Robin Hall is a Sheridan College graduate now working in the animation industry. Her character designs are really strong, and her fourth year thesis film ‘Bubblegum Bullet’ showcases this strength. You can view Robin’s demo reel on Vimeo, and do take a look at her blog for more.

Sam Vanallemeersch is an illustrator and graphic designer living in Belgium. He creates some wonderful imagery, full of shapes that overlap each other and slot together. This technique requires taking great colour when picking colours, as there is no linear separation between each segment. Clients include Random House, Nobrow Press and Monocle.

Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias aka Genzoman is a Chilean illustrator with influences deeply routed in video games. He has created many official pieces and fan art for companies such as Capcom and Blizzard, and games like World of Warcraft. Genzoman’s energetic and cinematic style lends itself well to the fantasy games he often illustrates. Coupled with his ostentatious colours, his illustrations really pack a punch. You can see much more of Genzoman’s work on his deviantArt page.

The Reward is humorous nine-minute animated adventure bromance directed by Mikkel Mainz Elkjær and Kenneth Ladekjær. It was created whilst they were studying at The Animation Workshop as their graduation film.

“An epic journey beautifully compressed in a short! While being wacky and fun, the film managed to address a more philosophical perspective toward what is truly most meaningful- the reward of achieving a goal or the experience of the journey.” – Mike Nguyen

Alongside Bo Juhl, the duo started a Kickstarter campaign back in March in order to get enough funds to produce another short animation which will hopefully begin a series, titled “Tales of Alethrion”. There is not much time left on their campaign, and it has not even reached half of the funds needed. It would be such a shame not to see this project come into fruition. So please pop over to Kickstarter and help, ideally by funding the project or even by spreading the word.

Gary J Lucken is a self-confessed pixel junkie also known as ‘Army of Trolls’. He was born in London, and now works from Switzerland drawing inspiration from video games, toys and pop culture. His clients include BBC, Honda, Sony, The Guardian and Nestle.

Polish fashion illustrator Olka Osadzinska is attracting a lot of big brands, and it’s easy to see why. Her edgy, punchy style is unashamedly brash, sexy and totally cool. This will make you look. And you might like it.

Ovi Nedelcu is an illustrator and visual development artist living in Portland, Oregon. His clients include Laika, Disney, Sony, Hasbro and Simon & Schuster. You can view a lot of work on his blog, and don’t forget to check out ‘The Bible Storybook’, a modern children’s book adaptation of the Old Testament online.