Scratchboard Illustration

CUBE are a studio of CGI artists and designers who create stunning digital imagery and animations for the advertising, broadcast, design and online media sectors.

With over 25 years experience, each of our team are specialists in their own area and apply the same passion and skills to each project.

Utilizing the latest 3D software and digital techniques, we work on projects large and small, from single still illustrations to fully animated TV commercials. We pride ourselves on being able to bring any visual idea to life, nothing is impossible with CGI.

Specializing in characters, realistic 3D, automotive and packaging work, we help clients realise their visual dreams with planning and efficiency. Our robust studio technical pipeline and adaptable team ensures all projects are given the attention they require without delay.

For more than 20 years, he has united his design experience and artistic skills to produce creative visual solutions for a host of international clients. Jun's retro illustration style with muted color palettes and simpler-is-better approaches that transports viewers back to the thirties and forties. Jun's retro style work has received multiple honors from such industry leaders as Communication Arts Annual (4 awards), the Society of Illustrators of L.A. (3 awards) and Graphis Poster Annual 2010 gold award.

Whimsical style ideal for kids and grown ups. Portraits. caricature and Graphic Illustration from naive to sophisticated to retro for Editorial, Advertising , Children's Books. Clients include: Toyota, Up with Paper, EK Success, Virgin Mobile, Condé Nast Traveler, Modern Bride, Philadelphia Home, Maxon Furniture, Scholastic Books, ChickaDee, Purell, Lubraderm, Bell XpressVu, British Petroleum and the Grammy Awards. Work delivered Digitally by email, ftp or on disk. KEYWORDS: Portraits, Teenage Children Lifestyle Magazine Cute Kids Animals Nature Wildlife Funny Humorous Girls Boys Adult Whimsical Retro Modern Contemporary Newspaper Digital Computer Illustrator Photoshop Fashion Design T Shirt Poster Retail Calendar Merchandise Environment Green Vintage Financial Conceptual Concepts Symbolism Scrapbooking

Shane McGowan works in the editorial, advertising and publishing fields. Selected clients include Ford, Vodafone, New York Times, Wall St Journal, Time, Plan Germany, Vogue, Penguin, MacMillan, BBC, Royal Mail, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and Deutsche Bank. His work has been recognised by 3x3, Luerzer's Archive, Images, European Illustration and Illustrators Australia where he has won many Gold and Silver awards.

The OTHER kind of visual communication.

Roy Scott illustration is a hybrid of digital, photo Illustration and traditional media. He creates compelling conceptual illustrations for editorial, annual reports, corporate, advertising, medical, portraits, financial, environmental and publishing clients around the world. His award winning work communicates innovative visual solutions with bold color, rich textures and intricate compositions. Roy's work is a perfect fit for art buyers looking to add originality to the mix.

Editorial, book, poster, and advertising illustration with distinctive, exquisite line work. I work digitally but my art feels hand made. Vibrant color is a trademark, and concept is key.

Mark Ward is an artist based in London. His work is derived from his obsession with Americana. Raised on a diet of Saturday morning cartoons, BMX, skateboarding, and drawing, Mark has kept true to his roots soaking up every last candy wrapper and morphing them into his surreal and comical visions. Growing up in the South London suburbs in the late 80’s, Mark was reading every possible American skateboard magazine he could get his hands on. He realized his grey London environment didn’t reflect the sunny California he was being sold in the magazines. Rolling through puddles in South London just doesn’t match up to cruising along Long Beach. Mark’s work mixes the everyday mundane with surreal elements of the 80’s American bubble, encouraging the viewer to see things differently, and peel back the gloss on the pop imagery that he worshipped in his childhood. A graduate of Central St Martins, Mark has been recognized by the Art Directors Club and received a Young Gun Award for his outstanding illustration work. He has exhibited internationally throughout Europe and America, in both solo and group shows. His work was also included in the Pop Art Design show at the Barbican. Alongside his personal work, Mark creates bold imagery for a wide range of commercial opportunities including fashion, magazine covers, editorial and large scale installations. Projects include signature work for Stussy, Burton Snowboards, Nike and Columbia Records. Clients include: Adidas, Anomaly, Atlantic Records, Burton Snowboards, Cadburys, Columbia Records, Converse, Etnies, The Guardian, HarperCollins, Jordan Air, Medicom Toys, Microsoft, MTV, Nike, Puma, Pepsi, Red Bull, The Shortlist, Sony, Stussy, Studio Output, UsTwo

