Illustrators of note

I have been surfing the net alot searching for inspirations to take my illustrations to a whole new level as an artist. I believe improvement and not stagnating is important as well as finding your "design voice". A sort of branding of sorts that defines your work as yours not anyone else but your work.

I have compiled a list of illustrators as well as a sample of various illustrator's work and websites. This is for the purpose of developing my "eye" as an artist and inspiring me to push my art to new levels using my own "voice" of course. I despise plagiarism.

Anyway here is the compilation of illustrator's work I admire and want to learn from. In no particular order I love all the work equally.

Four Beauties created by lucioleloong.

I love her art I keep wishing there were more works to peruse in her website.

Asian mystic and beauty juxtaposed with ugliness is one of the concepts this young artist brings to life in swirls of color and soft light.

Dream girl created by Zzanthia.

Zzanthia has an interesting style of illustrating from simple sketches to full on water color paintings that make me want to crawl inside the picture and become the character. Her works are whimsical, sad, frivolous, sexy and provocative. Inspirations include fantasy, flamenco dancers, pop culture, Venice Festivals and ordinary scenes from life.

Creation by Molly Crabapple from Making a Painting

Molly Crabapple has one of most vibrant art personalities around. She performs, she illustrates, she holds classes for artists, she is a business woman, the list is long. Her style however is very consistent she does Victorian styled illustrations with a wicked twist. I mean when we mention Victorian the first thing that jumps up in my mind would be women in high collared dresses and tight knit expressions in high society reading poetry. NOT tightly corseted women with huge hair and batting long lashes and wearing ridiculous shoes.

Love Molly Crabapple for turning any prim and proper thoughts involving Victorian drawings on it's head.

I don't even like... created by Daniel Danger

I first read about Daniel Danger from OMG posters

And I have pretty much been hooked to his dark and mysterious ways of illustrating since. Oh ya that print above is SOLD OUT.

Because I hate halloween (unofficial title for art work) created by Krisatomic

Kris Atomic has such a flair for making simple elements inside an art piece stand out with use of colors and whimsical objects such as a cat woman mask in the above art piece.

There is something child-like and joyous about her body of work and I, personally can appreciate this in art.