It’s truly amazing to see how many talented illustrators are getting a worldwide stage thanks to modern technology. Before social media it was so much harder to get seen outside your own city, let alone your own country. Fast forward to 2022 and you can get seen by people around the world and blow up before you know it, making it possible for you to work with clients you could only dream of. And it works the other way round as well. In case you’re looking for the perfect illustrator to work with on your next project, it lets you browse between all that amazing talent and get in touch with them.
With this constantly growing list of amazing illustrators and artists we wanted to bundle a selection of them for you to follow on social media and be a part of their creative journey while getting inspired doing so. So whether you’re an illustrator yourself who wants to get inspired or if you’re looking for the perfect artist for your next project, you’ll love this selection of amazing creatives. Let’s have a look!
Mason London
Mason London, the pseudonym of Joe Prytherch, is one of those illustrators that have created their own style and are recognized by it. Once you have seen some work of Joe you’ll instantly know whenever you see a new piece from him. Working with a lot of clients in the music industry and started creating NFTs last year as well, Joe is starting to make a name for himself and we will definitely see more of him in the future.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/masonlondon
Behance: www.behance.net/masonlondon
Website: www.masonlondon.com
Matt Blease
Matt is a UK based illustrator that is loved by his simple, yet incredibly creative drawings. Almost always drawn in black and white on a soft earth tone or pastel color and having some sort of pun to it. His use of negative space and looking at objects in a new, original way is truly amazing.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mattblease
Twitter: www.twitter.com/mattblease
Website: www.mattbleasegeneralstore.com
Burnt Toast
Also known as Scott Martin, this Canadian illustrator has been one of the most talked about creatives of this year. With his NFT project ‘Doodles’ he made even more fame for himself and got the recognition he undoubtedly deserves. We have been following him for many years now and with his unique style and color palette he has created his own visual universe. We can’t wait to see how his ‘Doodles’ project will evolve over the years.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnttoast
Behance: www.behance.net/BurntToast
Website: www.burnttoastcreative.com
Cécile Dormeau
Cécile is definitely one of those illustrators that are very involved in topics that need more attention such as body positivity, gender equality and racial discrimination. Her style and use of color are often bright and fun which can convey even the toughest topics in a striking, loud manner. With her immense following on social media she’s already becoming an illustrating superstar who’s using her platform to give attention to those important matters.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/cecile.dormeau
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ceciledormeauillustration
Website: www.ceciledormeau.com
Hedof
Hedof, also known as Rick Berkelmans, is an illustrator from Breda, The Netherlands. His style is recognizable by the use of color, playful compositions and unique characters. Collaborations with world’s biggest brands he’s setting course to become an even more established name over the next few years. Brands are standing in line to work with him and seeing more and more illustrations from him being translated as murals as well, we can’t wait to see how he will develop himself in the next few years.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hedof
Behance: www.behance.net/Hedof
Website: www.hedof.com
Jean Julien
Immediately recognizable by his own style and brush stroked line work. His work tends to bring a smile to your face and we’re all for it. Jean became a worldwide phenomenon by surprise when quickly after the Paris attacks in 2015 he shared a quick, yet amazingly clever illustration of the Eiffel Tower combined with the peace sign. It became the universal symbol to support these events and his name was everywhere. But before and after that period he has put out amazing work on a regular basis with an already incredible collection of work.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jean_jullien
Agency: www.handsomefrank.com/illustrators/jean-jullien
Website: www.jeanjullien.com
Sam Larson
Sam is a Kansas City, Missouri based illustrator that has gained a lot of exposure through social media in the last few years. With his handmade artwork he has made a lot of fans that are waiting for him to put something new out on his Instagram page. And with already +450k followers he has quite the celebrity status. And who doesn’t like to have the occasional dog dressed as a cowboy on their feed, right?