Infographics®: SPECIALISTS IN TECHNICAL DESIGN, PUBLISHING, ILLUSTRATION and ANIMATION Infographics® - specializes in communicating product, technical and instructional information through visual tools specifically designed for the end-user. We address technical communications challenges for a wide range of clients including AquaGlass, Bosch, diy Network, GE Healthcare, Hon, Husqvarna, InSinkErator, Jacuzzi, Lowe's, Oxo, Rubbermaid, Sanford, and Viking Range Corporation. For more than 15 years, infographics® has specialized in producing easy-to-use instructions. Infographics simplifies complex and abstract information in collateral and training materials with graphics, illustrations, and animations. Infograhics Specialties: Technical illustration, information graphics, infographics, instruction, illustration, animation, technical communications, motion graphics, data visualization, concept visualization, sequencing

“I see life in colour,” declares fashion illustrator Veronica Collignon, and looking at her portfolio full of light, colourful imagery, it’s hard to argue. But she takes her obsession with colour even further in her everyday life. For instance, she has a collection of nail polish bottles that she’s never used. “I always end up buying them because I am drawn by the colours! I even remember names and numbers by a form of colour-coding in my mind,” she says.

That quirky sense of fun carries over into her artwork, but it’s underlined by great talent, professionalism and a fantastic technique. Growing up in Mexico, from a young age she was inspired by drawing and creativity, and her favourite illustrators include David Downton, Garance Doré and Izak Zenou. She worked alongside the latter for two years.

She later moved from her home city of Guadalajara to Paris, and then to Madrid, to study. Eventually, she ended up in New York where she now has a range of clients in fashion, retail, advertising, cosmetics and more.

New York’s cosmopolitan mix is the perfect thing to inspire her. She loves to people watch, and enjoys exploring other cultures, with Moroccan and Japanese at the top of her list at the moment.

Veronica studied on the Fashion Studies programme at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Madrid, and later gained certificates in Fashion and Fine Art from Parsons The New School.

Projects begin with Veronica learning about her client and the audience they want to reach. Research is key, before she plays with different looks and ideas, and then settles on the best composition. After the sketching comes her favourite part – adding the colour.

Whimsical, colourful and fun are words commonly used to describe Veronica’s style. Her work has the feel of classic fashion illustration about it, with striking graphical forms, a gestural style, and lovely brushwork and inking.

Mark Von Ulrich earned his BA in design and Illustration from Columbus college of art and design in Columbus, Ohio. He works in the editorial, advertising and publishing fields. Selected clients include Harvard Business, Electronic Business, Playboy and Barnes & Noble. Riley Illustration is his representative.

Pepper Tharp | illustrator + Creative Director Hello, My work, aptly coined 'sophisticated fun' and 'nuevo french' is refined, elegant, informed with a touch of wit. Whether through the eyes of a sanguine shaggy dog or a willowy fashion-femme on a Mediterranean holiday I have a beguiling ability to capture life's minutia to tell stories that captivate. I am adept in understanding my client's goals and deliver work that ensures their brand is well-placed and memorable in the ever evolving and competitive global market. I have delivered many successful projects and campaigns for notable clients such as, American Express, Artful Living Magazine, Harper Collins, St. Martin’s Press, Ritz Carlton Weddings, Macy’s, Nestle, Sur la Table, Target, Vera Wang, William Sonoma,The Container Store and most recently 70 illustrations for Carson Kressley's new book (to be published this year). I have also discovered a fun niche in creating visuals for of social media and web design. With a true collaborative spirit, I love being part of a dream-team, but I'm equally comfortable acting as lead creative director or simply...working solo.I adhere closely to G.A.G. Handbook for pricing and ethical standards in my business acumen. With a drive to explore, I invite my clients to join me in every step of creative process so that they are fully informed and have input along the way. My work zone is a full capacity Mac Studio fueled by Nespresso and Adobe Creative Suites in a garden-view studio in my 1883 historic cottage in Linden Hills. Yet, in a moment's notice I can jump into your studio if in-house help is needed! I look forward to learning about your next project! Truly, Pepper Tharp www.peppertharp.com

