Creative Boom

MAY 30, 2023

We started from there, exploring different materials, textures and textures that would invite the viewer to want to touch and feel them in different ways." It wasn't long before she took the plunge and went freelance full-time, and she's not looked back. "I Her advice for those considering going freelance?

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 31, 2022

Bay-area-based artist Goldie Cai explores the joy of daily life and the world of mental health in her bold, textural illustrations that make the most of limited palettes and bright colours. She creates characters out of the simplest shapes, but all her art feels endearing and charming.". © Goldie Cai. © Goldie Cai. © Goldie Cai.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 28, 2023

San Francisco-based illustrator Emma Cheng has swapped her stethoscope for sketchbooks by switching from a medical career to a full-time freelance illustrator. The arts and sciences can often seem like unrelated fields. How has your art evolved and developed over the years? until my medical art caught much attention.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2023

James Olstein chats to us about his love of zines, how web design led to his career as a freelance illustrator, and how his love of screen printing has shaped his work as a digital artist. Based in Philadelphia, James Olstein is an illustrator, author and teacher specialising in creating digital art that retains an analogue look and feel.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 17, 2022

Today, she works as a freelance illustrator, drawing inspiration from urban and natural landscapes and adding emotion to every piece. Fluid lines and textures are a common feature of her work, which she describes as honest and expressive. She remembers art was an escape at school to explore new ideas.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Case in point, freelance designer and art director Ferran Feixas doesn't hate on social media. Branding relied heavily on print, choosing the right paper, texture, and print processes," he continues. It totally challenged freelancing in these environments, so I broadened my horizons and started looking overseas," he recalls.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For as long as she can remember, Haruko Hayakawa has always been drawn to art and the act of creation, whether that was drawings, sewing or exploring digital art. Haruko would go on to study 3D, motion and VFX at the School of Visual Arts, but later dropped out after feeling that the industry was not the right fit for her.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Here, she explains how it improved her art and lifted her confidence. After graduating with a degree in illustration, she became a freelance illustrator, and since then, she has gone on to produce everything from logos to murals for various clients. Marta Plizga has always dreamed of being an artist.

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Creative Boom

MAY 22, 2022

Tactile and textural, Erik Mark Sandberg 's portraits of people have this unbelievable aesthetic that makes you want to reach out and touch them. There is a comfort that the hirsutism and fur textures communicate," he tells us. These textures are metaphors that investigate the psyche within the images.".

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 24, 2024

Having worked both freelance and in-house, with clients including the Wall Street Journal, the BBC and the New York Times, he's constantly honing his craft for advertisers, magazines and animation studios. From an early age, art and design has always been a big part of my life," he tells Creative Boom. "I

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Creative Boom

MAY 11, 2023

Georgia-based freelance illustrator Changyu Zou creates surreal, dream-like illustrations that harness the written language's powers and convert them into images that will transport you to another world. Originally from China, Changyu moved overseas to study an MFA in illustration at the Savannah College of Art.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2022

Bright, bold, and impossible to miss, Megan's art also focuses on female perspectives to tell unique stories. Originally from China, Megan Du is a London-based artist studying illustration at the University of the Arts London. The bold colours, fascinating textures and interesting typography make me addicted to it.".

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Creative Boom

MAY 25, 2023

Specialising in "colourful textures and cute things," the work of Chinese illustrator Jingxin Fang has appeared in several picture books, scooped the 2022 iJungle Illustration Merit award and been shortlisted for the 2021 Communications Arts awards. And once you've looked at it, you'll see why.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Thanks to his delicate inky line work and considered use of block colours and faded textures, Van Saiyan's artwork harks back to sci-fi comics of the 50s and 60s. When he's not working on professional commissions, he mashes his favourite pop culture inspirations with his fan art. But unlike his heroes, he takes a digital approach.

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Creative Market

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

This time around, we sat down with Andrew Fairclough, the talented shop owner behind True Grit Texture Supply. by True Grit Texture Supply in Add-Ons. by True Grit Texture Supply in Add-Ons. by True Grit Texture Supply in Add-Ons. by True Grit Texture Supply in Add-Ons. Rusty Nib Inkers for Photoshop. Meet Andrew.

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Shillington

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Now, 7 years later and 8 since she graduated, Holly is a freelance book cover designer and has had her work featured in publications and exhibitions around the world and has been celebrated and shortlisted in several industry awards. After over a year of working at Penguin, I decided to go freelance just before the pandemic hit!

