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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

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In our recent Creative Boom survey, we gathered votes from hundreds of illustrators, art directors and industry insiders to spotlight the artists making waves in this challenging climate. A self-proclaimed "artist with a business brain", she picked up hand lettering as a hobby while studying advertising at the School of Visual Arts.

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From watercolours to Snakes with Legs: illustrator Beth Bennett on her work so far

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She says: "The combination of studying traditional art and giving it a playful twist was incredibly fun and helped me push my style to the next level. It's been an absolute game-changer," says Bennett. "I Before that, I hadn't really explored art inspired by existing media, but this project made me fall in love with it," she says. "It

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Candela Kerze confronts her demons with meme and video game-inspired illustrations

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We caught up with her to learn more about her creative approach and why memes and video games are important in her work. I use art to express my vision of the world," she says. Fear is always with me, and art helps me to confront the world and fight my demons like a video game." Garish, edgy, maybe even hostile.

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Alex Foxley's '90s-inspired illustrations are here to fill your world with positivity

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Originally from the UK, Alex is a Norwich University of Arts graduate who studied and pursued photography. I think video games of the '90s have also heavily influenced me. I remember having a Sega Mega Drive and a Game Boy Color, and I was so drawn into the colourful and imaginative worlds of games like Sonic, Mario and Pokemon.

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Meet DALL-E 2, the robot artist using AI to make dreams a reality

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The application uses natural language to create works of art, both an impressive and mindblowing feat. A bowl of soup that is a portal to another dimension as digital art © DALL-E 2. Art School for Robots. Video Games. Another potential use for DALL-E is in video game graphics and world-building.

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Class of 2022: A guide to all the UK's graduate shows this summer

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Students at Glasgow School of Art. 22 Men by Emma Williams, MA Art and Science (Central Saint Martins). Celebrating the best creative work from Goldsmiths students, spanning fine art, design, film-making, photography and more, this year's annual summer shows run until 26 July at venues across the UK capital.

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'Drawing is like therapy': illustrator Jun Zhou on creating delightfully satisfying puzzle pictures

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By bringing her background as a children's comic book artist and game designer to the publication, she aims to expand the boundaries of children's education by using mazes and puzzles to stimulate their mathematical thinking. By exploring topics from a weird perspective, Jun hopes to strike upon unexpected solutions.