Olivia Ahmad talks to Clive Hicks-Jenkins about his edgy retellings of classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, his practise and his feelings on the role of illustrator.

A beautifully produced book with a contradictory scent of sugar and swamp that combines witty, scintillating text from Simon Armitage with Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ memorable images of darkness and light.

Illustrators work in all sorts of spaces! Our first ‘Working Spaces’ article features two Illustrators working from home and a studio respectively, reflecting on the pros and cons on each.

Author, James Russell provides us with a fascinating overview of Ravilious’ life; his education, teaching career, work as a war artist and his experience as a commercial artist.

There are many great reasons to enter the World Illustration Awards, from increased confidence, to more exposure, and even new clients or commissions. We love catching up with illustrators and..

The Inner Child is a short but sweet book all about that little person inside all of us that feels, hurts and plays as hard as ever: our inner child.

Here’s a recap of our top 9 most celebrated articles of the year! Merry Christmas

One of the world’s most popular illustrators, Shaun Tan – known for a series of fascinating picture books – has just published The Bird King, An Artist’s Sketchbook. A book containing ‘much fun, wit and wisdom’, according to our reviewer, Karl Foster, who spoke to Shaun about sketchbook vs tablet, the influence of his Australian location and how he pursues the use of scale in his artwork.

Abi Langridge aka PAPERFACE was shortlisted for WIA2019 and won the first ever cross-category SAA Agent’s Award for New Talent.

Be ambitious, be seen, be celebrated Presented by the AOI in partnership with USA based Directory of Illustration, the World Illustration Awards are presented in a refreshed format for 2020,..

We asked Lin Chen about the impact of winning an award for her illustrations about ADD in Women for Vogue ME magazine, her tips for illustrators entering WIA2020, and her..

How do you know which category to choose? Read on for our helpful tips!

Our tips for getting the most out of your entry to WIA and other competitions.

Rome-based illustrator Ignasi Monreal’s digital paintings mix art historical and pop culture references to sublime effect. In Varoom 39 Zoë Taylor explores his work for Gucci’s Utopian Fantasy campaign and asks whether fashion illustration can break from its past?

Tim Easley won the World Illustration Awards 2019 Professional Design Category. We caught up with him to find out more about his award-winning project, and what’s happened since winning his Award…

ASCRL collects funds from non-US legal systems and distributes them to US and foreign illustrators and photographers who have works published in US publications. The funds are for “secondary rights.”

Dapo Adeola is making waves in the community as a champion of the importance of equal representation in the publishing industry and wider arts. As an illustrator with two years in the industry – Dapo is outspoken in the call for more movement to support and include all illustrators and authors, particularly British BAME creators.

  This December we are delighted to feature Yorkshire based AOI member Helena Covell as our illustrator of the Month. The AOI team enjoyed an open and animated discussion with..

  Selling work at fairs can be an exciting, sociable and lucrative addition to your illustration career, but knowing where to start can be a minefield. As part of our..

We were invited to celebrate the public launch of an inspiring new mentorship scheme into Children’s Publishing for diverse and underrepresented individuals. Read the full report!

This new monograph on Malika Favre is a perfect summation of her oeuvre – powerful, seductive and with subtle twists.

This title joins a series of books, Little Guides to Great Lives. Part of the illustrious line up is Stephen Hawking, whose story is sensitively and energetically told by author Isabel Thomas and illustrator Marianna Madriz.

There was possibly no other artist of this period capable of creating a work like The Starry Night – it’s sublime. This is a simple but effective addition to the many books on the artist.

Anna grew up in rural East Yorkshire, fascinated by stories and cities. She studied architecture at The Bartlett UCL, where she became increasingly interested in the power of illustration in..

Patrick Dias is a Toronto-based designer and animator. A graduate in graphic design, and self taught in illustration and animation. After spending the past few years co-running a studio, he..

Magoz is a multidisciplinary artist based in Malmö, Sweden. His work focuses on visual communication, problem-solving, and minimalism. Through a poetic language, Magoz focuses on the conceptual value of his..

After graduating from Glasgow School of Art, Fiona worked in animation before specialising in picture books. Her debut book ‘Hiding Heidi’ and Illustrations for ‘A Dot in the Snow’ were..

Kathryn is an international award-winning illustrator, writer and university lecturer based in London. She is a keen researcher in theatre and performance history, with a passion for ballet of the..

Sonja lives and works as an illustrator and designer in Vienna, Austria. In 2012 she graduated from University in Salzburg where she studied multimedia art. Since then she has worked..

“You can’t plan it and all that randomness can be terrifying,” Sydney Smith talks about inspiration striking and his new book, and Karl Foster reviews this ‘classic’ title.