Shotopop
Shotopop is a small Brighton based design, illustration & animation studio. The artist specializes in illustration, motion design and print primarily, and has had quite a bit of his work published in industry magazines. Nice feel.... More
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High-end web design, SEO and e-commerce with award winning results.
Julius Tarng
Really sharp portfolio of work from an upcoming industrial and interactive designer. Really great and simple site layout shows just enough to tease, and comes loaded heavy with project details if you want more. From sketches, to an amazing student-based mobile platform design, this is a true talent with a portfolio that will not disappoint.... More
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Julius Tarng
Crush
This creative consultancy, marketing, and advertising firm is one hard-rockin', ass-kickin' group of artists. Record covers, book jackets, identity, web sites. You name it – they've done it! If you really want to see what puts them into overdrive, check out the illustration section. (Listed here since 2004)... More
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Crush
Tim Biskup
Abstract character creations and funky monsters show a fun side to these technically strong illustrations. Playful, yet with a slightly 'dark' edge. Influenced by cartoons, fine art and animations.... More
Tim Biskup
Super 8
Super 8 shows some 'super-great' painting and drawing in this UK-based portfolio. We loved the character sketches, animals and especially the hand-drawn typography. Great colors too.... More
Also posted under miscellaneous media, United Kingdom.
Super 8 | Andrew Cross
Richard Wilkinson
Fantasy, realism and editorial drawings converge in engaging, fine-detail illustrations. Crazy hand-skills with rich textures framing minimalist subjects with an Asian mystique.... More
Richard Wilkinson
Yotsky | April Lee
Great colorful mixed media backgrounds. Fine black and white line drawings and portraits. April Lee is located in Hawaii. Lucky her, illustration among the fruits.... More
Yotsky | April Lee
Vilderness illustration
Light line drawings with minimal colors. Some collage work and t-shirts too. We loved the hand-drawn typography best. Editorial, sketches and all the rest. Katrina Stubbings hails from the UK.... More
Also posted under United Kingdom.
Vilderness illustration
Obelisk | Masaki Hirokawa
Japanese computer graphic artist and explorer... Freelance web designer and movie programmer, Masaki explores Flash math-based designs, but also his own consciousness, and the intentional repression of feelings. This helps him create his unique and awarded art.... More
Also posted under international portfolios, Flash specialists, Japan.
Obelisk - Masaki Hirokawa
Mike Mitchell
Illustrations and paintings dripping with talent. Mike Mitchell's work is pop art of mostly comic and gaming inspired subjects. Great textures and expressive little creatures, from Mickey to Mario and Batman too. Fantastic fantasy works brought to reality.... More
Mike Mitchell
Eduardo Recife
The fabulous portfolio of a prolific designer. Mostly collages and mixed media designs. A very talented and tasteful illustrator. His personal portfolio is Misprinted Type (link). Gorgeous eye candy and illustrated compositions.... More
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Eduardo Recife | Misprinted Type
Stina Persson
Fantastically feminine features, fabulously framed by fancy watercolors – strokes, flecks and drops. This is the stark palace of Stina Persson, an illustrator from Stockholm, Sweden, who sexes up the canvas with her sensuous touch and brings sumptuous "sixties" colors to the screen. Simply superior.... More
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Stina Persson
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Fine artists who can draw, paint, sketch, render illustrations and compose creative drawings. Classic illustrators, digital (pixel) illustrators, urban artists and editorial illustrators are all considered for this listing.or
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