Fantasy style manga illustrator Ippus has some nifty pin-up illustrations on her Deviant Art page. The digital colours are applied to good effect, and she pays a lot of attention to the clothing and accessories of her characters. See more here.

Canadian illustrator Koyamori creates some superb watercolours full of fantasy and imagination. It’s so easy to get lost in the worlds she creates…I’d love to see her make a book for children. If you’d like to buy original art prints of her watercolour paintings, see here.

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.

James is an animation student from Montreal, Canada. His incredible digital painting skills and dynamic poses make him one to watch. You can visit his Deviant Art portfolio, or alternatively his blog to see more.

Here’s to another excellent Manga Monday here on the Lounge. Today we have Erathe, a creative Canadian manga illustrator. Her style is super cute, full of punchy colours and a real feel for fashion. If ball gowns and princesses are for you, see more on her Deviant Art page. Enjoy!

Great work from promising young illustrator, Akimiya. Based in Canada and only 18 years of age, she is currently studying art, and draws mainly for fun. Which is unarguably how it should be!

You can see more of her work on her tumblr.

Canadan-based animator Luis Gadea studied both 3D Digital Animation at University Veritas, and Classical Animation Program at Vancouver Film School. His work has a lot of humour, exaggerated shapes and expressions combine to give his characters tons of personality. Carlo Solanoy directed a nice mini-interview with Gadea, which you can watch on vimeo. You can see more of Gadea’s work over on his blog.