Katherine Tromans is a creative and colourful designer living and working in Birmingham, England. With a degree in Illustration from Arts University Bournemouth, Katherine creates intricate and dreamy fashion illustrations as well as beautiful surreal landscapes. We especially like her 2011 series 'Paradise' which explores the theme of paradise by interpreting different people's descriptions of their own individual paradise and then transforming them into otherworldly landscapes.

​To check out more of Katherine's work head to her website or blog.

Katey-Jean Harvey is a freelance illustrator based in London, UK. Her work is often narrative based, creating a world where grumpy girls in cute dresses can sulk about boys and hang out with skeletons and super cute sausage dogs. Katey is fond of thin paint brushes, grey paper and sneaking cats into all of her pictures.

​To see more lovely work visit her website and blog.

Nicoletta Ceccoli is an artist and illustrator living in the Republic of San Marino, Italy. Known for her richly detailed and dreamlike work, her clients include Random House publishing, Barefoot Books, Diesel, United Airlines and Vogue. Her beautiful work has also been exhibited and sold internationally. Nicoletta’s surreal characters are influenced by artists such as Remedios Varo, Domenico Gnoli, Paolo Uccello, Mark Ryden, and Ray Caesar. Her lifelong love of dolls and children's books is also evident in her artworks, with notions of innocence and fairy tales seen throughout. It's safe to say Nicoletta's thought-provoking and intricate works have us completely enthralled and in awe of her talent.

​You can visit Nicoletta's website to see more of her lovely work.

Nineteen year-old Nicholas Tolmachov is a graphic design student from Kiev, Ukraine with a serious talent for drawing. There is a harsh but delicate quality to Nicholas's otherworldly portraits, that makes them so fascinating and beautiful to look at. We don't know much about Nicholas himself but we do know he's got some mad skills and we love his work.

You can check out more  on his blog.

New York based self taught artist Aurel Schmidt creates intricate drawings made out of cleverly arranged food, body parts, rubbish and day-to-day objects like coke cans and mobile phones. Beauty is a huge element within Aurel's work, everything she draws is  drawn with a certain love for the subject and always, no matter how cynical or dark, a definite humour. By using the dregs of our lives as the building blocks for her subjects, Aurel's work becomes a reminder of our own vulnerability and mortality.

You can see more of Aurel's work on her website.

Milan-based artist Marco Mazzoni, works almost exclusively with colored pencils to create intricate drawings that depict the cycles of nature and worlds based heavily in Italian folklore. His most frequent subjects are drawings of flora and fauna that seem to be consuming the face of a woman whose eyes we never see. Marco consciously leaves out the eyes so viewers don't consider the artwork as a portrait, but instead a still life, where all elements have equal importance. 

​You can see more of Marco's stunning pencil work here and here. 

Helen Dardik is a Ukrainian-born illustrator currently living and working in Ottawa, Canada. Inspired by the world around her, her own childrens drawings and magazines on design, Helen creates vibrant and quirky imagery that makes us feel all warm inside. We especially love her wonderful sense of colour and unique Russian Folk inspired style. As a freelance illustrator her ever-expanding client list includes Harper Collins, Penguin UK, Intercontinental Hotels and Hallmark among many others.

You can find more of Helen's work on her website and Etsy.

After finishing her degree in Graphic Design in 2001, Montreal-based illustrator Isabelle Arsenault, quickly began contributing to several magazines in Canada and in the US. A couple of years later she illustrated her first children's book, for which she received the prestigious Governor General's Award for children's literature in French (illustration). Her passion for illustrated books has led her to continue pursuing this path and creating work that attracts the attention of the young as much as that of older people, who can sometimes have a more in-depth understanding of it.

​To see more of Isabelle's work head to her website.

Sarah Burwash is a full time artist and freelance illustrator with a BFA in drawing and printmaking, living in Nova Scotia. Working in a variety of media from drawing and collage to video and ceramics, Sarah’s work most often takes form in narrative watercolour paintings and installations inspired by history and her upbringing in a small mountain town in British Columbia, Canada. We love her use of mark making and intricate detailing throughout all of her work.

​Check out more of Sarah's work here.

Andrew Groves is an illustrator and maker of things currently based in Brighton, England. Touching on themes of natural phenomenon and wilderness exploration, Andrews charming and zany work often includes quirky little woodland men and an abundance of charming motifs inspired by the natural world around him.  While working on personal projects, Andrew has also created work for well-known brands including Google, Lazy Oaf, Threadless and Foundation Skateboards.

​To see more of Andrews work head over to his personal website.