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The Top 25 influential and inspiring Illustrators

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Linda Baritski aka SEASONOFVICTORY

Freelance Illustrator / Packaging Designer at Self Employed (as SEASONOFVICTORY), London

#1 ranked Illustrator

Illustrator / Creative based in London, UK (previously the US and Japan). Combining dynamic colour, patterns, and bold illustrations, my optimistic style brings a playful spirit to a diverse range of projects including branding, packaging, editorial, events, mural illustrations, public art,...

Illustrator, Packaging Designer, Branding Designer
London: United Kingdom, New York: United States, Los Angeles: United States
London: United Kingdom

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Laimutė Varkalaitė

Illustrator, Rumsiskes

#2 ranked Illustrator

Hello! I am Laimutė Varkalaitė, an illustrator and a graphic designer, based in a sweet small home-town Rumšiškės, in Lithuania. I have decided to stay in this place long time ago. My home and the environment which I live in are the base of everything I create. That inspires me to discover simplicity...

Illustrator, 2D Artist, Character Designer
Kaunas: Lithuania, Vilnius: Lithuania, Rumšsiskes
Rumsiskes: Lithuania

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Laura Coppolaro

Senior Illustrator & Graphic Designer at The Roald Dahl Story Company, London

There's no problem I don't love solving with illustration and graphic design, and I have a particular passion for storytelling. Be it through painting giant snoozy dogs on the walls of a local café, or carefully selecting materials to best represent Sir Quentin Blake's sketchbook for a special...

Illustrator, Graphic Designer
London: United Kingdom
London: United Kingdom

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Javier Medellin Puyou

illustration at Lemonade Illustration Agency, San Luis Potosi

#4 ranked Illustrator

Hello! I am Javier ( .), a Mexican award winner illustrator. Clients include: Star +, Marvel comics, Adidas, Lufthansa airlines, ESPN, NatGeo, Disney, Boost, Vans, HBO Max, DC comics, Subway I try to help injured and stray dogs with my work when I have the possibility.

Illustrator, Digital Illustrator
Mexico City: Mexico, San Luis Potosí: Mexico, San Luis potosi: Mexico
San Luis Potosi: Mexico

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Tim Lord

Artist at Tim Lord Art, Shrewsbury

Tim Lord - Award Winning Freelance Illustrator Founder of Tim Lord Art | Est. 2015 Based in Shropshire, UK - I'm a freelance illustrator specialising in traditional and mixed media art, with a focus on licensed art, publishing, advertising, editorial work, album artwork, fashion graphic design,...

Illustrator, Artist, Creative
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury: United Kingdom

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Althea Northwood

Illustrator, Essex

I'm a children's illustrator creating colourful, detailed and story led artwork using a traditional, hand drawn approach using watercolour and ink. My work focuses on expressive human and animal characters, imaginative environments and visual storytelling, with plenty of small details for children to...

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London: United Kingdom
Chelmsford, Essex: United Kingdom

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Nicole Spencer

Illustration | Live Art at SHEPHERD + BECK, Eastern Cape

#7 ranked Illustrator

Hello! I have a particular interest in creative and illustrative work suited to tweens | middle school children and young adults. I work in pencil, coloured pencil, ink, watercolour, pens and mixed media to create traditional or analogue illustrations and portraits. I also enjoy a variety of...

Illustrator, Artist
St Francis Bay, Knysna, Cape Town: South Africa
St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape: South Africa

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Anastasia Beltyukova

Integrated Art Director, Illustrator at Self Employed, London

#8 ranked Illustrator

Hi, I'm Anastasia Beltyukova—an integrated Creative & Art Director, Senior Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Animation Director with over 20 years of experience (yes, time flies when you're having fun) and more than 30 industry awards. I don't just create visuals; I craft ideas, concepts, and...

Illustrator, Creative Director, Graphic Designer
London: United Kingdom
London: United Kingdom

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Mattia Ercolani

Illustrator and Graphic Designer at Kaoskin, Lazio

#9 ranked Illustrator

Digital illustrator and Graphic Designer creating high-impact artwork for publishing, advertising and entertainment. My work blends strong contrast, identity-driven storytelling and raw, emotional visual language. Available for freelance collaborations and commissions with brands and creative...

Illustrator, 2D Artist, Graphic Designer
Rome: Italy
Tarquinia, Lazio: Italy

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Khoo Siew May

Founder / art director / illustrator / animator at JAMMM, SINGAPORE

Hello! My name is Khoo Siew May, 1/2 of the Jammm Studio collective. I am an illustrator, art director, and 2D motion designer based in Singapore. My portfolio predominantly features illustrations tailored for diverse digital ventures,

Illustrator, Animator, Art Director
Singapore: Singapore, Sydney: Australia, brooklyn
SINGAPORE: Singapore

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Arina Procenko

Illustrator, Klaipeda

#11 ranked Illustrator

Hi! My name is Arina, I am an artist and illustrator based in Lithuania. I specialize in children's book illustration, visual storytelling, graphic design, and caricature portraits. I am passionate about nature, photography and I love soap making.

Illustrator, Digital Illustrator, Artist
Klaipeda: Lithuania
Klaipeda: Lithuania

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Matthew Broughton

Graphic Artist and Illustrator at Matt Broughton Design, Melbourne

Hi, I'm Matt Broughton a Melbourne-based Freelance Illustrator, Graphic Artist, and Designer with over 25 years of professional experience in the creative industry. Bridging the gap between analogue roots and digital precision, I combine big-agency technical expertise with a practical, highly...

Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Textile Designer
Melbourne: Australia
Melbourne: Australia

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Izabela Ciesinska

Illustrator at Freelance, Ontario

#13 ranked Illustrator

From my earliest days in the crib, I longed for nothing more than to look at pictures and then draw them. I absorbed every picture book I could get my hands on - I read them all, drew them all, and I smelled all the pages. Soon enough I discovered the amazing world of animation. I even tried to...

Illustrator, Digital Illustrator, Digital Artist
Toronto: Canada
Toronto, Ontario: Canada

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Inge Hauser

Illustrator at Inge Hauser Illustration, Pinggau

#14 ranked Illustrator

Hello World, I am an Austrian Illustrator based near Graz with a deep love for stories, paper, color, and the little things that bring people together. In my work, I create poetic, playful visual worlds with a handmade character, A special part of my work is 'Lotta the Postcard Girl', a character...

Illustrator, Artist, Graphic Designer
Graz: Austria
Pinggau: Austria

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Chelsea M

Freelance Illustrator at Philosoficate LLC, Add your town

#15 ranked Illustrator

I am a freelance illustrator from central United States. Much of my work is for fantasy projects and tabletop gaming projects. I work digitally but my artwork is entirely human-made with no AI involved whatsoever.

Illustrator, Cartoonist, Concept Artist
Topeka: United States
Add your town: United States

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Kasia Kozakiewicz

Illustrator, Midlothian

My name is Kasia * and I'm an architectural graduate from Poland currently working as a freelance illustrator, living and working in Edinburgh. I've had experience working on editorial illustrations, short stories, children's book, and lots of personal work. I enjoy working on the...

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Edinburgh: United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian: United Kingdom

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Eri Griffin

illustrator at Eri Griffin Illustrations, Edinburgh

I'm a professional commercial & book illustrator specialising in pen and ink drawings with watercolour wash. My expertise lies in creating black and white line drawings for a variety of clients, both in the UK and internationally. My illustrations are featured on spirits labels, books,...

Illustrator
Edinburgh: United Kingdom
Edinburgh: United Kingdom

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Andrei Cotruţ

Art Director at Penrose-CDB, Romania

#18 ranked Illustrator

I'm an artist currently living in Bucharest. I do freelance work and am now looking for something new and interesting. I am formally trained and have a masters degree in arts. I love creating images, I love getting people to buy into my fantasy trough my work, there is some strange power behind a...

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Bucuresti
bucharest, Romania: Romania

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Maria Samaniego

Illustrator, Antrim

Born in Panama, and currently living in Belfast as a freelance illustrator and designer. I have Started as a traditional artist and transitioned into digital art. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop. Always looking for new challenges and to step out of my comfort zone. I don't like to...

Illustrator, 2D Artist
Belfast: United Kingdom, Manchester: United Kingdom
Belfast, Antrim: United Kingdom

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Kateryna Manko

Artist & Illustrator at Durham University, London

#20 ranked Illustrator

I'm Kateryna, a Ukrainian fine artist and illustrator based in London. My work blends the ethereal beauty of watercolors with the imaginative depth of surrealism and anime aesthetics. Each piece invites you into a world where Hansel and Gretel wander through landscapes of enchanted wonder, brushing...

Illustrator, Artist
London: United Kingdom
London: United Kingdom

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Zsuzsa Goodyer

Illustrator / Designer at Zsuzsaillustration, Cambridgeshire

#21 ranked Illustrator

ZSUZSA GOODYER Award-winning Illustrator & Graphic Designer I am an organised and resourceful individual with style and flair in abundance. Multitalented, intelligent and adaptable: allowing me to achieve excellence in a variety of disciplines. I work well in both team environments and on solo...

Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Creative Artworker
Cambridge: United Kingdom
Ely, Cambridgeshire: United Kingdom

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Andy Carolan

Illustrator and Graphic Designer at Andy Carolan Illustration and Design, Norfolk

#22 ranked Illustrator

Andy Carolan is an illustrator and designer living in the UK. His work is playful and fun with a bold and bright style. He can be discovered flying solo or as part of a distributed team completing missions globally, spanning illustration, design and creative direction.

Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Interface (UI) Designer
Norwich: United Kingdom
Norwich, Norfolk: United Kingdom

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Monika Jurczyk

Illustrator at Iammonsie, Edinburgh

Nice to see you, stranger! I'm Monsie, a freelance illustrator based in Edinburgh, UK, specializing in editorial illustration, advertising artwork, character design & visual storytelling. My work blends dynamic illustration with bold colors and playful lines, creating vibrant visual identities for...

Illustrator, Surface Pattern Designer, Creative Artworker
Edinburgh: United Kingdom, Katowice: Poland
Edinburgh: United Kingdom

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Maria Ingram

Illustrator at Brand Rebel Studio, Nelson

#24 ranked Illustrator

Hi, I'm Maria and welcome to my portfolio. You could say I mostly draw my feelings, but I feel that's a lot healthier than eating them. I am a full time Illustrator and part time Creative Director, and I love creating pretty things for all sorts of clients all around the world. My work explores big...

Illustrator, Creative Director
Nelson, London: United Kingdom, Melbourne: Australia
Nelson: New Zealand

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Mihai Tigleanu

Illustrator at Freelance, London

Freelance Art Director & Illustrator with an eye for concept and a right hand for detail. Also known as @icsd Cheers!

Illustrator, 2D Artist, 3D Artist
London: United Kingdom, Manchester: United Kingdom, Berlin: Germany
London: United Kingdom

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