Paul commenced his art career as a graffiti artist in Liverpool (including legal commissions), but soon found new ways to commercially express his love for art, type and design. Educated in both Liverpool and Buckinghamshire, he gained a degree in Graphic Design and Advertising.

Paul then spent 4 years at MacUser magazine, where he received awards for his Art Direction including Best Designed Business magazine in the Total Publishing Awards. Throughout this time he became well known for his design-led illustration working both for MacUser and other clients.

Paul has spent the last 16 years working as a freelance Creative Director and Illustrator (general art bod…). He has used his compositional skills and dynamic range of styles to work with clients on widely differing projects, from CDs, posters, book covers, brochures, packaging, branding, fine art as well as magazines and the inevitable family projects such as designs for weddings and funerals!

Paul has been featured in various design and art magazines. His work has also appeared in illustration books and he has given talks on his style, techniques and inspiration. Paul has worked with a number of stock libraries and released 5 stock art discs of his illustrations for Getty, which have been best sellers for many years, He has been on numerous judging panels, including, Digital Art Awards for The Association of Photographers and Amnesty International. His illustration work has also appeared in various exhibitions.

Clients include Agfa, Apple, BAE Systems, Barclays, BBC, BT, BP, Coke Cola, Computer Arts, Citroen, EMI Music, EON, Ford, Getty, General Electric, Glaxo, Guardian Newspaper, Hewlett Packard, Logica, Jaguar, Orange(EE), New Scientist, Peugeot, Shell, Vodafone, Virgin and Westfield.

Annabelle Metayer is a Montreal based Fashion & Lifestyle Illustrator. Her passion for fashion and all things feminine combined with a previous career as a graphic designer contribute to her style and choice of topics. Annabelle has worked for a variety of publishing clients. She specializes in book covers and characters for packaging.

Judith van den Hoek absolutely loves watching documentaries about Karl Lagerfeld, Valentino and Isabel Marant. They’re a great source of inspiration for this fashion illustrator who uses simple yet expressive line work to capture each garment or collection she draws.

Based in Gouda, in the Netherlands, Judith is also inspired by magazines, blogs and books. She does editorial commissions as well as working for fashion labels, and private collectors. Beyond her passion for drawing, she loves the outdoors and cycling, and says that if she weren’t an illustrator she’d probably like to work in a zoo.

Judith studied at the Grafisch Lyceum in Rotterdam, and then chose to specialise in fashion illustration. So she took a one-year course on this subject in Amsterdam before becoming a fulltime illustrator.

Photoshop is core to Judith’s approach and she uses it for every image she creates. Sometimes she’ll do some sketching by hand at the beginning of a project, but she feels that Photoshop really unleashes her ability to give the illustrations a fresh and clean look.

Minimalism and simplicity are what make Judith van den Hoek’s fashion illustrations stand out. One or two simple yet perfectly drawn lines help her to convey beauty, sensuality and creativity in a very direct way. From there she adds just the right amount of colour and detail to make the image feel fresh and exciting, bringing to it a personal touch.

Thoughtful, stylized photo-collage illustration with strong graphic appeal and a powerful visual impact.

