Magic Hamster Ball

Reached a crossroad in your life? Bill Greenhead has an app for that—in the shape of his Magic Hamster Ball creation!

Just like a magic eight ball, Bill’s hamster will answer any yes/no question you care to ask. Developed alongside Appcreatives, Magic Hamster Ball awaits your questions now at the itunes store.

Cupcakes for Kathryn

Kathryn Rathke is the talented hand behind these portraits for Seattle’s The Stranger.

The magazine awards a yearly $5000 sum to accomplished local "geniuses", and Kathryn was thrilled to be commissioned for the feature. As well as 10' x 10' reproductions, the portraits were also printed on(presumably limited edition) cupcakes.

Back in STYLE

Great news for Montana Forbes who makes a welcome return to the pages of The Sunday Times STYLE Magazine.

Montana was the illustrator on two weekly columns for three years at the paper, and is back creating imagery for a relationship column called ‘The Trouble With Women’.

Robert Carter

A warm welcome please to the massive painterly talents of Robert Carter.

Award-winning Robert brings a portfolio of powerful portraiture with him, one that often spills over into the surreal, and one that always astounds with its vibrant and striking approach to every subject matter.

Mumbai One Year On

Some illustration goes way beyond the reach of words. Shailesh Khandeparkar’s stark and powerful poster design is one such illustration.

The first anniversary of the terror attacks are remembered in these posters and prints, and were distributed by India's DNA newspaper.

British Comedy Awards 2009

Setting all his paint-guns to ‘funny’ is Keith Robinson and his epic work on the 2009 British Comedy Awards.

Keith created branding, titles and packaging—including logo, to reflect the superhero theme of the set. He also produced storyboards for Marvel comic artist Mike McKone, later animating Mike’s characters.

Creamy

Jelly mongers Bompas and Parr delight us all again with this cover for The Independent's Sunday Magazine food issue special.

The job was quite a challenge due to the large mould required, and was also the first time the duo had created type in negative for the cream to be poured in. Credit for the final photo goes to Sara Morris.

Largo City Banners

People visiting Largo City, Florida are in for a treat this month thanks to the visual celebration which is Pete Pachoumis’s latest offering.

Commissioned by Largo City, Pete was asked to create 9 banners representing different parts of life in the city. The results are these fantastic images which will be hanging in down town Largo in the next few weeks, the banners are also being sold at City Hall as a series of prints here.

Katharine Asher Art Work

KatharineAsher Portfolio

New artist

Bec Winnel's Portfolio

Children's book illustrations

Alexandra Ball's Portfolio

Digital art

Ian Naylor's Portfolio

Cartoon work

Sholto Walker's Portfolio

New Art work from Ian Naylor

Ian Naylor's Portfolio

Ian Naylor

Ian Naylor's portfolio

See Artist's new work

See Ian Naylor's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/IanNaylor

See Sholto Walker's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/SholtoWalker

See Anne Wilson Kids new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/AnneWilsonKids

See Talya Baldwin's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/TalyaBaldwin

See Madamesange, new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/Madamesange

See Alexandra Ball's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/AlexandraBall

Lost for Words

Greg Becker is the clever-fella behind these charming drawings for a new book called “Lost English”.

Concerning old words which are rarely used, the book follows a Lost English Rediscovered theme, and is published by Michael O’Mara Books.

Harvest Fast Day Pack

More amazing lettering skills from Ruth Rowland this month, with this commission for the Catholic Agency For Overseas Development's Harvest Fast Day Pack.

Comprising two posters and a collection envelope, the packs are distributed to primary and secondary schools in the UK. The stunning poster photography is by Marcella Haddad.

And the good news continues for Ruth, she has just won first prize for her Aruba Posters in the Design Ad Campaign category of the Altpicks Awards. Fantastic!

Hello to Bec Winnel

A warm November hello please for Bec Winnel and her thoroughly wonderful whispery drawing work.

Based in Melbourne, and working predominantly in colour pencil, graphite and pastel, Bec’s delicate portraits are reminiscent of vintage postcards with a hint of George Tooker on a happy day.

Food Glorious Food

This Dickensian yuletide scene is the creation of Jamel Akib, who has illustrated two terrific food-themed pieces for Real Deal magazine.

Explains Jamel: “Chalk pastels worked well in getting over that dusky light and the softness of the snow... and got me in the mood for Christmas early!”

Tatler Anniversary Edition

The talented Emma Rios has an impressive 18 pages of her work in the current issue of Tatler magazine.

