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A selection of nine different children's books aimed at different age groups showing the covers. The books are The Changeling, Funny Factopia, Absurd Said Bird, So You Wanna Be a Crop Star, Big Bad Dragon Club, COunting Sheep, The Wild Beast, Tom Mouse and the North Pole Mystery, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears Completely Ruined By Cabbage.

Happy World Book Day! 📚 Here are just a few of the fabulous books that our wonderful members have illustrated recently ✨❤️

Illustrators, from centre top, clockwise:
Andy Smith
Ginger Nielson
Kimberley Hoffman
Beach
Danny Deeptown
Sue Todd
Joanna Scott
Marcus Cutler
@christinawald.com

Three illustrations by different artists. A stylised cartoon zombie sitting on a toilet with his head resting on his hands. A highly detailed scifi illustration of a girl with purple hair wearing a green pinafore and yellow top holding a spanner and standing in front of a space ship in a woodland setting. A cartoon drawing in muted colours of a man wearing headphones and talking into a microphone with mixing equipment on a table in a cafe surrounded by other people at tables.

Our three fantastic new featured artists are Erika Taguchi, Anton Brand and Tim Kirby ❤️

You can see more work in their portfolios:

Erika - hireillo.com/cua
Anton - hireillo.com/cd5
Tim - hireillo.com/ddV

Seven different images showing work by different illustrators. A group of Marvel superheroes in dynamic poses, a children's book cover with a boy laying in the grass, an pink book on magical folklore with linocut illustrations, a quirky pigeon sculpture designed as a trophy, a detailed illustration of a gloomy bearded man sitting in a pub, the cover of an illustrated children's book about how the body works, and a heavily stylised illustration of a man sitting on a sofa while gaming.

We've got everything from superheroes and folklore to pigeons and poo in this week's newsletter! You can check it out at www.hireillo.com/SJt

Art by Nicolas Rix · Tom Pląskowski · Becca Thorne · Ian Ball · Peter Fasolino · Liz Kay · Brian Allen

Two people with painted nails, one with a rose tattoo, shake hands against a solid pink background.

Big news! The Ultimate Artist Contract Template has been updated and it’s stronger than ever for artists working in the real world.

Protect your work, your rights, and your payments with a contract built from real experience.

Get yours here: shop.hireillo.com/l/artist-con...

A person sits inside a whimsical, complex machine with tubes, gears, and robotic arms mixing colors and painting on a canvas below.

If you think posting art on your socials is the magic ticket to getting clients, think again! Read what really works in this honest breakdown of social media for illustrators.

👉 www.hireillo.com/blog/social-...

A person sits inside a whimsical, complex machine with tubes, gears, and robotic arms mixing colors and painting on a canvas below.

If you think posting art on your socials is the magic ticket to getting clients, think again! Read what really works in this honest breakdown of social media for illustrators.

👉 www.hireillo.com/blog/social-...

Three illustrations by different artists: a children's book illustration of a diverse community in a park, a detailed black-and-white city street scene from a comic, and a colourful stylised digital illustration with abstract shapes, emojis, animals and people.

I'd like to introduce you to our wonderful Featured Artists, Elisabeth Clover, Fabio Jacomelli and Scott Balmer!

See more of their work in their portfolios:

Elisabeth - hireillo.com/cs1
Fabio - hireillo.com/cu1
Scott - hireillo.com/c6D

Testimonial from illustrator Stephen Stone praising a contract service for its value and professionalism, with a photo of Stephen and a cartoon fox illustration.

Thank you Stephen for the very nice review of the Ultimate Artist Contract Template. Feedback like this is always appreciated. ☺️ If you'd like to grab a copy yourself, you can find it here: shop.hireillo.com/l/artist-con...

A gray and pink cartoon pigeon figurine stands on a colorful base labeled "Sneaker Con," with more pink pigeon figures in the background.