Oscar Wilson started working in London in 1996. Specialising in image creation, illustration and hand crafted typography, Oscar Wilson produces work for a wide variety of clients, with commissions from the advertising world, fashion, publishing, film and TV. Previous clients include: Crisis, Fabric, Guinness, Honda, Levi's, MTV, Nike, NME, Orange, Penguin, Sky TV, Stüssy, Transport For London, The Observer, Time Out, Twentieth Century Fox, Virgin Atlantic, Visit London, Volkswagen. Agencies: AMV BBDO, Arnold Worldwide, M&C Saatchi, Mother, RKCR Y&R, Start Creative, WCRS, WWAV Rapp Collins. Oscar Wilson also works collaboratively with (brother) Ben Wilson on 3D and interior projects, under the ‘Wilson Brothers’ banner. Clients for the Wilson Brothers include: Brooks, Honda, Nike, Stüssy Japan.

John S. Dykes lives and works in the Boston area. John works in acrylic, pen and ink, mixed media, and digital. His clients range from editorial and corporate illustration to children's books as well as self-generated projects. He has earned recognition from the Society of Illustrators, the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, including gold and silver medals, Communication Arts, American Illustration, Print, 3x3 Annual, How Magazine, the AltPick Awards, and Step by Step Graphics.

Award-winning, color-intensive, collaged and textured illustration for Editorial, Book, Corporate and Advertising projects. Former art director turned freelancer, Cathy Gendron survived a near-fatal career in newspapers and the noxious fumes from her painting process to work from her studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Clients include: AARP, Anderson Consulting, Bloomberg Markets, Chrysler, Exxon, Ford, Forbes, General Motors, Golf Magazine, Harvard Business Review, IBM, Johns-Hopkins, Kensington Publishing, Llewellyn Worldwide, McGraw Hill, NCR, Newsday, Newsweek, New York Times, Peaceable Kingdom Press, Penguin Putnam, Saatchi & Saatchi, Seventeen, Sky and Telescope, Target, US News & World Reports, Utne Reader, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post,

Award winning illustrator, Ken Orvidas, creates conceptual images for annual reports, collateral, books, magazines, web and new media for clients in publishing, advertising, design, editioral and music. See an online portfolio and searchable database of stock illustrations.

Realism, Maps, People, Fantasy, Book Covers, Infographics

HsinPing Pan is an illustrator and animator who grew up in Taiwan and found her artistic self in Los Angeles. She loves drawing colorful things and animating them, and she always aims to create something happy and warm that will bring smiles to people's faces. Her work can be seen in children books, magazines, commercials, films, and music videos, and her clients include Land of Nod, Real Simple, Nick Jr. magazine, Kraft, Calgonit and Yo Gabba Gabba!

Working in both the UK & America for over twenty years for editorial clients such as The Financial Times, The Spectator, The Guardian and GQ magazine, and for publishers Oxford University Press & Harper Collins. Phil Disley is represented by the David Goldman Agency.

9 Surf Studios specializes in typographics and lettering for all media

C.M. Grafik is a fine art photography, illustration, and graphic design studio.

Deco meets Disco. Charming and unusual illustration. A mix of modern and retro elements.

When he was a boy growing up in New Jersey, Joseph McDermott remembers drawing the panels from his comic books, and creating scenes featuring his favourite cartoon characters. Now based in Philadelphia, he’s doing the same thing as a career and has developed a Lichtenstein-esque style based almost entirely on Silver Age comics.

Before becoming a full time illustrator, he worked in an art museum for eight years. He has a Scottish terrier called Monty, a large collection of vinyl albums, and still loves his comics.

Joseph has a BA in Art History from Messiah College in Pennsylvania and has trained in drawing, painting, sculpture, screen-printing, typography and photography.

In one sense, Joseph works traditionally. He sketches and fine tunes everything first, before colouring and finishing the image. However, all of this is done digitally using the SketchBook Pro application, along with Illustrator and Photoshop.

Joseph’s vintage comic book style will certainly remind you of Lichtenstein’s approach to Pop Art, right down to the replication of ink dot patterns that reflect 20th century printing techniques. In fact, many of the brushes and halftone patterns Joseph uses in his work are of his own design.

The collection of animals were done for Penguin Books Astrology series "Sydney Omarr" The ship drawings were created for the maritime industry. They were drawn on-location during Fleet Week in New york Harbor.