For this, their 300th Anniversary Edition, Tatler commissioned Emma to created a replica of New/Old Bond Street for 17 jewellers on the famous street. Each jeweller had a replica of the shop front, complete with gorgeous jewellery displays.

Apples

Good news this month for Rosie Sanders whose long out-of-print book, "The English Apple", is to be republished next year by Frances Lincoln entitled "Apples".

For this new edition, Rosie has added 22 cultivars to the original set. Each new cultivar features two painted views of the fruit, as well as the leaves, blossom and a cross-section.

Wall to Wall

One huge and exciting challenge was set for Miss Led this month after visiting Marcelle Symons at her boutique in London.

Miss Led was requested to cover as much wall space as possible, across 3 floors, adjoining corridors, walls, stairs and doors to include changing rooms. All in just 2 weeks! Plans are set for a return to the site for some live window painting next month.

Skins on E4

Check out Ben Tallon’s new work on E4’s trailer for the new series of Skins.

Working closely with directors at Channel 4, and animation experts Mike Moloney studios, Ben provided all the illustrations and type right from the original pencil skeleton through to the final illustration. See the trailer here http://www.e4.com/video/nkdUYA3aBIWNo9r8DRDfcw/play.e4

Presidents, politicians, unions and disputes...

Christian

Christian David Moore's Portfolio

Madam esange

Madamesange

Bec Winnel

Bec Winnel's Portfolio

See New Illustration work in Artist's Portfolio

See Tim Bradford's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/TimBradford
See Kathryn Rathke's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/KathrynRathke
See Andrew Hutchinson's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/AndrewHutchinson
See Steinar Lund's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/SteinarLund
See Liz Pepperell's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/LizPepperell
See Sholto Walker's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/SholtoWalker
See Andrew Selby's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/AndrewSelby
See Vincent Vigla's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/VincentVigla
See Rachel Oxley's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/RachelOxley
See Tianyin Wang's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/TianyinWang
See Matthew Hollings's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/MatthewHollings
See Xiao Xin's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/XiaoXin
See Christian David Moore's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/ChristianDavidMoore
See Madamesange's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/Madamesange
See Bec Winnel's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/BecWinnel
See Led Miss's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/MissLed

See New Illustration work in Artist's Portfolio

See Nadia Flower's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/NadiaFlower

See Liz Pepperell's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/LizPepperell

See Andrew Selby's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/AndrewSelby

See Britt Spencer's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/BrittSpencer

See Philip Smiley's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/PhilipSmiley

See Rachel Oxley's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/RachelOxley

See Chris Ede's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/ChrisEde

See Edward Crutchley's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/EdwardCrutchley

See Tianyin Wang's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/TianyinWang

See Natalie Kilany's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/NatalieKilany

See Ben Tallon's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/BenTallon

See Madamesange's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/Madamesange

Our New Website

This month sees the proud launch of our new-improved website!

With the emphasis more image-led than previously, for both artist and client, we have also added the facility for clients to register and create their own scrapbooks in which you can store, manage, print and share selected images.

See New Illustration work in Artist's Portfolio

See Akib, Jamel's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/JamelAkib

See Bradford, Tim 's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/TimBradford

See Walsom, John 's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/JohnWalsom

See Greenhead, Bill 's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/BillGreenhead

See Ryan, Willie's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/WillieRyan

See Walker, Sholto's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/SholtoWalker

See Watkinson, Mark's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/MarkWatkinson

See Selby, Andrew's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/AndrewSelby

See Robinson, Keith's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/KeithRobinson

See Fujii, Koichi's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/KoichiFujii

See Jabenko, Daria's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/DariaJabenko

See Asher, Katharine's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/KatharineAsher

See Rollet, Claire's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/ClaireRollet

See Wang, Tianyin's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/TianyinWang

See Burns, Erica's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/EricaBurns

See Xin, Xiao's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/XiaoXin

See Kilany, Natalie's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/NatalieKilany

See Boyd, Chris's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/ChrisBoyd

See Miss Led's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/MissLed

See Ball, Alexandra's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/AlexandraBall

See High Resolution images from most famous artist's

Flower, Nadia http://www.illustrationweb.com/illustrators/highresportfolio.asp?artist_id=3282

Lund, Steinar http://www.illustrationweb.com/illustrators/highresportfolio.asp?artist_id=91

Ryan, Willie http://www.illustrationweb.com/illustrators/highresportfolio.asp?artist_id=136

Wang, Tianyin http://www.illustrationweb.com/illustrators/highresportfolio.asp?artist_id=3353

Hollings, Matthew http://www.illustrationweb.com/illustrators/highresportfolio.asp?artist_id=3388

See stylist artists new homepage

See Walsom, John's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/JohnWalsom

See Lund, Steinar's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/SteinarLund

See Selby, Andrew's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/AndrewSelby

See Steyer, Tom's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/TomSteyer

See Baldwin, Talya's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/TalyaBaldwin

See Wang, Tianyin's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/TianyinWang

See Hollings, Matthew's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/MatthewHollings

See Miss Led's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/MissLed

See Pachoumis, Pete's new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/PetePachoumis

See fabulous work for this week from...

