About
Welcome to your Escape From Illustration Island, a central hub of Illustration Resources and a growing Illustration Community. What is available to you here at EFII?
- Weekly audio Podcast, featuring interviews with professionals in the field
- Books & Audio section, featuring the critically-acclaimed eBook, “15 Steps to Freelance Illustration” and over 200 other titles
- Portfolio Workshop, offering one-on-one assistance in taking your portfolio and website to the next level
- Tutorial of the Week, sharing a variety of the best tutorials to be found online
- Articles and advice on business, creativity, and inspiration
- Resource Library featuring over 200 Illustration resource links
- A growing Community of like-minded Illustrators eager to share
Who’s behind EFII?
Editor/Creative Director
Thomas James
Thomas James is an Illustrator whose work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Seven Days, The City Paper, The Chicago Reader, The Portland Mercury, and many others, and has been recognized by American Illustration. He is also the Editor/Art Director of the popular Illustration website and podcast, Escape from Illustration Island, and is proud to serve on the Board of Directors for the ICON Illustration Conference.
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Assistant Editors
Kelly Weed Stanley
Kelly is a freelance Illustrator whose work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators and showcased in a number of galleries around Utah. Some of Kelly’s current clients are the stores Flora and Crafty Wonderland in Portland, Oregon.
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Marjolein Caljouw
Marjolein Caljouw is an illustrator/artist. She helps people who need illustrations for magazines, books, apps, etc. but also makes (wall)paintings with acrylics and oilpaint. Visit her website here: marjoleincaljouw.nl
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Mark Kaufman
Long story short. Mark Kaufman is a partner at Vivitiv, an issue oriented design firm based in Seattle. His illustrations have appeared in publications nationwide including The New York Times, The Progressive, The Stranger, and The Oxford American. – drawmark.com
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Marc Scheff
Marc Scheff is an illustrator whose work has appeared in publications and software including Spectrum, ImagineFX, Corel Painter 11 & 12, The Gorilla Art Fare Art Book, and more. Marc recently co-founded Awesome Horse Studios, the free livestream demo/crit channel. He has also spent the last few years making pretty things at game shops like EA and Gameloft. See and learn more at: www.marcscheff.com
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Michael Byers
Michael Byers is a freelance illustrator living in Guelph, Ontario with his fiance and two cats. He spends most of his time in his studio creating whimsical images for editorial and advertising clients. He loves to draw, drink coffee, and collaborate with other illustrators, art directors, art buyers, and anyone else who loves to create. – michaelbyers.ca
