Mokshini’s artist residency at Ralph Lauren NY
Mokshini aka Nadeesha Godamunne landed an illustrators dream job with Ralph Lauren in New York. She can be live drawing at a fashion show one day and sketching design ideas the next. (more…)
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Introducing illustrator Minky Stapleton
After working for some of South Africa’s best advertising agencies, we’re happy that award-winning art director Minky Stapleton has made the moved to New Zealand and freelance illustration. A multifaceted talent, she has a range of styles from serious to silly, all with a heavy dash of dark humour.
Jeremy Kyle becomes an official illustrator for the Chicago Bulls!!!
Jeremy Kyle‘s star is quickly rising. A master at depicting motion and emotion, his incredible talent has been picked up by the Chicago Bulls. Jeremy’s latest series portrays Jordan, Butler and Rose in effortless free flow using his clever combination of watercolour, loose hand scribbling and precision line work. The campaign marks the 50th anniversary of the Bulls and expresses their most iconic moments in playing history.
Justine Beckett develops a pictorial series for Unitec NZ
Unitec NZ recently searched for a concept driven artist to illustrate a range of events they had planned this semester. They couldn’t look past illustrator Justine Beckett whose quirky, clean, bright style cleverly engages the viewer on a direct emotional level.
Illustator Josh Dykgraaf creates a world map for Taylors Wines
Sydney agency Mr Wolf recently engaged the skills of illustrator Josh Dykgraaf for their client Taylors Wines. Being included among the top 5 winerys in the world for two consecutive years required a suitably epic illustration. We think Josh has done the honour justice.
A Sarah Larnach illustrated book sells out!!!
‘The Adventures of Celia Kaye’ illustrated by Grammy-nominated artist Sarah Larnach has been a big success and is already on it’s second run. The story follows a little girl with a huge imagination who uses it to hide her mysterious secret.
Storyboarder Jack Chadwick illustrates energy saving tips for Meridian
The clever folk at Barnes Catmur & Friends recently commissioned storyboarder Jack Chadwick to create a series of 44 energy saving tips for Meridian Energy. The handy ‘Save the World From Your Sofa’ booklet with it’s humorous illustrations is downloadable from the Meridian Energy website.
Josh Dykgraaf creates a stunning series of island worlds for KPMG
Illustrator Josh Dykgraaf was recently flown to Ireland courtesy of Atomic Agency Dublin. His brief was to capture iconic imagery in order to create an epic series of intricate 3D landscapes for KPMG. The campaign consists of eight images in total, each running for one month on billboards throughout Ireland.
Henrietta Harris paints a melancholic Peter Ellis for North&South
Henrietta Harris‘ striking watercolour of Peter Ellis graces the cover of North&South magazine. It’s been almost 25 years since the first claims were made of child abuse at the Christchurch Civic Creche and he is still trying to clear his name.
Metro’s special Illustrated edition features four of our fold
With a Max Thompson cover and illustrations by Kieran Rynhart, Ivy Niu, and Rebecca Ter Borg, October’s illustration issue of Metro Magazine makes an appealing collectors edition for editor Simon Wilson’s last Metro.
Sky Television enlists a dynamic IR team to celebrate their 25th year anniversary
Fly agency and Sky Television wanted a powerful way to represent the 25 years Sky has entertained New Zealanders. Intrigued by the 2 and 5 being mirror opposites of each other, they engaged a team of IR artists to create artworks depicting the dichotomy of emotions that TV viewing evokes. Michel Mulipola, James Stewart, Gareth Jensen and Toby Morris were each handed different briefs, their unique illustrative processes were filmed and can be seen here.
IR artists inspire with their visions of Tomorrowland
Mango Melbourne and client Disney Australia recently commissioned Max Thompson (above), Josh Dykgraaf (below) and Glenn Thomas (further below) to each develop an illustration that revealed their personal vision of Tomorrowland. Promoted through Disney’s social media channels these works take the viewer into magical and futuristic lands.
South Island skiing promoted by Lisa Nicole Moes
The photorealistic skills of Lisa Nicole Moes adds a touch of nostalgia to her ski South Island series…
Josh Dykgraaf flying high
Illustrator Josh Dykgraaf has been busy creating magazine cover art recently. This was for the cover of SXSW Interactive Magazine which is a huge tech, film and music conference in Texas. The one below was for yBitcoin, a tech magazine in the States.
Jeremy Kyle works with Under Armour Sports Apparel US
Illustrator Jeremy Kyle was recently commissioned by Under Armour Sports Apparel to illustrate people in situ doing sports, along with some famous faces such as Jamie Foxx.
Introducing the simple sophistication of Lucy Han
Lucy Han recently created this puzzling masterpiece for Sunday Magazine. Her clean sketchbook-style line drawings perfectly capture the swag of fashion (for Denizen Magazine below) and the different personalities that (more…)
Illustrator Jonas Claesson joins our clan
Jonas Claesson joins us bringing with him hand drawn illustrations which are digitally coloured, resulting in a bold, playful and expressive style. We love his freewheeling and unconventional take on everyday milieu.
Gerad Taylor and Mosin Fresh put the richness back in coffee
Gerad Taylor illustrates a bold new look for Mosin Fresh Coffee via Tried & True Design agency.
Sam Smith portrait goes viral
Illustrator Henrietta Harris was commissioned by Universal Music to create a portrait of Sam Smith as a gift following his recent trip to New Zealand. The stunning watercolour was then used by Smith as his profile pic on Instagram and Twitter, becoming a huge hit with his 3.6 million followers.
Shine and Glenn Thomas roll out Mac’s fresh new look
Clever Shine Limited art director Justin Wood and our Glenn Thomas have collaborated on Mac’s new look across their range of beers and ciders. As well as creating fresh identities for their classics, there are some new heroes to be discovered like Three Wolves, named after the three hops that make up this striking pale ale.
Welcome illustrator Renee Chin
Renee Chin‘s work is characterized by her playful use of shapes and striking use of colour, seen here in her latest commission by Z Energy.
Glenn Thomas in collaboration with The Royals – Melbourne
Illustrator Glenn Thomas’ latest commission via The Royals, is being used to encourage the locals to participate in this years Half Marathon through the eclectic streets of Melbourne.
Colourful new works by illustrator Sara Mutande
Spanish born illustrator Sara Mutande brings us some fresh and playful new work, with elements taken from New Zealand’s summer camping lifestyle making an appearance.