‘No Lifestyle. No Pose. No Galleries. No Collaboration. No Commissions. No Art Direction. No Illustration. No Creative. No Social Network. No Fashion.’ It would hard to imagine more restrictive prohibitions on an illustrator than these Ten Commandments. Yet they are the credo strictly observed by Herman Inclusus, the anachronistic pseudonym of the Staffordshire-based artist formerly known as Stuart Kolakovic, interviewed in this extract from Varoom 40 by Paul Gravett.

Yehrin Tong created the dramatic, flowing artwork for the cover of the Fantasy issue of Varoom in four varied colourways. We asked her about her concept and process.

For the World Illustration Awards 2019 we introduced some new Cross-Category Awards, including an AOI Members Award, the Directory of Illustration Award, and the SAA Agents’ Award for New Talent…

Our second Working Spaces article features Argentinian illustrator María Luque. We set out to find out why she loves working in cafés, libraries, and local joints.

Master of chill, Illustrator and Animator Joe Prytherch (aka Mason London) has built an impressive portfolio of seamless animated loops complimenting your favourite chill out tracks. Creating animations that work alongside contemporary jazz, and arcade game music – we’re excited to present as February’s Illustrator of the Month!

In this excerpt from Varoom 40, Ritupriya Basu connects with Victo Ngai at her studio in LA, to talk about how fantasy plays into her work and why composing illustrations is akin to orchestrating stage plays.

This May, the 16th Pictoplasma Berlin Festival presents an all new selection of trailblazing, trendsetting character design and art.

Katie Brosnan introduces us to the microbes; the varieties that makes up the family, the microbes that live in human bodies in a state of mutually-beneficial symbiosis, and those microbe renegades that can make us ill or give us acne.

Find out what makes an award-winning project…

Payback 2020 has opened this week, and this year DACS has launched a brand-new website, making it easier than ever for illustrators to claim royalties.