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A collection of Illustration related resources to support kaiako with the planning and delivery of teaching and learning

  • 2021 Conference Presentation: Esther Hansen and Jay Presnell – Illustration, Storytelling and Visual Literacy

    2021 Conference Presentation: Esther Hansen and Jay Presnell – Illustration, Storytelling and Visual Literacy

    Esther and Jay from Pukekohe High School demonstrate using cartoon and character development, zines, illustration, digital methods, and artist models from Year 10 to extend senior student design outcomes.

  • AIGA Eye on Design↗

    AIGA Eye on Design↗

    External link: “Eye on Design is an editorial platform that explores what it means to be a designer today. We cover the issues important to the global design world +…

  • Activities: Elements of Art – Line

    Activities: Elements of Art – Line

    A drawing activity that looks at the illustration of Geraldine George and Zentangles to create imaginative portraits.

  • Paride Bertolin – Monsters ↗

    Paride Bertolin – Monsters ↗

    External Link: “PK_M Collection: Series of Sketches made with ballpoint pen on paper. “Little and quick Concepts for Great Ideas””

  • Relief: Caricature Designs Task – Y10

    Relief: Caricature Designs Task – Y10

    A drawing task that looks at exaggerated caricature portraits designed for junior secondary students.

  • Activities: Stuck at Home

    Activities: Stuck at Home

    Students explore the work of two contemporary illustrators who find interesting ways to respond to the world

  • Street Art: Burgerman Tasks

    Street Art: Burgerman Tasks

    A street-art based activity that looks at the illustration and work of John Burgerman designed for remote learning.

  • Dali: Destino – Walt Disney (2003)

    Dali: Destino – Walt Disney (2003)

    Destino is an animated short film released in 2003 by The Walt Disney Company. Destino is unique in that its production originally began in 1945, 58 years before its eventual…

  • Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems

    Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems

    When I became the Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence, I didn’t realize the most impactful word in that title would be ‘Residence.’…

  • Illustration Project Ideas ↗

    Illustration Project Ideas ↗

    External Link: “Searching for good illustration ideas for your next project? This collection of awesome artwork”

  • Illustration Inspiration List ↗

    Illustration Inspiration List ↗

    External Link: “A carefully selected list of illustrators producing the most eye-catching visual interpretations of ideas and concepts in their unique, signature styles.”

  • Flat Illustration: Tips and Tricks ↗

    Flat Illustration: Tips and Tricks ↗

    External Link: “Whatever is the direction digital artists choose for their professional realization, one of the crucial and hardest challenges is finding own creative style”

  • Landscape Illustration Tips ↗

    Landscape Illustration Tips ↗

    External Link: “Illustrators Brian Millar, Cassandre Monoriol, Matt Johnson and Michael Driver reveal their techniques for creating landscape artworks in different styles.”

  • Trends in Illustration and Design ↗

    Trends in Illustration and Design ↗

    External Link: “A new creative year is starting to grow the rocketing speed, and it’s time for us to take a look back, remember and analyze”

  • Top 7 Illustration trends 2021 ↗

    Top 7 Illustration trends 2021 ↗

    External Link: “2020 has been a year that none of us could predict – A year to forget! It had brought chaos & uncertainty a few”

  • Illustrations by Konstantin Reshetnikov ↗

    Illustrations by Konstantin Reshetnikov ↗

    External Link: “Konstantin Reshetnikov is a Russian graphic designer and illustrator who lives and works in Saint Petersburg”

  • Creativeboom Inspiration ↗

    Creativeboom Inspiration ↗

    External Link: “Inspiring work and projects from emerging and established artists, designers, illustrators and photographers,”

  • Illustration Portfolio Websites ↗

    Illustration Portfolio Websites ↗

    External Link: “When you think of illustration, your mind might go first to children’s storybooks, but in recent years illustration has become a huge trend in web design. ”

  • Mars Illustration by Karolis Strautniekas ↗

    Mars Illustration by Karolis Strautniekas ↗

    External Link: “Karolis Strautniekas was asked to illustrate the future for Forbes Japan. The story: It’s 2050 and robots”

  • Andrey Prokopenko: Illustration Art ↗

    Andrey Prokopenko: Illustration Art ↗

    External Link: “Meet Andrey Prokopenko, designer and illustrator from Ukraine. Keen artist”

  • Surreal Days by Cristian Pintos ↗

    Surreal Days by Cristian Pintos ↗

    External Link: “Cristian Pintos is an Uruguayan illustrator living and working in Spain. He usually creates illustrations and visual content for brands,”

  • Earth Day Illustrations ↗

    Earth Day Illustrations ↗

    External Link: “People and nature have to live in harmony to survive, and that’s the art of small steps and big awareness. Concerned about”

  • Illustrations by Tatooine Girl ↗

    Illustrations by Tatooine Girl ↗

    External Link: “Meet Tatooine Girl, the illustrator from Poland creating elegant line illustrations.”