Simple eloquent illustrations that engage, inspire and entertain. Please email me at dave@davecutlerstudio.com Award-winning conceptual illustration

Illustrator/Photographer Canadian artist since 1993. Jean-François Dupuis work demonstrates his vivid imagination and unconscious themes. His work is created digitally, using photo reference and found objects as the basis of his montages. These collages then take on a unique perspective with the additional painterly touches and techniques which he has honed for the past 12years. http://www.jfdphoto.clan.st

Virginia lives above a chocolate shop in a beautiful New Hampshire village. She enjoys collecting children's books, hiking, and eating all her vegetables (except peas).

A "Sunshine State" native, Jamey Christoph studied illustration at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. His stylish illustrations appear regularly in major newspapers,and magazines and have received multiple recognitions from the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts. After many years in Cleveland's historic Ohio City neighborhood, he and his partner Brad moved to Annapolis MD. Their dogs, Spencer and Owen are always ready for a walk.

Raised on a wheat farm in Montana. Traveled to Portland Oregon. Schooled at Pacific Northwest College of Art. 8 year stint at W+K. Freelancing and living large in the Northwest. Good with photoshop, illustrator and a no.2 pencil.

Inspired by exciting clients and interesting commissions AkA will go to the lengths necessary to ensure that the client is totally happy with the end results. Some of the clients AkA has made happy recently: Hasbro // Avia // Wired Mag // Dulux // Time Magazine // Dreamworks SKG // Kimberley Clarke // McDonalds // Ford Motor Corp // Digit Mag // Proctor & Gamble // Computer Arts // Sports Illustrated Mag // Wall St Journal // Stuff Magazine // Knorr // International Delight // Mac Format // Mazda // Phillip Morris // Taco Bell // Spyder // Kleenex // Heinz

Working in oils, Jim Salvati's paintings are textural and layered. He has created paintings for various industries including feature film, the surf industry, advertising and publishing. With a strong interest in portraiture, Jim particularly enjoys painting for the theater. Jim lives, paints and surfs in California and is an instructor at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

Judy Reed Silver's style focuses on an eclectic collage of illustration, design, photography, vintage and modern. She has been inspired by nature, vintage fabrics and silk Japanese kimonos, how they can be applied to surface design from rugs, stationary, shoes, T-shirts, tableware, bags, product packaging, store displays, posters, wall décor and how art as design can apply to our everyday living environment.  Judy creates for such clients as Sherwin-Williams, Disney, U.S.P.S., Emory University, Publix and The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. She has illustrated children's books and cookbooks for Chronicle Books and Simon & Schuster/Silver Burdett & Ginn. Her editorial clients range from Newsweek, Boston Globe, Bon Appetit, New England Journal of Medicine. She has exhibited in several one woman shows and national group shows of mono-types, giclee prints and illustrations, featured in Communication Arts Annual, The Society of Publication Designers Best Spot Illustrations & Brochures, Visions Magazine, How's Promotional Design Annual, Stir Magazine, and Taxi Design. She received her BFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

Martin Haake is an internationally known illustrator and artist. After some years living in London, Martin moved back to Berlin where he lives with his wife and his two sons who both want to grow up to be pirates!(the old fashioned kind of course). He has been working as a freelance illustrator for about 14 years for clients all over the world: Barnes & Noble, The Royal Society of Arts, Penguin Books, The Boston Globe, Travel & Leisure, Elle and the Shangri-la Hotel, Hongkong to name a few. Martin Haake's work has been selected for many illustration and design annuals. He is a big fan of American Folk art and is collecting telephone doodles.

Dan Bejar is a freelance illustrator living and working in Brooklyn, NY. His images have appeared in magazines, books, newspapers, posters, and advertising campaigns around the globe for clients such as The New York Times, TIME Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and Rollingstone. Bejar's unique approach to conceptual image making has been awarded and recognized in award annuals such as American Illustration, 3x3, Communication Arts, Society of Illustrators, Society of Illustrators (LA), and Print's Regional Design Annual. Bejar has won silver medals from The Society of Illustrators (NYC) and The Society of Publication Designer's.