The Sneaker Con x Staple Pigeon release at Sneaker Con Shanghai sold out instantly!!! 😱 Credit to Ian Ball, whose distinctive style brought the piece to life. A standout example of art and sneaker culture at its best. ❤️

A stylised black and white illustration by Trevin Wyant of a creepy grinning ghoul character wearing a black cape with a hood that has long points. It has a round white face with black eyes and a wide toothy grin.

Who needs Valentine's Day tomorrow, when it's Friday the 13th today? We will definitely be curling up with a good (or possibly, trashy) horror movie tonight 💀

This creepy little ghoul by horror illustrator Trevin Wyant is perfect for today's mood 🖤

A grid of seven illustrations including the cover of a children's nature magazine with a person watching animals through their window, a painting of an ancient tree with a starry night sky behind, part of a mural with school children playing musical instruments, a mystical picture of a wizard, a black and white shirt with a Predator movie pattern, a Chinese window with a tree branch covered in blossom, and a retro noir style movie poster.

Spring, Predator and Wild Times: this week's newsletter is here and it's packed full of arty goodness! www.hireillo.com/SAt

Art by Vicky Scott · @elisabethalba.bsky.social · Micah Champion · Mark Reihill · @jontofski.bsky.social · Shirley Chiang · Maeca Art

A Chinese traditional-style window with geometric patterns that is partially open under a leafy branch with yellow flowers, illustrated in an ink and watercolour style. The Chinese character Lìchūn is drawn in red at the bottom right corner.

Happy new week, everyone! Yes, it's grey, gloomy and rather damp, but it feels like we can finally start to look forward to spring now. To brighten the day, here's a piece celebrating springtime by Shirley Chiang. 🌸

Illustration of people shopping, with clothing, shoes, sunglasses, credit cards, and prices, blending in-store and online retail elements in bright, textured colors.

Hot take 🔥 style isn’t about locking yourself into a box. It’s about making your work instantly recognizable and easier to connect with. I wrote about why that matters and how to think about it here 👇

www.hireillo.com/blog/one-sty...

A screenshot of the Hireillo Press website, showing 13 different movie posters created by illustrators featuring a variety of classic films.

Did you know we have a print shop? There are fabulous movie-inspired posters available, all featuring cult classics. Perfect for the film fan in your life or to brighten your own walls!

Printed with high-quality, archival ink on fine art paper, and available in two sizes.

📽️ press.hireillo.com/

Portfolio Website-Building Tips for Artists What are your favourite portfolio website-building tips? My website is www.kristinagehrmann.com, and here are some of my tips: 1. Show Your Work Immediately Online marketing experts already knew this ...

Yes, professional artists and illustrators should still have a portfolio website in addition to their socials. Here, experienced illustrator @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social breaks down some of the most important points for creating a successful portfolio website.

🔗 hireillo.com/PqJ

A collage of three artworks: a distressed girl surrounded by black hands, a robot in a cafe courtyard, and a shadowy Batman figure in rain.

This week's fantastic featured artists at Hireillo are Alexandra Turner-Piper, @rodhuntdraws.bsky.social and @matttimson.bsky.social

Portfolios:
Alexandra - hireillo.com/cfc
Rod - hireillo.com/c5J
Matt - hireillo.com/cZm

#Illustration #Art #ArtistsOnBsky

Criccieth beach

Maentwrog

Black Falls, Eryri

Mossy tree, Eryri

A4 prints of the Welsh landscape

jonathanestore.bigcartel.com

The State of Illustration Report | Interview with Darren Di Lieto of Hireillo YouTube video by Mr. Tom Froese

If you missed this before, you can still check out Darren's conversation with Tom Froese on the Thoughts on Illustration podcast, where they chat about issues familiar to so many illustrators today - pricing, late payments, confidence, mental health and lots more.

🎙️ youtu.be/UzMmz2o7y9g

300 DPI: The Reality of Making a Living in Comics YouTube video by Hireillo

For the very first episode of 300 DPI, Darren Di Lieto turns the mic on his co-host Jason Piperberg. Jason talks about making a living in comics, building popular digital brushes, and shares his thoughts on pay, creative ownership and how AI is reshaping the industry.

