Jessica Tang aka MistousStar is based in the USA. She creates some lovely manga illustrations that have a bit of ‘pop’ to them! Some of her colour work is very beautiful too. See more on her Deviant Art page.

Keunju Kim aka Rabbiteyes is based in Seoul, South Korea working as a Concept Artist and Art Director. Having previously worked for games company gumi Inc., as of May, Mr. Kim became freelance. He definitely one of those illustrators whose ability appears limitless. His backgrounds are just as strong as his character design, his pencils are just as sumptuous as his painting. No matter how fantastical his character are, they always seem to have a realism. I haven’t quite put my finger on why that is, but one reason has to do with his emphasis on the eyes. To find out more about Keunju Kim check out his website and deviantArt page.

Absolutely beautiful work from this month’s Manga Mondays artist. May Ann Licudine, aka Mall, lives and works in the Philippines. Her portfolio is a mixed bagged with pieces ranging from fun and dream-like to sombre. One look at it reveals she is equally skilled in both sculpture and illustration. I personally adore her brightly-coloured paintings, preferably the ones with cats. Check out more of her work on her deviantArt page.

Jen Zee is an American illustrator and art director for Supergiant Games. She worked on Supergiant’s first release, Bastion—a role-playing game set in colourful fantasy world. Zee’s stylisation does vary but for the most part strong manga influences are very clear. Her lush painting style and dramatic lighting give her work an arresting cinematic feel. Be sure to check out more of Zee’s work on her deviantArt page.

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.

KawaiiHannah is an Australia based manga artist. She creates some very cute illustrations full of beautiful, vibrant colours. She is also a brilliant pixel artist, so there’s a very generous-sized gallery of animated gifs to browse through, if you like that sort of thing.