Selected clients include: The New York Times, TIME Magazine, WIRED, Entertainment Weekly, Playboy, Esquire, GQ, Rollingstone, Newsweek, ESPN, Businessweek, Money Magazine, Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice

My name is Kyle Poling, I graduated from Columbus College of Art & Design in 2004. I love working in the kindergarten - 4th grade range and do children's books, greeting cards, games, puzzles, and educational material for textbooks. My art tends to be bright & colorful pieces Clients include: Scholastic, National Geographic, Igloo Books, Picture Window Books, Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw Hill, Lerner Books, and many others.

Erika LeBarre has always been exposed to art one way or another as she grew up. Her father worked as a car designer for the big three, and her mother was a ceramicist. Erika’s parents always encouraged her creative side. Drawing was her favorite thing to do. Erika graduated from the College for Creative studies with a BFA in illustration. Initially she worked at an art studio with other illustrators and designers for several years. Since then she has worked on her own for a wide variety of clients and projects such as product/packaging labels, posters, point of purchase, signage, direct mail, magazine ads, editorial, greeting cards, grade school textbooks, eBooks, websites, textiles, logos and even character development. Erika’s working techniques are both traditional and digital including pastels, acrylics, Photoshop, and vector-based illustrations using Illustrator. She creates illustrations using textures, smooth gradations, and rich color that can create a look that is anywhere from stylized, whimsical, editorial, conceptual and graphic line/flat color to somewhat realistic with a twist of fantasy.

I’m a Paris born, Italian artist and award winner freelance illustrator since 2006.

I work with ink, pigment liner, felt-tip pen and sometimes I mix hand drawing with digital instruments. My illustrations are surreal, dreamlike, darkly and full of details.

My range of Clients include Leo Burnett, Pitti Immagine, Vogue | The trend blog, Andy Martin Associates: Architects and Designers, Breil , Saatchi & Saatchi Milano, London Liryc Opera, The Guardian, Sony/ATV , Alta Roma Ethical Fashion, 1861 United.

My work was published on “ 200 Best Illustrators worldwide Luerzer’s Archive Specials 09/10”, Communication Arts - 50° Anniversary Issue, Rolling Stone Magazine, Big Book of Fashion Illustration, Penthouse-online magazine, Computer Arts (n 188), La Perla Magazine, Trenland.net, Kult magazine.

Recently my works was exhibited at the Affordable Art Fair di Brussels and at Inhorgenta, Design Forum Hall (Munich), Giadino Corsini, Museo la Specola (Florence), Loggiato San Bartolomeo (Palermo), Galleria Xxs (Palermo), Co2 (Florence), Galleria Olivia Turchi (Florence), Spazio di Confine (Florence).

Awards: *3x3 PROFESSIONAL SHOW N°7 2010 merit Awards. *Design & Illustration AWARD at Art Takes London 2011.

Clients: Leo Burnett, Vogue Trends online magazine 1861 United, Breil, Pitti Immagine, Ferragamo , Alpitour, Umberto Giannini, Boloni, The Creator Studio, The Guardian, Takeshi Hamada, Virago Modern Classic, London Lyric Opera, Alta Roma Ethical Fashion 08, Fantasie tricot jersey manufacturer, PLUS. People Living Universal Sustainable, Netural Communications. Castro Clothes.

Publications: Books: -200 Best Illustrators worldwide Luerzer's Archive Specials 09/10; -"The Beautiful" Illustrations for Fashion and Style. Editor: Anneke Krull. Gestalten Publisher; - 3x3 Annual No.7, Illustration Annual, published by 3x3 Magazine, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration; -"Pink Attitude, the contemporary female creativity" by Enrica Mannari; -Semi-Permanent book 2009; -Illusive 2; -Big Book of Fashion Illustration.

Magazines: Computer Arts magazine, Digital Artists magazine, Communication Arts 50° Anniversary Issue, Rolling Stone Magazine, Penthouse-magazine, Out of the Box magazine, DPI Design Stars Boulevard Vol.05 Taiwan dpi magazine "Illustration of stylish feminine", Kult Magazine, Glamour, Blanket magazine, Enquire Magazine, Be|different, Nylon Magazine, La Perla Magazine, Slurp Magazine, Riot Magazine, Etel Magazine, Slurp Magazine, Antimagazine.

