Signature Illustration Blog

Lovely Illustration’s by Mateusz Kolek

Sascha — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:34:33 +0000

Mateusz has a playful feel to his illustrations but maintains an edge on his work through the subject matter. I like both the bright colors and the softer color sets which where used for the Coco Rosie pieces. I’m particularly fond of Tokyo Rain and Yakuza – almost ended up buying one of these pieces!

I hope you enjoy his illustrations as much as I have!

Nigel Cox’s photo-realism minimalistic paintings

Sascha — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:45:30 +0000

His work is lucid and technically brilliant. I have selected 3 of Nigel Cox’s art works and you may see the rest on his site.

A tribute to the legendary Norman Rockwell – Happy Birthday

Alexandra — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:20:08 +0000

“Norman Rockwell was a 20th-century American illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States, where Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine over more than four decades. Among the best-known of Rockwell’s works are the Willie Gillis series, Rosie the Riveter, Saying Grace (1951), and the Four Freedoms series.” – Wiki

The Third & The Seventh

Sascha — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:27:07 +0000

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

Emiliana Torrini – Sunny Road

Sascha — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:40:19 +0000

Explore the world of Ana Bagayan

Sascha — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:53:12 +0000

Ana is Armenian but moved to the US when she was 16 years old. Reading her Bio one gets the sense that she had an angelic time in California where she plaid amongst tall grass and immersed herself in the natural world. You can see these early influences coming through in her artwork.

I love her work – style & message. I am especially enjoying the non-macabre pieces – refreshing in amongst so much of this darkness we see in contemporary illustration. Pieces like Willow, Critters and Fox. For me the underlying theme shows youth comfortably immersing themselves in nature/life whilst discovering life, death and themselves. Exploration of self and the world through the innocence of youth and the reality of life. In this way I think her illustrations could be very personal.

A note from the illustrator: “I don’t think style or concept can stand alone, one without the other. I like to use subtle humor, a dark twist, and a lot of detail in my artwork to pull the viewer in. ”

She entered Art Center College of Design in Pasadena where she earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Illustration.

Enjoy!

The Magical World of Xavier Collette

Sascha — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:04:01 +0000

Xabier Collette has a brilliant imagination especially when it comes to fantasy and creating magical worlds. I love his take on Alice in Wonderland and his other mystical creatures! Enjoy!

A cute yet spooky animation called Alma

Sascha — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:54:56 +0000

Illustrations by Raccoon Nook

Sascha — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:22:49 +0000

ultraelectrical phenomenon

Daniel Askill – We have decided not to die

Sascha — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:57:48 +0000

Do yourself a favor and watch it full-screen (double click on the video once it starts to play). Its pretty awesome.

Illustrations by Tomer Hanuka

Sascha — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:05:28 +0000

Based in New York Tomer Hanuka is an illustrator and a cartoonist. He works on a range of projects for magazines, book publishers, ad agencies and film studios. In 2008 he won the British Desgin Museum award as part of the Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions. Currently he teaches at the School of Visual Arts and is working on a graphic novel with his twin brother Asaf.

On his blog he shows his illustration process from sketch to final artwork: www.tropicaltoxic.blogspot.com. Find below a selection of his work:

http://www.tropicaltoxic.blogspot.com/

Illustrations by Rory Kurtz

Sascha — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:05:22 +0000

Illustrations by Jing Wei

Alexandra — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:07:28 +0000

Born in a sub-provincial city in China and now living in a treehouse in Brooklyn, Jing Wei makes prints – beautiful prints – delightful prints – prints that tell stories of cute little animal characters – stories that make me smile… Jing Wei hopes to keep making art for people who like the art that she makes…we here at Signature Illustration love her work…

Sam Weber has brilliant versatility and imagination

Sascha — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:11:46 +0000

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:

Illustrations by Raquel Aparicio

Sascha — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:18:03 +0000

She was born with a twin sister in Ávila and after spending a few years in Edinburgh she went back to Spain to study illustration. Raquel also attended one year at the illustration Academy in Florida.

Enjoy her beatiful illustrations:

Milton Glaser on Drawing

Sascha — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:34:34 +0000

Milton Glaser is one of the most prolific designers of our time. He designed I Love NY, DC Comics Logo and he also founded New York Magazine with Clay Felker to mention a few of his legacies. The below video he talks about drawing and how it makes us look at things in more detail as well as other related thoughts.

Enjoy the video!

Julie Morstad’s Charming Illustrations

Sascha — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:52:21 +0000

Julie Morstad’s work can be thought provoking, whimsical, fun and even psychological. Simple lines, delicate depths and a great mix of colors make Julie’s illustrations all in all delightful, even charming. I would love to get my hands on one of her prints.

I hope you appreciate these lovely illustrations as much as we did:

Alexandra and Sascha

A Collection of Amazing Portraits

Sascha — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:28:12 +0000

Below is a collection of portraits. If you have any additional portrait illustrations/artworks that you feel we should add to the list please send me the link and perhaps we can add it to the collection!