🎙️ youtu.be/DJPJ5Z-g5WU

Comic illustration double spread page depicting a young boy in paddling pool and a soldier landing down in the garden.

The second part of my short illustrated graphic novel style story ‘The First Day I Never Forgot’, set to when I was a young child living with my family in a Loyalist estate in Belfast. Currently a work in progress, as I retell my earliest memory at the tail end of The Troubles. #illustration #comics

A hand holds three artist trading cards in front of a plush bear wearing glasses and a small pumpkin on a green dish, on a black shelf.

We love seeing the different art that members choose for their Artist Trading Cards - there's always such a wide variety of great work! Featured here are Jennifer Howard Kicinski, @egorodriguez.com and Sue Todd.

At the top is a group of illustrated horse of lore and legend including Pegasus, Qilin, Sleipnir, a unicorn, a kelpie and a hippocamp. Below are three silver collectable coins each bearing two of the horse illustrations

A throwback to 2014, I still love these illustrations created by Elise Martinson for Perth Mint for their Horses of Lore and Legend coins 🐴🪙❤️

300 DPI: The Reality of Making a Living in Comics YouTube video by Hireillo

For the very first episode of 300 DPI, Darren Di Lieto turns the mic on his co-host Jason Piperberg. Jason talks about making a living in comics, building popular digital brushes, and shares his thoughts on pay, creative ownership and how AI is reshaping the industry.

🎙️ youtu.be/DJPJ5Z-g5WU

Six illustrations by different artists, including a film festival poster with the statue of liberty, a magazine cover with a billboard and baseball player, a The Terminator movie poster, a stylised illustration of a politician blowing a university graduate into the air, a portrait of a young person, a comic cover of a man standing on a snowy hill with a spaceship behind, and three fists raised in the air.

The latest Hireillo newsletter is here, featuring news from our members, plus our featured and newest artists! Take a peekeroo at www.hireillo.com/Ss1

Art by Matt Curtis · @raid71.bsky.social · Elly Walton · John W. Tomac · Aliena Riu · @jeremywilsonart.bsky.social · @kalakal.bsky.social

Three artworks by different artists: a children's illustration of a frog wizard and a white furry animal, a detailed pencil drawing of two lovebirds, and a stylised portrait of a man with glowing eyes surrounded by small skulls and intricate black patterns on a green background.

Here are our latest featured artists to brighten your week! Fabulous children's illustration from Monika Suska, gorgeous portraits and animal art by Sharntay, and wonderfully dark comic art by Roy Huteson Stewart!

Portfolios:
Monika hireillo.com/cWs
Sharntay hireillo.com/c8Y
Roy hireillo.com/c4B

Award for Blue Boat Home Sue Todd's latest picture book, Blue Boat Home, has won a Northern Lights Book Award for Best Illustration. The Northern Lights Book Awards honour books that excel in aesthetic and literary qualities ...

Sharing my latest news from @hireillo.com. Happy New Year!
www.hireillo.com/news/award-f...
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #happy

Indeed! Thank you for letting me know. The correct Becca is @becca-thorne.bsky.social ❤️

A collage of eight illustrations created by different artists, including illustrations of historical figures, a woman with a helmet and phone, Blackpool Tower, yarn and prints, a person balancing on a tightrope between two giant stacks of paper, a children's illustration of people flying kites, and a colourful mural.

There's a big bunch of fantastic art in this week's newsletter! You can check out the whole thing over at www.hireillo.com/Srx

Art by Sue Todd · @kalakal.bsky.social · @beccathorne.bsky.social · @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · @johnwtomac.com · Julia Allum · Chris B. Murray

A collection of printed report pages featuring charts, graphs, and illustrations related to the illustration industry, laid out on a blue surface.

A huge thank you to everyone who has bought a copy of the State of Illustration report over the past couple of weeks! It really means a lot to have your support ❤️

If you haven't seen it yet and would like a copy, you can find it at www.stateofillustration.com/