Collaborations: VOGUE/TRENDS online magazine, Sony/ATV, Artproject, Labz, Envelop, Pari Opportunità Provincia di Venezia.

Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn is the go-to illustrator for vibrant, hand rendered type and she’s honed her wonderful chalk-board aesthetic down to perfection. Based in Orlando, Florida, her talents go well beyond brilliant lettering. She has a classically trained voice and is also a figure skater. When she’s not in her studio, there’s a good chance she’s at the local rink turning triple axles with her friends.

Her musical tastes change by the season – in the warmer months it’s usually Bon Iver, Death Cab for Cutie and Zero 7, but in autumn or winter she’ll listen to Pat Metheny, George Winston, Gordon Lightfoot, Mannheim Steamroller or Josh Groban. She loves old advertising and packaging, particularly fruit crate labels and art deco lettering.

Shauna went to the University of North Florida, originally to study opera. However she switched to graphic design, took classes in painting and screen printing, and discovered a love of illustration. After graduating she did an internship in an agency in Jacksonville, and worked in graphic design in Orlando before becoming a freelance illustrator.

You’ll never believe this, but Shauna has only ever worked on a chalkboard once. Despite how incredibly chalky her projects look, they are all digitally produced. Having said that, she does begin in her sketchbook working in a pink pencil because it’s pale and allows her to refine the letterforms as she goes over them with a 2B. An image is then scanned into Photoshop and worked on using a Wacom Cintiq.

It’s Shauna’s custom brushes that really make the difference. She’s spent ages creating them and they ensure that her chalk-look work is as realistic as possible.

In terms of colour, her instinct is to go wild. However, as she points out she doesn’t want her work to look like a rainbow has exploded on it, so she usually cuts her palette back to four bright colours.

Many have called Shauna’s work whimsical. While there’s certainly fluidity and freedom about it she’ll also fill background areas with fine detail. Little words squeezed in here and there allow the client the opportunity to augment and refine a message – or just get more in there! But the secret to Shauna’s style is her desire to please her inner five-year-old. Happy and positive is what she does best and if her work isn’t those things she won’t be satisfied with it.

Conceptual illustration combining photos, photo textures and graphic forms. Online portfolio and stock search with over 1800 stock images. Digital. Contemporary. Fresh and fun.

Susan Leopold is an internationally known illustrator Susan Leopold is an award winning mixed media illustrator born in the Motor City and now living in the Big Smoke (what Canadians call Toronto). Leopold has won numerous gold, silver and bronze awards from groups such as Dimensional Illustrators, Society of Illustrators New York, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, Communication Arts, Society of Publication Designers, Print and Art Direction. Leopold received a BFA in Fine Art from the University of Michigan and an MA in Medical Illustration from University of California. Her work has been shown in the USA Canada and Europe and has been displayed at the Museum of American Illustration, The Art Directors Club, Salmagundi Club and *new gallery. Most recently she was invited to exhibit at the William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising and Design in “Right Here in the USA” which the Eisner described as “showcasing work from 24 of the most influential photographers and illustrators in advertising today.” Leopold has been featured in publications nationally and internationally including a new book called The Art of Feminine Drawing which showcases contemporary illustrators from around the world and I remember Mama, a book based on a two part juried exhibit at the International Quilt Show that traveled internationally. Her work is currently featured in the winter issue of Cloth,Paper, Scissors a magazine about contemporary collage and next fall will be featured in a six page spread in Somerset Magazine. She has been on the cover and featured in publications such as Step by Step, Applied Arts, Fiberarts and Legacy. She is currently a course supervisor at Sheridan College and a guest lecturer at several other colleges. She will be heading up the art program at Voice Intermediate School in the historic Distillery (an old factory site) where she also maintains her studio/gallery space and the Channel Gallery.