Instagram: www.instagram.com/samlarson
Twitter: www.twitter.com/samlarson
Website: www.samlarson.com
Luis Mendo
Luis Mendo, a former Art Director and Magazine Designer changed his way of living after 20 years in business and made the decision to move from Amsterdam to Tokyo. This change of scenery moved him into a different direction and made him focus on illustration completely. Fast forward to 2022 he has put out amazing work for years and is loved for his analogue style and beautiful color schemes.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/luismendo
Behance: www.behance.net/luismendo
Website: www.luismendo.com
Petra Eriksson
Born in Stockholm and based in Barcelona, Petra Eriksson has been working on some amazing projects already. The illustrations of Petra are often minimalistic while going all the way on color use. Using bright colors and high contrasts make her work look like it’s full of life and energy. The mix between realism and abstract is something truly interesting and amazing to see in her work.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/petraerikssonstudio
Agency: www.handsomefrank.com/illustrators/petra-eriksson
Website: www.petraeriksson.com
Damian Orellana
Damian is a Brooklyn based Illustrator & Designer that has been loved by his own fun and positive looking style for years now. With thick outlines and bright colors his characters, badges and sticker designs have become food for likes on his different social media channels and has created his own personal style which is a hard thing to do with so many creatives out there.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bigbeardamian
Dribbble: www.dribbble.com/damianthebear
Website: www.damianorellana.com
Yeye Weller
Yeye Weller lives as an illustrator in Münster, Germany and is loved for his use of color, playful typography and unique retro inspired characters. A style that works perfectly for creative brands and events and looking at his portfolio shows us that he has been busy. In a way it reminds us of the vibrant and positive aesthetic of Piet Parra and we’re all for it.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/yeyeweller
Behance: www.behance.net/yeyeweller
Website: www.yeyeweller.com
Charlie Davis
With his amazing use of gradients and textures, Charlie is able to create scenes that stand out and make you keep looking in at it for a while. He lets you step into his visual universe and makes you fantasize about how it would be to be a part of that specific scene and the mix between realism and minimalism is something truly special.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/charliedavisillustration
Agency: www.handsomefrank.com/illustrators/charlie-davis
Website: www.charliedavisillustration.com
An Chen
An Chen is an illustrator from Taiwan who graduated from Cambridge School of Art with a Master's degree in Children Books illustration. She has accomplished something that is really hard to do these days, which is to create a style that is so unique and recognizable that you can immediately know it’s her work. The shapes she uses, her own abstract characters, the color choices and her use of textures makes her work very original.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/anchenillustration
Website: www.anchenillustration.com
Thomas Burden
Thomas is a 3D illustrator / Art Director from Chichester, UK who has worked for the notorious design studio ‘I Love Dust’. After going freelance back in 2013 he worked for some of the biggest brands in the world such as Nickelodeon, Apple, McDonald’s and The New Yorker. His 3d visuals are playful and fun to look at and they’ll undoubtedly bring a smile on your face.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thomasburden
Agency: www.handsomefrank.com/illustrators/thomas-burden
Behance: www.behance.net/grownup
Brett Stenson
Brett Stenson is a lettering designer and illustrator in Portland, Oregon and is currently working as a Senior illustrator at design studio Jolby & Friends. His work always has a certain amount of human touch to it and it makes you wonder what the production process was to create these pieces of art. But whatever the process might be, the end product surely looks amazing.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/brettpstenson
Dribbble: www.dribbble.com/BrettStenson
Website: www.brettstenson.com
Malika Favre
Malika definitely deserved a place in this list and while chances are that you’re already following her based on her incredible following of over half a million people, we had to include her. These amazing digital artworks are able to create such strong moods with minimal amounts of elements and details.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/malikafavre
Agency: www.handsomefrank.com/illustrators/malika-favre
Website: www.malikafavre.com
Abbey Lossing
Abbey Lossing is an illustrator and animator based in Austin, Texas and is represented by the amazing agency Handsome Frank. Loved for her handmade style and beautiful compositions, Abbey tends to create her illustrations in Photoshop using a Wacom Cintiq to draw live on screen.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/abbey_lossing
Agency: www.handsomefrank.com/illustrators/abbey-lossing
Website: www.abbeylossing.com
Timba Smits
Timba is an Australian multi-disciplinary graphic artist currently living in London. His work ranges from portraits to full layouts and can different a lot from each other in terms of techniques and overall look. That said, you can just tell whenever you see a piece from Timba that it’s made by him. Often inspired by retro aesthetics and using high contrasting visuals and is loved by some of the biggest brands in the world. Some of his clients include Canon, Apple, Wired, ESPN and Playboy.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/timbasmits
Agency: www.handsomefrank.com/illustrators/timba-smits
Website: www.timbasmits.com
Sebastian Curi
Colorful, playful, positive, fun and vibrant. It all comes to mind when you see Sebastian’s work and it’s something about those illustrations that they tend to look like they’re moving. Each part of his characters are moving and by adding dynamic elements to it it just looks like they’re in motion. Based in Argentina but is making global moves for years now, definitely worth a follow to add those lovely characters to your feed.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/sebacuri
Behance: www.behance.net/sebastiancuri
Website: www.sebastiancuri.com
Nick Slater
Nicholas Slater is based in San Francisco and is one of those infamous illustrators that are incredibly loved by the creative community on social media. His works have been liked and shared for many years now and his style has a wide range but is somehow still recognizable as his own style. Currently represented by UK based art agency Folio and is working for clients like Google, Lyft, Slack, Twitter and The Washington Post.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickslaterdesign
Dribbble: www.dribbble.com/slaterdesign
Website: www.nicholasslater.co
Studio Muti
