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The winners of the 2022 V&A Illustration Awards have been revealed

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Gérard - who was commissioned to illustrate a new edition of Cormac McCarthy's The Road published by The Folio Society – impressed judges with his acrylic paintings that perfectly capture the beauty and brutality of McCarthy's text. Book Illustration Winner 2022 – Gérard DuBois. James Albon scooped the Illustrated Journalism award.

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Ian Morris on what it takes to be a successful children's book illustrator

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They have a heavy output of students entering the publishing world; however, moving down south was never feasible. However, I am also interested in printmaking methods, screenprinting, mono printing, etching, and true grain. I think it's important to be humble and not view yourself as a finished article.

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April 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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2025 Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award Featured Booooooomand Bookmobile are teaming up for this popular open call supporting artist publishing. Winners receive $1,000 cash, their work published in the magazine, and press coverage. Make sure you never miss out by joining our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. There is a $35 entry fee.

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20 best illustration agents in the UK, and the awesome illustrators they represent

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If you're not sure how to go about finding representation, it's worth first reading our article on how to get represented by an illustration agency. Paradise Sands - illustration by Levi Pinfold from the picture book published by Walker Studio. Then the next step is to consider where you'd like to apply. Levi is represented by Arena 2.

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Arcimboldo-esque Portraits Emerge from Tools of the Trade in Early 19th-Century Aquatints

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Around 1800, London-based published Samuel William Fores continued the playful—if occasionally unsettling—tradition of composite portraiture in a series of aquatints depicting a florist, a baker, an armorer, a tailor, and several others, made from the sum of their tools and wares. .” Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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In ‘The Junior Classic,’ Michael Ezzell Builds an Uncanny World from Vintage Books

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It’s not too often that a high school art project morphs into a through-line in an artist’s professional practice, but for illustrator and printmaker Michael Ezzell , that’s exactly how his ongoing series The Junior Classic was born.

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Over 25 Years of a Pioneering Collective’s History Comes Together in ‘Trailblazing Women Printmakers’

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Sarni from Princeton Architectural Press titled Trailblazing Women Printmakers: Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios and the The Folly Cove Designers details the group’s prolific history and extensive works. Find your copy of Trailblazing Women Printmakers on Bookshop. Eino Natti, “Polyphemus.” ” Hood. .”