See Becker, Greg new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/GregBecker

See Walsom, John new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/JohnWalsom

See Flower, Nadia new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/NadiaFlower

See Hammond, Andy new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/AndyHammond

See Lund, Steinar new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/SteinarLund

See Ryan, Willie new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/WillieRyan

See Selby, Andrew new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/AndrewSelby

See KATMO, new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/KATMO

See Steyer, Tom new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/TomSteyer

See Holland, Paul new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/PaulHolland

See Asher, Katharine new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/KatharineAsher

See Wang, Tianyin new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/TianyinWang

See Hollings, Matthew new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/MatthewHollings

See Da Costa, Nuno new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/NunoDaCosta

See Winnel, Bec new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/BecWinnel

See Boyd, Chris new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/ChrisBoyd

See Miss Led, new work http://www.illustrationweb.com/MissLed

Uncle Sam’s Creative Explosion

American Ingenuity is the theme of Britt Spencer’s explosive cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post.

Britt was proud to have worked with this magazine: “For an illustrator in the States, it's pretty historical considering the mag’s close ties to Norman Rockwell and Leyendecker.”

On the go with Katmo

People travelling on Traveline South West are in for a visual orgy of posters, bus sides and adshells thanks to the creative brains at Katmo.

The team have created a wondrous series of colourful characters—each of whom relates to a certain destination in the south west of England. .

Soho Poster Art

Popping up around London right now is Alyana Cazalet’s nifty (and highly stylish) poster artwork for Soho’s Star Café.
Commissioned by Sarah Benson at CHI and Partners, Alyana’s loose, understated lines, and dots of colour make for quality design.

Art of Well-Being

Tired of all this negativity in the world? Tim Bradford has the all-positive antidote in the form of this cheery self-initiated piece.
Entitled ‘Wear Shorts More’, the piece is “inspired by a positive thinking attitude and the effect it can have on our well-being, hopefully helping keep us all afloat in these times of crisis!”

The Sunday Times in Style

All things must pass, as a great man once said, including Jacqueline Bissett’s four-year run with the Sunday Times Style magazine.
To end in style, Linda Burrows commissioned Jacqueline to create this fashion figure for this month's horoscope feature. Jacqueline herself sends a huge thank you and farewell to the team at Sunday Times Style.

Christian David Moore

A big hello this month to the gorgeous fantasy world of Christian David Moore.
Combining ink washes with a strong command of watercolour, Christian takes inspiration from all things glamorous: beautiful women, glamour and luxury. Good choices.

Madamesange

A warm welcome also please to Madamesange who brings a delightful mix of decorative line and humour to the agency.
Madamesange (aka Helen Lang) has worked extensively in the print and poster industry — impressing clients such as TESCO in the UK and Paper Magic and American Greetings in the US, and looks forward to expanding into editorial and publishing fields.

Reading vs Losing

Feast your eyes on Steven Pattison’s jazzy new bookmark illustration for World Wrestling Entertainment.
The design came initially via a competition for a child to design a bookmark based on the theme “Reading is for Losers”. The winning piece was then forwarded to Steve to re-draw in his distinctive style. © WWE

Taming the Banks

This heroic masterpiece of a front cover comes from Jonathan Allardyce who created it for Prospect magazine.
The brief called for an image of FSA Chairman Adair Turner answering the need for stronger moral values for the banking industry.

Currently wowing all at the Perth Fashion Week is this anti-drink drive animation from the amazing Sarah Beetson.
The animations were projected onto the sides of several buildings in Perth City Centre, with the tagline: “Champers hampers driving skills”. Never has a police warning looked so cool.
See the animations.
Sarah Beetson's portfolio.

Neat Logo

“Simple” and “elegant” often work out well together, so proves Adam Larkum and this simple and elegant new logo for Edinburgh based publisher Bookspeed.
Utilising a neat lino cut effect, Adam’s series of oyster catch birds also features on book display stands.

