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  • Jonathon B

    Hey everyone,

    I thought it would be cool to find out who peoples favorite artists and illustrators are and maybe a little bit about why you like that particular one. Throw in a link to their work so we can have a look.

    I'll start with a couple of mine:

    James Jean is my all time favorite. I discovered him when he was illustrating the covers for the Fables graphic novels. I love pretty much everything about his work from the linework to the way he designs characters. I especially like how he adds random graphic/abstract elements to the work that make it a bit more surreal.
    http://www.jamesjean.com/

    Another favorite is Esao Andrews. I enjoy the bright colors he uses to good effect and of course I'm a fan of his kind of surreal images.
    http://esao.net/index.php

    Anyway,I can't wait to see who your into.

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  • Sarah LuAnn
    SVS OG

    I'm a huge fan of Golden Age Illustration--I love N. C. Wyeth, J. C. Leyendecker, and Howard Pyle.

    As for more current stuff, 2D animation is a huge inspiration, though I've never really wanted to work in an Animation Studio. Studio Ghibli is an obvious favorite, but here are some lesser known ones:

    Longway North (this one isn't out yet)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW7JDw2Qimo

    Song of the Sea
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgbXWt8kM5Q

    The Secret of Kells
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw2_HZTuQBE

    As far as Living Illustrators go, I LOVE Shaun Tan and Jon Foster.

    http://www.shauntan.net/
    http://www.jonfoster.com/

    I could go on, but I'll stop here. 🙂

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  • Steve Young

    Well, I am a bit odd, (stop nodding your head). I appreciate practically all artists, and I am impressed with the new digital artists and the old masters. But my real favourite all time artist, is Leonardo Da Vinci. He not only a great artist, he was an engineer and scientist.

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  • Jonathon B

    Thanks for the links @Sarah LuAnn . I really like the 2d stuff they're putting out these days. And Shaun Tan is incredible as is Jon Foster. I even have one of Jon Fosters art books from like 10 years ago.

    Good call @Steve Young. Da Vinci is the best.

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  • Jana

    First of all: Thanks, Jonathan, for this wonderful topic! I am looking forward to many interesting posts coming soon.
    The Illustrator who impressed me most lately is Torben Kuhlmann, a German freelance Illustrator. I love his book "Lindbergh - Die abenteuerliche Geschichte einer fliegenden Maus" ("Lindbergh - advanturous story of a flying mouse"). It was his project for the diploma thesis.
    Here you find a book teaser:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4aPx9KNkd0
    This link takes you to a short making of of the cover illustration:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiCQnHeC4TY

    I hope you enjoy it as much as I did it! 🙂

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  • Jana

    Talking about old masters, I want to mention again (I mentioned him in one of my earlier posts)
    Carl Spitzweg (1808-1885)
    His paintings have a very unique atmosphere. I like how he shows normal people in their every-day environment, giving a very realistic impression about the time he lived in.
    His figures are awesome. Very inspiring to me.
    I am familiar with his work since I was very little, because my dad used to copy him a lot. Maybe that's why I still admire him. 🙂
    This is one of my favorites ("Der Bücherwurm):
    spitzweg-carl-buecherwurm.jpg

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  • Madlenn

    What a wonderful topic! I'm really eager to see what everyone shares.

    I really can't pick any favourites, because I seem to like pretty much everything - from the most simple and graphic, to the painterly and loose styles. I can say what my brain has been feasting on lately is this painter - Stepan Kolesnikoff. Found his paintings on pinterest.
    https://www.pinterest.com/patcompa/stepan-kolesnikoff/
    What he did with trees and atmosphere and lighting...I really feel like I can breathe the cold in the air 🙂
    As for more modern, digital things - https://www.google.bg/search?q=Priscilla+Wong+art&rlz=1C1KAFB_enBG543BG544&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CDMQsARqFQoTCPH-vYex8scCFcvWGgodpoYOsg&biw=1920&bih=955
    Priscilla Wong. I think someone mentioned her in a video. Real treat to look at :))

    I might share more on a later post. 🙂

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  • Naroth Kean

    Carter Goodrich, Jon Krause, Conrad Roset, Tim Burton, and the most recently are Will Terry, Lee White and Antonio Segura Donat.

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