  • Illustrations by Malika Favre ↗

    Illustrations by Malika Favre ↗

    External Link: “Today we invite you to plunge into illustration art by Malika Favre, a famous French artist based in London.”

  • People Illustrations by V Grachkova ↗

    People Illustrations by V Grachkova ↗

    “Meet Victoria Grachkova, a 2D artist from Latvia. Her illustration portfolio is full of bright characters, and in this post, we’d like to share”

  • Kids Illustrations by Raíssa Bulhões ↗

    Kids Illustrations by Raíssa Bulhões ↗

    External Link: “Meet Raíssa Bulhões, an illustrator from the Netherlands, whose portfolio is literally full of cuteness”

  • Truly Posters by Nahuel Bardi ↗

    Truly Posters by Nahuel Bardi ↗

    External Link: Nahuel Bardi is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer based in Madrid, Spain. Some months ago, he was asked by Mathematics.tv”

  • Illustrations by Sam Chivers ↗

    Illustrations by Sam Chivers ↗

    External Link: “UK-based illustrator Sam Chivers just published a fine selection of his most recent illustration projects.”

  • Brand Illustrations by Justina Leisyte ↗

    Brand Illustrations by Justina Leisyte ↗

    External Link: “Justina Leisyte is a Copenhagen, Denmark-based illustrator and designer. She was commissioned by Designit to help their team”

  • Illustrations by Pablo Tesio ↗

    Illustrations by Pablo Tesio ↗

    External Link: “Pablo Tesio is a conceptual illustrator from Argentina who lives and works in Madrid, Spain. He loves to transform complex ideas”

  • Luca Di Bartolomeo Illustrations ↗

    Luca Di Bartolomeo Illustrations ↗

    External Link: “Luca Di Bartolomeo is a 24 years old illustrator from Italy. He grew up in Abruzzo and at the age of 16, he had a huge chance to…

  • Illustrations by Ori Toor ↗

    Illustrations by Ori Toor ↗

    External Link: “A collection of surreal illustrations created by Ori Toor in early 2021. Just a few months ago,”

  • Ada Zielińska: Design & Illustration ↗

    Ada Zielińska: Design & Illustration ↗

    External Link: “Without any doubt, Ada Zielińska is blessed with excellent creative talent. The Polish graphic designer and illustrator says that she feels best ”

  • Illustrations by Cristian Pintos ↗

    Illustrations by Cristian Pintos ↗

    External Link: “Cristian Pintos is an Uruguayan illustrator who lives and works in Spain. He specializes in illustrations and visual content for brands, products, and publications”

  • Motion Design: Animated Illustrations ↗

    Motion Design: Animated Illustrations ↗

    External Link: “Digital illustrations applied on websites, landing pages, mobile screens, and emails present the booming trend this year. Custom graphic design”

  • Examples: Animated Logos ↗

    Examples: Animated Logos ↗

    External Link: “An animated logo is a fresh and dynamic way to present your brand identity. Many companies still have only a static variation of the logo while the web”

  • How to Draw Anything with Illustrator

    How to Draw Anything with Illustrator

    This is a recorded version of a seminar about drawing techniques in Adobe Illustrator CC. You can learn a lot of useful methods about the Pen Tool and its alternatives…

  • Adobe Illustrator for Beginners Course

    Adobe Illustrator for Beginners Course

    This free Adobe Illustrator course is aimed at helping beginners learn how to use Adobe Illustrator easily and quickly.

  • Guide: How to Use Colored Pencil

    Guide: How to Use Colored Pencil

    This video is the ultimate colored pencil guide for beginners. I go through how to use colored pencils! I talk about the best materials for colored pencils, how to pick…

  • Ultimate Guide to Graphic Illustration ↗

    Ultimate Guide to Graphic Illustration ↗

    External Link: What is graphic illustration? How do you become a graphic artist? Learn about famous artists, styles, and where to learn from the pros in this guide.

  • Character Design Courses ↗

    Character Design Courses ↗

    External Link: Want to pursue a career as a character designer? Does it start with a degree or character design courses? What skills do you need? We provide a rundown.

  • The Ultimate Guide to Character Design Concept Art↗

    The Ultimate Guide to Character Design Concept Art↗

    External Link: How are your favorite movie and comic characters brought to life? It’s not magic, it’s character design concept art!

  • How to Make a Character Design Sheet ↗

    How to Make a Character Design Sheet ↗

    External Link: Learn what it is, how you use it, and even make your very own with this helpful guide.

  • INTO THE GROOVE Illustrations ↗

    INTO THE GROOVE Illustrations ↗

    External Link: The friendly people at Chochoi Creative, a Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam-based studio, just sent over this fun illustration project with the following description.