridays ~ Annabelle Verhoye
  4. 28

    Apr

    Erwin Madrid

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    Erwin Madrid was born in the Philippines and grew up in California, USA. His talents were spotted very early on by Dreamworks, who hired him during his last semester at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. He worked on a lot of the Shrek franchise, as well as the Madagascar sequel. He also creates some beautiful children’s book illustrations and has illustrated a comic book titled ‘Ananke’, which looks incredible.

    Erwin Madrid has inspired me a lot in my own work, so I hope he can do the same for you.

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    Mar Hernandez a.k.a. Malota
    Belinda Strong
    Otto Von Todd
    Sarah Mensinga
  5. 18

    Apr

    Aurélie Neyret

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    Aurélie Neyret is a French freelance illustrator. Working across mediums from children’s books and magazines to trading cards. A couple years ago I treated myself to an original sketch via her Etsy shop. It arrived in brown envelope with an inked, and lightly pencilled, doodle on it. Inside was a thank you note with yet another cute doodle. Finally reaching the sketch, an energeticic pencil drawing of three girls, with yet another treat on the reverse! It is quite possibly one of my smartest and cherished purchases. Find more of Neyret’s work on her blog.

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    Genevieve Gauckler
    Jen Wang
    Tom LaBaff
    The Reward - Tales of Alethrion
  6. 17

    Apr

    Todd Harris

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    Todd Harris has created a lot of artwork for the gaming industry and is the talented illustrator behind the hilarious ‘Heroes Guide to…’ books. You have to admire his super-rich colours, fun-filled fantasy characters and his great compositions. His backgrounds are almost dream-like. Find more stuff of dreams on his blog.

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    Nicolas Dehghani
    Alex Dukal
    Christina Jung
    Erwin Madrid

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