Monday, June 18, 2012

Craig LaRotonda illustrates for BCBusiness Magazine

Craig LaRotonda was commissioned by Canada Wide Media to create this illustration for BCBusiness Magazine.  The article is about mining rare earth metals, which are used in making things like iPads, phones, batteries, magnets, and nuclear reactors, among other things.  Check it out:

Craig LaRotonda - Searching in Vain

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

New fashion illustrations by Mariya Paskovsky

Here are some new illustrations by Mariya Paskovsky.  She is using a much more dramatic color palette than we are used to seeing in her work, and we're loving the bold contrast of the black background and the intense colors. Mariya created this series as a proposal for the graduation fashion show poster of UQAM: École supérieure de mode de Montréal.

The first illustration is simply  an image of a fashionista with a lot of details, fashion
accessories, etc.  The other two images are based on what Mariya considers to be the most significant points in the history of men's and women's fashion.  As Mariya describes them - for women: "the 1920's, when the skirts and hair suddenly became short"... and for men: "the 60's and 70's, when the plain and boring suit was suddenly was transformed to a bright, colorful, creative, and very young look..."

Mariya Paskovsky - Fashionista


Mariya Paskovsky - Women's Fashion

Mariya Paskovsky - Men's Fashion






Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Marco Wagner illustrates portrait of Ida Scudder

Marco Wagner recently illustrated this portrait of Ida Scudder for the German magazine Chrismon.
Ida Scudder came from a long line of medical missionaries, and from the early 1900's - on, she dedicated her life to the plight of women in India.  Marco always comes up with the most interesting portraits!

Marco Wagner - portrait illustration of Ida Scudder