UK clothing label The Goodhood Store love to pair great illustration with the brands they represent. In this series they commissioned Sarah Larnach to produce paintings of the Edinburgh four Sickboy, Begbie, Renton and Spud. The lads are kitted out in pieces from their SS17 collections.
Glenn Thomas illustrates a variety of fresh food scenes for premium fruit and vegetable company Perfection Fresh via Interbrand Sydney.
Sydney based Beck Feiner is the latest artist to join our ranks. An accomplished art director, her colourful vector based illustrations distil visuals to their essence. Having had great success with her Mum’s Milestones cards she has recently released her Aussie Legends Alphabet poster, a quirky pictorial alphabet portraying some of Australia’s legendary figures.
It’s Conservation Week and the NZ Department of Conservation is encouraging kids to become involved. DOC commissioned illustrator Kieran Rynhart to bring to life the enjoyment found in connecting with nature, beautifully portraying the weeks theme ‘Healthy Nature, Healthy People’.
Illustrator Sara Mutande is an expert in capturing the delicate nature of botanicals, having spent many years experimenting with watercolour, gouache and graphite pencil. Perfect for the new Capri spritzer range, commissioned by Barnes, Catmur & Friends Dentsu.
Henrietta Harris, known for her stunning portrait illustrations, loved working on her latest commission with Auckland Zoo. Her fine textured brush strokes beautifully brought to life the various intricacies of reptiles, amphibians and insects living in the zoo environs.
This year’s Pride Festival showcases the carnival-like illustration of Tony Graystone. A beautiful collaboration between Tony, ANZ and TBWA Auckland.
Alex Haley’s epic 1976 novel ‘Roots’ has been remade this year into a new miniseries. Illustrator Jeremy Kyle was asked to create artworks for the series by The New York Times. View the full project here.
Sarah Larnach‘s vibrant watercolour illustrations now grace the latest Red Seal Tea range. Her style delicately balances the push-pull friction of surface and depth, detail and looseness, impulse and control; highly sought after by her diverse client base, most recently Unified Brands.
Johnnie Walker, via Love Creative UK, has commissioned some of the worlds best illustrators to recreate epic journeys that the Striding Man made around the globe. Tony Graystone was chosen for the journey to Auckland and the resulting Dutch-inspired limited edition porcelain bottles are truly beautiful.
The clever folk at Saatchi & Saatchi Auckland recently created copy for Tui and called on the genius hand of Max Thompson to produce the accompanying illustration. Created specifically for the Hawkes Bay market, famous for it’s Pinot Noir, the Tui heartland series has been a smash hit.
JWT Auckland recently commissioned Gerad Taylor to create a logo and bus sides for the Contact Festival Playground held in Wellington earlier this year. Gerad has a strong background in traditional illustrative work, but is also highly sought after for his 3D realism, logo illustrations and augmented reality work.
Illustrator Jeremy Kyle felt privileged to have been asked to create a series of illustrations for the United Nations recently. The aim was to visually communicate the 5 key ideas behind Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s ‘Agenda for Humanity‘, which when collectively undertaken will provide the shifts the world needs. Jeremy’s signature watercolour style is catching the attention of international clients. His commissions this year include the Chicago Bulls, New York Times and the United Nations, along with his recent interview on Seven Sharp. His UN Campaign, featured on CNN, has an accompanying video which can be viewed below.
10 stunning Aotearoa inspired designs make up this beautiful book of wrapping paper, all hand drawn by illustrator Sara Mutande. Designer wrapping at the ready.
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…)
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‘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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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‘ 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.
