Editorial Illustration | Signature Illustration Blog

Illustrations by Rory Kurtz

Nov 262009

: Rory Kurtz – Woman at Arms

: Rory Kurtz – Anatomy

: Rory Kurtz – Child

: Rory Kurtz – Aviary

: Rory Kurtz – Boy Flying

: Rory Kurtz – B-Rad

: Rory Kurtz – Dancers Backstage

: Rory Kurtz – Dude

: Rory Kurtz – Electra

: Rory Kurtz – Fight

: Rory Kurtz – Frenchie

: Rory Kurtz – Girl On Bridge

: Rory Kurtz – Kathleen Breen Combes

: Rory Kurtz – Matsuo Bashos Final Poem

: Rory Kurtz – Saving Alex

: Rory Kurtz – Waking with Wolves

Sam Weber has brilliant versatility and imagination

All Illustrators Artworks, Book Covers, Children Book Illustrations, Editorial Illustration, Fine Art & Artists 3 Responses »

Nov 112009

Every now and then there is an illustrator that blows you away and for me Sam Weber is one of those. We have posted Sam Weber before a long time ago – middle of last year. His new work is fantastic. I find them deeply physiological which make his illustrations absolutely captivating. Definatly worth adding to our Illustration Blog.

He has done a wide range of editorial as well as book illustrations. He was born in Alaska but has since moved to New York and lives there with his wife.

I hope you enjoy this selection:


: Sam Weber – House of mystery typer


: Sam Weber – Beast From Air


: Sam Weber – Soulpepper Theatre


: Sam Weber – Nine Gates 2


: Sam Weber – Paper Soldier


: Sam Weber – Lord of The Flies


: Sam Weber – Carried Away


: Sam Weber – Fever Crumb


: Sam Weber – The Gryphon project


: Sam Weber – Prospero Lost


: Sam Weber – House of Mystery


: Sam Weber – Silence


: Sam Weber – Smoke


: Sam Weber – Faces and Long Hair


: Sam Weber – Absinthe Drinker


: Sam Weber – Forester

Bill Carman’s inventive characters

All Illustrators Artworks, Children Book Illustrations, Editorial Illustration 4 Responses »

Jun 082009

All I can say is:
true attention to detail + brilliant observation + experienced drawing skills + Korean blood + the love for teaching + odd little characters bubbling to tell a story + an impressive cliental + an imaginative mind + beautiful use of soft colours + a love for fishing = Bill Carmen. Genuinely beautiful work.

: Bill Carmen

: Bill Carmen

: Bill Carmen-Birdophone

: Bill Carmen-Color Monster

: Bill Carmen-Color Man

: Bill Carmen-Cool Beak

: Bill Carmen

: Bill Carmen-Frankenpug

: Bill Carmen-Garden

: Bill Carmen-Motopogo

: Bill Carmen-Prototype

: Bill Carmen-Pug

: Bill Carmen-Terrible Yellow Eyes

: Bill Carmen-Tickets

: Bill Carmen-Watering

Chelsea Greene Lewyta

All Illustrators Artworks, Children Book Illustrations, Editorial Illustration 3 Responses »

Apr 192009

Wow wow wow, so young and so so talented. Chelsea Greene Lewyta is a student at Pratt Institute for Illustration, New York. Growing up with an adopted Korean older sister, Chelsea has been exposed to much Asian culture. This is definitely visible in her illustrations. Her soft colour pallet and beautiful line work carries heavy mythical and sometimes extremely sexual and violent themes opposed to her childrens book illustrations that are completely innocent and pure. I love the constant connection Chelsea draws between nature, the animal world and the feminine, sometimes innocent and mystiacl and other times brutal and savage.

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – Holygarden

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – Scarf

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – Swan

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – Teasea

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – Tubewave

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – Waterdragon

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – Cabbage

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – da5

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – Eastwest

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – Oldocean

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – Shore

: Chelsea Greene Lewyta – The Ring

Louis Minnaar’s paranormal world

All Illustrators Artworks, Comic Illustrations, Editorial Illustration 4 Responses »

Mar 012009

I am very excited to finally post the work of this brilliantly talented local artist; from my very own beautiful, South Africa. I have been following this illustrator for the past two years and am a big big fan. At the crazy young age of 24 Louis Minnaar creates illustrations that are not only expertly executed but portray an imagination like no other. A darkness runs through Minnaar’s mysterious worlds of human eyed birds, beaked flowers and disjointed figures. Louis’ highly conceptual approach can be seen in an illustration he created for the South African pop culture magazine “One Small Seed”. Louis explains, “The guy in the seed is chasing his own tail. He is searching for truth in the world and does not find it because ultimately, without God, he is alone.”

: Louis Minnaar – One Small Secular Seed

: Louis Minnaar – 02

: Louis Minnaar – 03

: Louis Minnaar – 04

: Louis Minnaar – 05

: Louis Minnaar – 06

: Louis Minnaar – 07

: Louis Minnaar – 08

: Louis Minnaar – 09

Obama & McCain 2008: Art & Politics

Advertising, All Illustrators Artworks, Comic Illustrations, Editorial Illustration, Fine Art & Artists, Signatures Illustrations, Videos 3 Responses »

Dec 232008

How much influence did art, the politicians brand and exposure thereof have in the 2008 American elections?

Is there an integral role between art and politics which can guide us in discovering truth or does art and design in politics walk dangerously close to propaganda?

How much does art and design influence the way people think and act? Or is art an embodiment of people’s perceptions implying that the art is in-fact preordained? The logo of a political brand is then a personification of a symbol or in other words the embodiment of the person it represents – similar comments in the video at the end of this post.

To what degree has art and design influenced the way Americans voted in 2008?

With these questions in mind please take a look at the collection of illustrations, caricatures, logos and video’s relating to the 2008 American Elections. You will notice there is more material on Obama which has nothing to do with my personal views. There was simply more of it. For example there were no real variations of the McCain logo like there was for Obama nor where there video’s talking about McCains brand development.

Enjoy: (Click on the images to see fully)