Studio Muti, also represented by Folio, is a creative studio founded in 2011, based in Cape Town, South Africa. They’re known for their nature influenced artwork but aren’t constructed to one style in particular. By the use of colors and textures they’re still recognizable and we’re always curious about their latest projects. Definitely worth a follow in case you didn’t already.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/studiomuti
Dribbble: www.dribbble.com/studiomuti
Website: www.studiomuti.co.za
Owen Davey
We’re huge fans of Owen’s work for many years now and he just keeps on putting out amazing work on a regular basis. His beautifully crafted compositions are truly one of a kind and the way he illustrates natural objects in his own style really puts him in the higher leagues. His range of work is unbelievable in terms of quality and quantity that it really costs you a while to go through it. Really recommended to do so though.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/studiomuti
Dribbble: www.dribbble.com/studiomuti
Website: www.owendavey.com
Carmi Grau
Carmi is an illustrator based in Berlin and is known and beloved for her colorful compositions often based on some sort of typographic element. She manages to create the exact mood that goes with the phrase and her following on social media are loving her for it.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/carmigrau
Behance: www.behance.net/carmigrau
Agency: www.closerandcloser.co/Carmi-Grau
Andrew Footit
Andrew is a designer and illustrator based in London. Focused on illustrative typography in both 2D and 3D formats and has been working for the biggest brands in the world such as Nike, Apple, Adobe, Fendi, Forbes and ESPN. His use of color palettes set on a white or black background makes him instantly recognizable and works perfect for modern brands that want to stand out with their visuals.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/andrewfootit
Behance: www.behance.net/andrewfootit
Website: www.andrewfootit.com
Joshua Noom
Joshua Noom is an illustrator and designer from Florida who has been putting out amazing work on his social media channels for years now. Represented by agency Closer & Closer and has been working for an impressive list of clients. His handmade illustrations are crafted with such an eye for detail and composition that you just keep looking at those beautiful creations.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/joshuanoom
Dribbble: www.dribbble.com/joshuanoom
Website: www.joshuanoom.com
Gemma O’Brien
Gemma O'Brien is a true creative superstar on social media for many years now. More than 200k followers are waiting for her to share some new work that ranges from beautiful and massive murals, to digital crafted lettering pieces. But no matter what she creates, it’s almost always with the maximum amount of detail and always with the highest quality. Living in Australia, she’s been traveling all over the world to create new work so keep an eye out to see what’s next.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mrseaves101
Behance: www.behance.net/mrseaves
Website: www.gemmaobrien.com
Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann is a German illustrator and graphic designer that has been working on many, many projects for years now. Next to his illustrative efforts he’s a (co-)author of several books including some children’s books. He studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart under Heinz Edelmann and after graduating he moved to New York City in 1997. He got an extra boost of fame after the ‘Abstract: The Art of Design’ series on Netflix back in 2017. On social media he has been sharing work under the name ‘Abstract Sunday’, creating artwork in unexpected ways. And with more than 1 million followers on Instagram you won’t be alone.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/abstractsunday
Twitter: www.twitter.com/abstractsunday
Website: www.christophniemann.com
Tristan Eaton
Tristan Eaton is best known for his large-scale murals and collage portraits. Another artist who has managed to create such a strong, unique style for themselves that they are widely recognized and respected for their artwork. Next to his massive murals all over the world he has been working for some amazing client projects as well.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/tristaneaton
Twitter: www.twitter.com/tristaneaton
Website: www.tristaneaton.com
Paul Thurbly
Paul Thurlby is a UK based illustrator who made a name for himself back in 2011 when his children's book Alphabet took the world by storm. His work is so colorful and strong and manages to add such an amount of energy into his art that it appears to be still from an animated scene.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/paulthurlby
Agency: www.handsomefrank.com/illustrators/paul-thurlby
Website: www.paulthurlby.com
Tania Yakunova
Tania Yakunova is an illustrator, artist and ceramic enthusiast from Kyiv, Ukraine. Her powerful use of color and self developed visual universe she is loved by many. SInce the war in her country she has been sharing such powerful illustrations to bring awareness to this and shows how strong the medium of art can be.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/anni_tett
Behance: www.behance.net/anaittet
Website: www.yakunova.com
Celebs on Sandwiches
At this point, you’re not a real celebrity when you haven’t been placed on a sandwich yet. This amazing series of watercolor paintings are loved and shared by many people on social media and are often posted by the celebrities themselves as well. The type of sandwich is never random as they’re often based on an interview from them many years ago, a lyric they used, a movie scene or anything else. What’s your favorite one?
Instagram: www.instagram.com/celebsonsandwiches
Twitter: www.twitter.com/celebsonsammies
Website: www.celebsonsandwiches.com
Brosmind
Brosmind is a Barcelona based design studio founded by the brothers Juan and Alejandro Mingarro. Their work has an immense amount of playfulness to it and their characters are truly unique. Next to their beautiful illustrations they tend to go all out when it comes to building their own gadgets that are used at talks and other events.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/brosmind
Twitter: www.twitter.com/brosmind
Website: www.brosmind.com
Tobias Hall
Tobias Hall is an illustrator & designer working from London. His beautiful detailed work ranges from hand lettering pieces to highly detailed badges and everything in between. With heavy influences from the early decades of the 20th century he is loved by many clients all over the world. Absolutely worth a follow if you love his style of work, we know we do.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/tobiashall
Behance: www.behance.net/TobiasHall
Website: www.tobias-hall.co.uk
There you have it, a selection of 33 top illustrators for you to follow in 2022. Hopefully there were some new creatives you didn’t know already so you can bring some new inspiring art to your social media feed.
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