Originally trained to be a dentist, Sara Shakeel turned into an Instagram sensation almost overnight, thanks to her viral artworks. Based in Pakistan, Shakeel creates dazzling collages, using photoshop to apply crystals, glitter, rainbows, and diamonds. “I don’t have an art background, no one in my family is an artist,...

Our favorite illustrator this week is Kaley McKean. Her art, as well as her art, is inspired by the natural world. Living in the top two stories of a Victorian home on Toronto’s west end, she shares her workspace with a cat, a snake, a tree frog, and a...

These days, confectionery is more creative than ever. Many artists from different parts of the world are creating art from food with different ingredients. Siew Heng Boon, an artist, has mastered this craft and now creates 3D jelly cakes, and they do not look like food at all. They are like decorative snow globes....

Poorly Drawn Lines is an awesome webcomic which has been entertaining audiences full-time since 2013. San Francisco-based Reza Farazmand has been making comics since his high school days, to begin publishing them with growing demand during his university education at the University of California, San Diego. Reza’s first book,...

Scrolling through Nolan Pelletier's Instagram page, you can't help but feel nostalgic. Based in Toronto, Canada, he draws inspiration from ancient and modern history, lost civilizations, and cats. “Since I was young I’ve loved collecting antiques at sales and flea markets,” he shared with Polpettas. “I’m particularly drawn to both...

Based in Bristol, illustrator Ana Jaks has a taste for color. Her vivid creations are full to the brim with pattern and shape. From editorial to murals, her list of clients includes Facebook, Nike, VICE, and The Telegraph. As of June 2018, Jaks became an award-winning illustrator after receiving the...

Chris Grady, a Toronto-based dad and elementary school teacher, has been creating heartwarming and wholesome comics, which teach values he wants to raise his children with. Going by the pen name Lunarbaboon, Grady first started making comics as therapy in dealing with anxiety, depression, and OCD. His role as...

Tom Froese's illustrations are, literally, all over the place. From magazines and greeting cards to beer labels and ceramics, his colorful illustration add a touch of humor to everyday items. A designer by training, Froese has worked as a freelance illustrator since 2013, collaborating with brands like Yahoo!, Air Canada,...

Theera (Jay) Keeree’s illustrations and short animations, dominated by geometry, are visually pleasing. Currently living and working in Philadelphia, PA, he loves the process of experimentation with different media and tools to create works that are unconventional, intriguing, and influential. Growing up in a family of booksellers in Bangkok,...

Originally from Venezuela and currently based in London, UK, Marianna Madriz creates splendid illustrations that are inspired by realist novels, coming of age films, DIY comics, and personable characters (real or fictional). “Iʼm fascinated by characters (be it in a novel, or a film, or real life), and I try...