15 Illustration Blogs You Should Know About
Today, Escape From Illustration Island is sharing a list of 15 Illustration Blogs you should know about, in no particular order. If you like EFII, chances are you’ll find at least a handful of blogs here to add to your bookmarks.
If you have any suggestions for blogs that didn’t make the list, please add them to the comments below.
A Blog documenting the adventures of MoonApe in searching for the most cutting edge illustration styles and techniques in the cosmos.
The Blogging wing of the popular Illustration community, featuring artist interviews and other news.
A Blog for lovers of Illustration and Commercial Art, featuring up-and-coming, as well as established but little known illustrators from around the world.
The Blogging wing of Illustration Mundo, featuring Artist Spotlights and the second home of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast.
The Blog of an anonymous Children’s Book Editor offering an inside look at the industry.
A collaborative Weblog for illustrators, artists, cartoonists, and anyone who likes to draw.
A place for those with an interest in Illustration from the 40′s and 50′s to share their knowledge, views, and opinions.
A Blog for aspiring Illustrators.
A Blog about anything even remotely related to Illustration. If it has lines and/or colors, it’s fair game.
The Blog that strives to be “The World’s Finest Illustration and Art Place.” You decide.
Interviews and Galleries from the top Artists in Animation, Movies, Games, Illustration, and Comics.
A Blog focused on “keeping track of design stuff so you don’t have to.”
Illustration news, interviews, inspiration, apps, tools, and more.
The Illustration News Portal where you can submit your own news and events as well.
Illustration news, interviews, and entertainment.
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http://www.drawger.com/
Someone else can argue about whether or not Drawger is technically a blog, but it’s updated daily and probably should be required reading/ viewing.
Thanks for the link, Leland! Looks like an interesting site. If nothing else, they have a hilarious About page.
Second on the drawger.com recommendation. It’s a Master class. I also recommend artbackwash.com and louromano.blogspot.com
Hey Thomas – Thanks for including zero2illo, much appreciated!
You should check out GurneyJourney.blogspot.com as well. It’s chalk full of info. James Gurney just released a book on some of the entries he incorporated in his blog.
Oh I cant wait to check out some of these sites.. familiar with illustrationfriday but not many of the others
Thanks for the links.
Now I’ve got some exploring to do C:
Thanks for the advice,I knew some of them but he other I can’t wait to visit them!
Have fun blog surfing!
Thank you Thomas for sharing,
The info is much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Harry
http://www.illustrationacademy.org
Hall of Famers, Gold Medalists, the stars who can think, conceptualize and paint. They call it “Visual Literacy”. It also has sveral free demos.
and
http://www.rcavs.org
This is the new initiative of the Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge. They are going way beyond Norman’s work and treating art academically.
Thanks for the links Terry! Anyone else?
Definitely bookmarking this blog post! Thank you for you research!
~Pat Ann~
Thanks Patricia! Have fun exploring these sites.
wish there was a really good free caricature blog to link up with. Is caricature art considered illustration???
Caricature, if created for a purpose, be it for reproduction or a fee, is illustration. I know you all hate the phrase “commercial art” but that is what it is…Art for Commerce. You didn’t wake up and say “Today I am gonna do Obama in a tutu.” No, your i-phone vibrated and there was a tweet from http://www.operanewstoday.com asking you to draw the President as a ballerina. Commercial.
Actually i wake up most days and decide i will do that tu-tu because its a portfolio piece which does attract commercial interest and i agree that caricatures produced for a customer is commercial. Thanks for your reply. I wish i could afford an i-phone, heehee….
Another Illustration site worth checking out is Sugar Frosted Goodness hosted by Jeff Andrews
This is a blog I always check out:
illustrationart.blogspot.com
It’s blog about that mainly discusses the history of illustration. I especially love the comments section. It’s always great to read serious discussions about the craft as well as know that there are people out there with a passion and appreciation for the art of illustration.
Thank you for gathering such a great list of illustration sites.
Here’s my own blog with a focus on digital children’s book illustration… http://www.theillustrationsite.com.
http://www.pikaland.com/
http://wefindwildness.blogspot.com/
http://www.pristina.org/
http://thescienceofdesign.blogspot.com/
http://www.createmake.com/
i think only pikaland is exclusively about illustration but I have found really good illustration at the others as well.
keep sharing your blogs.
best!
http://www.rob-sheridan.com/sketchblog/ would be worth noting, except for his recent lack of updates :/
Would have included http://www.learnsomethingeveryday.co.uk on there. Otherwise, nice post.
Thanks for your always interesting information!!
I check out the nonslick blog all the time – interviews with AD’s and illustrators
http://www.nonslick.blogspot.com
Thanks Jillian! Looks like a great addition.
Check out Thomas Fuchs’ new blog Aheartaday.com: http://www.aheartaday.com where he posts an image a day from his ongoing Love&Hate Series. Great Valentine’s /Anti-Valentine’s Day fodder.
awesome list!
i just started one myself on new years day called “PACKED”. you can check it out at: http://armagotit.wordpress.com/
i’d love some feedback.
Yeah I’ve got an illustration blog too, check it out, feedback welcome, it still needs some work. http://starbrightillustrations.com/blog/
http://thearteducatorsblog.blogspot.com/ This is a brand new illustration blog started by Tin Salamunic and features contributions from top talent such as Sterling Hundley, Robert Meganck, and others.
Here is another one that might be useful to your readers:
http://www.creaturemag.com/
This is great. I often do Google searches for sites like these.. it’s nice to a few complied in a list like this.
Here is another very talented artist’s blog:
http://www.illusian.com/
Here’s a great one for people interested in concept design:
http://conceptships.blogspot.com/
Mainly featuring vehicles and mechs that have a distinctly sci-fi/video-game look bent to their design. There doesn’t seem to be much discussion about the submissions, but the gallery is definitely worth a look, and it’s updated fairly often.
Pretty nice place you’ve got here. Thanks for it. I like such topics and anything that is connected to them. I would like to read a bit more soon.
Anete Benedict
I have a blog with illustrator Taylor Williams that features weekly illustrations by the two of us.
It’s called MEATLOAF MONDAYS: http://meatloafmondays.tumblr.com/
I also have a personal illustration blog called HUNGRY HANDS.
I like alliterations.
http://hungryhands.tumblr.com/