Brilliant behind the scenes video from fashion illustrator Ëlodie. It shows the techniques that she uses to get from scanned pencils to the final piece. As her work has a very hand-made feel, using splashes of watercolours and pencil line-work, it is amazing to see how much of it is manipulated digitally. See more, and keep up to date, of Elodie’s work by going to her blog.

I really enjoyed looking through Natasha’s Behance page. There isn’t a huge amount of work there, but it’s quality, not quantity, as every good portfolio should be. There is a nice playful innocence that comes through in every piece.

Noah Bradley is a professional environment artist who is also tutoring. You can join Noah’s Art Camp for 12 weeks of intensive art study by following this link. Noah’s clients include Wizards of the Coast, Deep Silver and Triptych Games.

Joshua Middleton’s career began in the comic book industry, with his clean-cut style attracting several major comic book publishers including DC, Marvel, Dark Horse and Image. He later went on to work in television animation and feature films for companies such as Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, Universal and Sony Pictures Animation. Joshua is also one hell of a book cover artist…see more on his website.

Inio Asano is probably best known for her highly acclaimed manga ‘Solanin’, which was turned into a feature film starring actress Aoi Miyazaki in 2010. Asano’s work ranges from realism to psycho-horror, and is very character driven. Of course we are all about illustration here on The Lounge, but I guess I can’t write about Asano without mentioning she is transgender, as it is such an interesting fact about the artist herself. You can visit her page on Anime News Network to find out a little more.

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.

Bence Farkasinszki is from Budapest, Hungary and “recently” got in contact with the Lounge to let us know of his newly updated portfolio. His work is erratic and scratchy, although it is often juxtaposed with intricate details. Be sure to take a closer look for yourselves.