That Yucky Love Thing

is the title of an enchanting new children's book by Michael Catchpool featuring wonderful illustration work by Victoria Ball.

Commissioned by Paula Burgess at Gullane, the book recounts the tale of young Sam and his attempts to escape the "yucky hugging and kissing he sees everywhere he looks". Says Victoria: "It was a really fun book to work on. The team had clear ideas on the illustrations but I was still allowed lots of creative freedom.

Bound for Glory

This vibrant image of glowing animal well-being is the work of talented wildlife illustrator Andrew Hutchinson, who has just completed it for the German branch of pet health nutritionists, Royal Canin.
The glorious scene of running cats and dogs will feature extensively in Royal Canin's nationwide campaign, which will mainly comprise of large outdoor posters.

In it to Win it

Cruising in for the big win is Bill Ledger and these comical animated creations for the latest Camelot National Lottery campaign. Bill's idea for a cardboard cut-out puppet theatre went down a storm with Camelot, who have developed the idea into an online game, as well as mobile phone animations.
See the animation hereBill Ledger's portfolio

What Women Want

Telling it like it is, is Ruth Rowland's lettering skills and this no-nonsense cover for Newsweek Magazine.
Using her favourite lipstick and working directly onto glass ("tricky but fun"), Ruth was commissioned by Newsweek's Bruce Ramsey to apply her trademark lettering style to powerful political effect.

Connoisseur McClelland

Meet Kathy Wyatt's McClelland character: a nostalgic lone explorer who walks the Scottish hills and lowlands in his on-going study of whisky.
Originally commissioned by David Huckell of Nevis Design two years ago, McClelland has made a yuletide comeback, not only in the shape of all McClelland whisky packaging and publicity, but also on the McClelland website where a sketchbook of his travels can be seen.See the animation here. Kathy Wyatt's portfolio.

Ceiling Art

Rollover Michelangelo! When it comes to ceiling paintings Chris Corr is up there with the best of them.
New York-based Interior Design Company Eric Cohler Design hired Chris to let his art loose on this apartment ceiling. Using his favourite blend of buildings, stars, planets, black hole and flying machines, Chris spent about a week on the project. We hope his neck is better now!
Christopher Corr's portfolio.

How Ritz Get Made

This magnificently comical animation for the new Ritz Crackers website comes via the talented Katmo team, who were commissioned by CoCo Weir at JWT for Ritz.
The brief was to show the stages of the production process in a humorous factory scene populated with characters who are passionate about what they do. Says Katmo: "The animation loops, which was a bit of a challenge to get all machines, rollers, boxes, biscuits and movements in sync. A great challenge and great fun to do."Watch the animation.
KATMO's portfolio.

Apple iPod Touch (second generation, 32GB)

http://bit.ly/cnqRy works great on Apple iPod Touch (second generation, 32GB)

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Corr in Close-up

Now until 6th September brings the chance to view some fabulous Christopher Corr paintings at West Dean in Sussex, near Chichester.
Chris’s collection brings together paintings from his many varied travels to India, USA, Madagascar, Australia and France. You can also learn from the master himself as Chris will be teaching a painting course there in March.

Claire’s Cambridge Colours

This cheery design is the handiwork of Claire Rollet who is mid-way through a massive project for ELT Cambridge University Press.
Working alongside Tina Clarke at Pentacor Book Designers, the 6-level series is being published worldwide. Says Claire: “They are still hand-drawn with indian ink but the colouring I've done is much more vivid than my usual toned down palette. They're fun and fresh, quite cartoonish.”

A View Of London

Reeling in the pride are four of our top illustrators who have been selected to exhibit at the AOI/London Transport Museum exhibition, “A View Of London”.
Gail Armstong, Natalie Kilany, Mike Stones and Christopher Corr were chosen from over 200 entries for The London Transport Museum show, which opens to the public on 18th May until 14th June. You can see Gail’s entry meanwhile online at the exhibition site here. Gail Armstrong's portfolio. Mike Stones's portfolio. Christopher Corr's portfolio. Natalie Kilany's portfolio.

Rosie Sanders London Show

Next month brings the chance to see the supreme botanical work of Rosie Sanders in its original glory.
This solo exhibition at the Olympia Art and Antiques Fair is in conjunction with Jonathan Cooper of Park Walk Gallery, and brings together a number of Rosie’s large flower paintings, as well as a choice selection of landscape work. Come and see from 5th to 14th June, Stand C75.