Famous illustrators

The search for visual references is a recurring asset as a source of inspiration between artists, designers and illustrators. Well, it is one of the most important steps when creating one design style or another. Perhaps you do not know many in the field of illustration, that is why today we bring you a series of famous illustrators.

We will tell you a little about his life and style. Ya en la presentnity, these ilFamous ustradoras have managed to be a worldwide reference.Currently their work is recognized and accepted by all, each of them has a unique style.

7 famous illustrators

Here we tell you about 7 famous illustrators, who have been awarded throughout their professional careers and have collaborated with numerous well-known institutions worldwide.

Paula Bonet

Paula Bonet is a Valencian illustrator, painter and writer, was born on December 10, 1980. He currently lives in Barcelona. She graduated in Fine Arts at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, and is specialized in painting and writing. In 2002 he received the Promoe scholarship, with which he completed his studies at the Catholic University of Santiago de Chile. In 2006 he received another scholarship, with which he moved to New York to study at NYU.

Early in his career he decided to focus on oil painting and engraving. But in 2009 he decided focus your career on illustration. From that year on, his oil painting and engraving technique was perfected. In 2018 he received the Medal of Cultural Merit (High distinction of the Generalitat Valenciana). He has collaborated in newspapers like El País, Diari Ara y Eldiario.es.

Luci Gutiérrez

Luci Gutiérrez is a Catalan illustrator, known worldwide. He was born in Barcelona in 1977. His style is refined and ironic, takes love relationships, seduction and human behavior as a reference. His art has also materialized in books, animations and advertising campaigns, for different media and in different countries. He has worked for newspapers such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.

Among his best known works we find "English is not easy", "Miss Galassia" or "La valigia delle carabattole".

Eva Vázquez

Eva Vazquez is a illustrator from Madrid. She studied architecture and animation and initially seemed to have different paths, but eventually they came together and guided her into a world that included animated series and background productions of films. His strong bridge is that he can draw all the buildings he can imagine, from the most realistic to the most fantastic.

As a result, she became one of the most important and unique illustrators associated with the publishing world in our country. His work focuses on fantasy and illustration, whose mental exercise is defined by a synthesis of ideas as structured as they are stylistically defined. Currently he is dedicated to illustration in newspapers, books, professional magazines, etc.

Sarah Fanelli

Sara Fanelli (born 1969) is a British artist and illustrator native to Italy, best known for her illustrated children's books. He was born and raised in Italy, in Florence. He studied at the Liceo Classico Michelangelo. Later he would move to London to study graphic design and illustration. It was in her last year at the Royal College of Art that Sara discovered the world of children's illustration. One of his most famous books was Button. for which he received the Macmillan Award for Children's Picture Book Illustration. Since then this British illustrator has published about 20 books.

Regarding her style and technique, Sara uses collage and a very careful combination of materials and fonts. He has collaborated with such important media as the New York Times, The New Yorker, and others such as Pinguin, Faber and Faber, Tate Britain, Tate Modern or the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Ana Juan

Ana Juan (1961, Valencia) es una de the most internationally recognized Spanish illustrators. Su ha sido public insuranceed en revists como El Pais, El Moutho, National Geographic Traveler, Elle, Marie Claire, The New yorkers, Time, People o Newsweek. He has also collaborated with magazines such as La Luna de Madrid y Madriz, contributing their only comics to date, all in black white and expressionist tints.

Ana Juan ha sido una de the pioneers of children's literature in Catalan, with more than thirty titles published in that language. Ha obthgone numberosos premios como ilmouthradNow e innovateadNow, entre otros received the pNational Award for Illustration, Ministry of Culture of Spain in 2010.

Paula troxler

Paula Believexler es una illustrator and graphic designer from Willisau (Switzerland), was born in 1981. En his work highlights the colors and children's and infantilized drawings. Su trabit se ha expuiso en variousas exposiconit is both in SuIza and the  extranjero. He studied visual communication at the University of Applied Sciences to Art and Design, where he would end up specializing in illustration. In 2006 she decided to set up her own studio in Berlin, where she would begin her career as a freelance illustrator. Finally in 2008, he decided to move to Zürich, where he currently lives and works.

Coconut Scribe

Es illustrator and plastic artist. He was born in Quintanar del Rey (Cuenca). At just 14 years old, this illustrator knew she wanted to study Fine Arts. He graduated in Fine Arts, but for a time he decided to focus on photography. Until finally, he decided to dedicate himself completely to drawing and illustration. His inspiration comes from his concerns, reflections and ideas. It deals with topics such as love, climate change, selfishness or hope. Collaborate with brands and publishers such as Grijalbo, Casio or Glamor Spain.

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