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Dong Qiu's magical illustrations summon the East-meets-West spirit of Shanghai

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The moment you clasp eyes on freelance illustrator Dong Qiu 's work, you feel yourself being pulled in multiple directions. Her art is at once subtle yet distinctive, calm yet thrilling, steeped in tradition yet irrepressibly modern. The subject of Chinese is also closely related to art, and the two complement each other."

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Wenching Tang's elegant illustrations are an expression of her introverted personality

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Taiwan-based illustrator Wenching Tang uses basic line work and stripped-back colour palettes in her delicate artworks that subtly speak volumes. You don't have to be loud to command a room; the same goes for art. These artists, in particular, hint at how travelling around Europe has shaped Wenching's art.

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Asia Orlando wants you to stop and take a closer look at her colourful, detailed illustrations

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Amsterdam-based artist and commercial illustrator Asia Orlando specialises in creating vibrant, playful images that pull viewers in with intricate details. It's easy to get lost in the illustrations of Asia Orlando, but that's no bad thing. This led Asia to take a bold leap towards the world of illustration. "I

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Dong Qiu's magical illustrations summon the East-meets-West spirit of Shanghai

Creative Boom

The moment you clasp eyes on freelance illustrator Dong Qiu 's work, you feel yourself being pulled in multiple directions. Her art is at once subtle yet distinctive, calm yet thrilling, steeped in tradition yet irrepressibly modern. The subject of Chinese is also closely related to art, and the two complement each other."

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Mmatcha's beautiful tonal illustrations capture the countless details of daily life

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Shanghai-based artist Mmatcha , also known as Lichen Zhu, focuses on small moments of daily life and the characters that inhabit them in her joyfully tonal illustrations. Mmatcha's journey as an illustrator has taken her on a surprising route. But instead of illustration, she initially focused on interior design.

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Raina Jia's colourful and quirky illustrations tell stories in unconventional ways

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Orange County-based illustrator Raina Jia puts emotions first in her drawings, aiming to tell stories that connect with audiences from diverse walks of life. But as she grew older, she saw it would be more difficult than she first realised and decided to turn her attention to graphic design instead of illustration.

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Maiyashu's new picture book explores how people relate to their hometowns in a breathtaking way

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It's a theme that author and illustrator Xinyue Chen, AKA Maiyashu, explores to great effect in their latest picture book, I Will Always Be Here. To enter the Central Academy of Fine Arts, I spent many years of my life learning traditional and academic painting," they reveal. "To What do you picture when you think of home?

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