New York based artist Sam Spratt began his career as Gawker Media’s first ever staffed illustrator. This lead to all sorts of other work and since then he’s illustrated magazine covers, editorial illustrations, concept art, merchandise art and even a 55 foot long bus for photographers David Hobby and Joe McNally.

He has great technique as a digital painter which stems from training in traditional, classical painting. It seems Sam has no plans in slowing down! See his portfolio and find out more via his website.

Award winning illustrator Emiliano resides in fashionable Milan, Iltaly. He has an intelligent approach towards illustration and is full of good ideas. But also, he has a nice visual style full of grit and interesting line work. His use of repetition and negative space to convey his messages are a real highlight.

Emiliano’s clients include major publications such as Le Monde and The New Yorker. He has also worked for United Airlines, Saatchi & Saatchi and Penguin Books to name a few.

Animator and illustrator Fernanda Frick is from Santiago, Chile. She has lots of lovely work on her website including comic strips, animation, thumb-cinema (flip books!) and all sorts of illustrations. She probably draws the cutest bunny rabbits I’ve ever seen, so that puts her right up there in my book! If you’re a vegetarian, you may enjoy her student film ‘Rabbit Stew’ in the animation section…

Andrew was born in New Zealand, where he grew up with pens and paint. As he grew older, the computer became accessible and so he learnt how to mix his traditional techniques with digital to create his own style of illustration. Though his fashion illustrations are beautiful, he is not limited to this genre and also creates editorial illustration, advertising, web, storyboards and more. His client list includes WIRED, ESPN, Saatchi & Saatchi, BBC, Random House and a host of other big names. If you like what you see here, visit his website for more.

Max is from Moscow. His work is digital, so he takes advantage of the punchy bright colours available on screen to create inviting, enchanting illustrations and characters. Apart from the excellent technique and style, his work makes me smile. His clients include VISA, YouSendIt and Volkswagen. Visit Max’s website for more.

Editorial illustrator Vahram Muradyan’s portfolio is filled with the illustration equivalent of one-liners. His work is conceptual but the statement is very clear. His style, often limited in colours, imitates old school printing techniques such as screen and woodcut printing, which help to add a little movement to his pieces. You can see more of Muradyan’s work on his website.

New Zealander Glenn Jones designs some clever, quirky t-shirts with really well executed illustrations. I love his Humpty Dumpty piece! He started selling t-shirts on Threadless and now has his own company which sells to over 80 countries around the world. It’s always reassuring to know originality can pay off, even for illustrators in a saturated market such as t-shirts.