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Don't just take our word for it, though; with clients including Penguin and Dorling Kindersley, plus representation by Closer & Closer, Asia's art is a proven hit, which is only set to get bigger. Like many creatives, Asia's journey started in childhood when her parents noticed and nurtured her passion for art.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 28, 2022

I am interested in exploring different approaches to expressions by playing on size, shapes, texture, and composition. David graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2017 and has now been freelancing for five years. But his love of art and desire to create goes back much further. Personal Drawing from a sketchbook.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 11, 2022

I like the idea of gouache because of its texture," she continues. Elenia finds influences from different fields such as movies, old photographs, art and literature. "My In the last few months, I've introduced some fluorescent colours to my palette to create more contrast.". "I But also because it's natural. Elenia Beretta.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 30, 2022

Many opt for the freelance way of life for its sense of freedom. I got so inspired that I decided to start experimenting with digital art and 2D, and publish it online every few days, no matter what. Then, everything is "thrown" into 3D software for him to start picking the colours and textures. "I Pre-Freedom © Nikita Savinov.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 22, 2023

Freelance illustrator Tasia Graham specialises in creating artwork that explores womanhood, cultural identity and imagination. Describing herself as an imaginative storytelling artist, Tasia Graham has found success by working with the likes of the BBC, the Financial Times, and the University of Arts London.

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Creative Boom

JULY 4, 2022

The oozing pallets and dreamy textures draw you in, not to mention the artful depictions of people gazing directly into your eye, relaxing and leaning in the street with a dog, boxing, eating or doing some gymnastics. These are real-life-looking people, but everything is much more heightened, exaggerated and colourful.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 6, 2023

Graduating from University of the Arts London in 2018, Elizabeth's work has been featured in British Vogue, The Royal Academy of Arts, Home House, Soho House, Heals, The London Design Festival, John Lewis, Delphian Gallery and Art on a Postcard. I'm not a fan of hyperrealism. Everyone is so happy all the time," she adds.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Across the full family, characters stand tall in a range of styles, from heavy-footed and funky platforms to slim lifts that lend it an ethereal, art nouveau vibe. Ferryman by Felix Braden Cologne-based designer Felix Braden works full-time as an art director at MWK Cologne. The effect is curved, melty, and a little nostalgic.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

At university, Anna experimented with various art styles, but they were always focused on telling stories through illustration. Today, I work as a freelance illustrator, and I can't imagine myself doing something different!" However, the other stars of her art are animals. "I

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Creative Boom

JULY 13, 2022

My art is scenic, and I always try to capture a mood," explains Sanchit Sawaria , a graphic designer from New Delhi, India. From uniquely angular (and functional) typography to textural identities and lucid, shiny 3D letters, Sanchit's work is experimental as it broadens our understanding of what can be achieved in the medium of design.

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Graphic Design Junction

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Today we are featuring creative illustrator and freelance graphic artist “ Dale Edwin Murray ”, with his amazing illustration art collection. He is a freelance illustrator artist and graphic designer living and working in London. Dale Edwin Murray Illustrations & Portrait Art Collection. 6,131 items. 5,191 items.

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Design You Trust

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sam, also known as Yiiokii, is a 24-year-old creative director and visionary artist from Montreal who is renowned for his surreal and inventive works of art. Photography and analog textures are expertly combined by Yiiokii to create distinct characters that inhabit his ominously imagined worlds.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 13, 2022

After graduating from the China Academy of Art a few years later, Ninki moved to Japan to commence work as a freelance illustrator. I focus on displaying retro effects with texture, vintage colour palettes and mid-century bushes." They all inspired me to make my own work."

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Shillington

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

We caught up with her one year after graduation to find out how life as a freelance designer is going. Can you tell us about the kind of things you work on as a freelancer? It was also a good opportunity to focus on one design or software aspect I was curious about: image processing, simple animations, grid, typography, texture.

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Design You Trust

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Brice aka Mr.Xerty is a freelance graphic designer & illustrator specialized in digital-art since 2007. He is now settled in Lille (North-France) after 12 years freelancing in Paris. He likes to play with photos, textures and colors which are sometimes mixed with some 3D abstract forms.

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Design You Trust

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Albert Andersen is a Danish freelance graphic designer and 3D artist. While studying at the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX), he developed his signature psychedelic style using a mix of 3D renders, visual feedback loops, and lots of scanned textures.

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Creative Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

“I was lucky to be encouraged by my parents to be creative, getting enrolled in free community art camps during summers throughout my childhood and taking figure drawing classes on weekends in high school. The post Derek Abella plays with nostalgia and texture in his ethereal illustrations appeared first on Creative Review.

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Abduzeedo

AUGUST 29, 2023

Dallas-based freelance artist Alexis Franklin has harnessed the power of Procreate, the versatile and intuitive digital illustration app, to create a stunning collection of digital portraits that are both captivating and evocative. It's a testament to her keen observation and empathetic approach to art.

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Creative Review

APRIL 7, 2020

Dutch illustrator Ellis van der Does started on her creative journey when she was just 16 after deciding to enrol in a foundation course at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht. “Then I move to Photoshop to add textures.” “I started the course without a plan,” she says. ” ellisvanderdoes.com. .

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Design You Trust

JUNE 25, 2022

“I graduated in graphic design and applied arts from the public art schools École Estienne and École Olivier de Serres in Paris. French artist Cléa Lala creates provocative mixed-media artworks combining embroidery and illustration.

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Creative Market

OCTOBER 28, 2021

That was the question posed to members of Illustrators for Hire , a platform promoting the work of freelance illustrators. Responses from 144 professional illustrators are compiled in this zine, which was sent to art directors and editors around the world. “What’s the best thing you’ve ever drawn?” The poster project.

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