This great image from Craig has taken a modern image from the movie and worked it back to a more comic book/illustrative style found in the early 2000AD comics of my childhood.

Was always a big fan of Brian Bolland so this image really reminds me of his work. Sorry can't find a website for Craig’s work but will keep looking.

Raphaël is based in Belgium and has become well known in the industry for his fashion and design illustrations. His work has also been featured in numerous books, magazines and websites.

I love the way he mixes pattern, typography and illustrations to create rich imagery, which you can look at numerous times and continue to find new things within the layers of the image.

To see more of Raphaël's work visit his website at:
http://www.mydeadpony.com/

You can also find a really good interview here:
http://abduzeedo.com/interview-raphael-vicenzi-aka-dead-pony

I really love Ben's illustrations which are a loose and creative yet still very recognizable as a portrait. for me they seem to draw inspiration from fine art portraits and graffiti which I think works really well.

To see more of Ben's work please visit his website at:
http://www.thetourshow.com

I spotted Emma's work in the showcase section of Digital Arts magazine and was immediately drawn to her subtle and elegant drawings which make minimal use of line and colour to create highly detailed portraits were she mixes pencil illustrations with Photoshop.

Also love the comment in her interview that her favorite tool is a H pencil!

To view more of Emma's work please visit her website at:
http://www.emmaleonard.com/

Steve Jung works as a concept designer in Los Angeles creating the visuals for the film, and video games in the entertainment industries. He has worked on projects such as Tron Legacy, Thor & Transformers 2.

Steves use of light and textures is amazing and through his website he discusses his techniques and the amazing speed in which he can create some of his visuals on his blogspot site.

To see more of Steve's work please visit his website at:
http://www.stevejung.net/
http://jungsketch.blogspot.co.uk/

Coralie graduated from Reading University were she studied Typography and Graphic Communication before working in-house at Penguin Books.

Her designs for the Penguin Classics cloth bound series received worldwide interest as it harks back to a golden age of book cover design and binding.

Coralie creates amazing designs mixing repeat patterns with carefully selected colour palates proving that simple can definitely be best.

To see more of Coralie's work please visit her website at:
http://cb-smith.com

Sandra's illustration are influenced by vintage fashion. Her work has a elegant and unique style to it which sings out to memories from a more elegant time. This influence mixed in with torn paper and typography overprinting gives the illustration an aged look that really suits her style.

To view more of Sandra Suy's work please visit
http://www.jellylondon.com/illustration/artist/sandra-suy

Petra Dufkova is from the Czech Republic. She has won a Best Illustration Award at China Fashion Week and creates images that are beautifully executed. I really like the way she can provide just enough information to provide a highly detailed illustration.

Petra work is presented through Illustration Ltd. To see more please visit the following link:

http://www.illustrationweb.com/artists/PetraDufkova/view

Chicago based artist/designer Ward Nipper pencil illustrations reminds me to "just draw" for the love of it! His work is truly elegant, simple yet so detailed.

As he mentions on his own artist profile with the arrival of computer in the design world I have forgotten how to use a pencil. I have been looking at so many illustrators over the last few months and thinking about were to start I had forgotten about the joy of just placing pencil to paper.

Of course Nipper is an expert in this but he has reminded me about the most important part being a designer/illustrator. Just enjoy it!

To view more of Ward's work please visit:
http://www.wardnipperdrawings.com

Bolognesi's watercolour paintings are lively and colourful while capturing the personality of the model through more detailed areas such as the eyes and mouth.

I really love this style of illustration and would like to try and emulate it someday.

Check out Bolognesi blog on her web site as she has also been collaborating lately with other artists and has created some really great work that present her watercolours in new ways alongside the other artists involved.

To veiw more of Bolognesi's work visit:
http://www.marion-b.com