Blogs We Love – Illustration Inspiration!

Happy Monday Lovely Readers!

Welcome back to another instalment in our Blogs We Love series!

Here in the Rachael Taylor Studio, we are always looking for ways to stay creative. One of our favourite ways to do that is by reading fabulous blogs filled with lots of inspiration.

Since Rachael loves to illustrate & her portfolio is packed with a wealth of fun doodles, motifs & characters, we want to dedicate a post to illustration & share our passion with our readers!

Below we’ve put together a little collection of wonderful illustrators of varying styles, just to give you an idea of all the artistic inspo that’s really out there! Not only that, we love to celebrate artistic talent, so we’re super excited to feature such gorgeous illustration work.

We hope you enjoy today’s list – be sure to give these fab artists a follow on their social media pages! Happy illustrating everyone!

Annie Davidson

Annie Davidson is a Melbourne-based illustrator known for her quirky illustration style & unique surface pattern designs. Taking inspiration from Japanese artists, her favourite holiday destinations, botanicals & children’s books, Annie’s creations are always playful, colourful & fun!

Annie’s creative process includes piecing together photos found in books, magazines & online before sketching her final design & adding digital colours & textures. We love how varied & unique Annie’s work is & how well her inspiration translates into gorgeous design work!

We are especially big fans of Annie’s ‘Travelling Whimsies‘ series, which is full of adorable characters made into cute illustrated animations! Be sure to browse her full blog to see all the wonderful inspiration.

Natalia Sanabria

Natalia Sanabria is a wonderfully talented fashion & nostalgia illustrator based in Costa Rica. Natalia’s work is largely composted of graphite, watercolours & ink, giving her work a surreal, distinct effect that has garnered the attention of major magazines & brands.

We love that Natalia’s work is so colourful & bright; the layering & texture of her illustrations really bring her work to life & her creativity & success is truly inspiring.

We highly recommend a browse of Natalia’s ‘Runway‘ page, which features tons of contemporary & quirky examples of fashion illustration!

Hannah Davies

Hannah Davies, a Welsh artist with a passion for the sea, is a textiles-student come decorative illustrator. Hannah’s style is incredibly intricate, often featuring tons of line-work, multi-coloured pieces focused on the environment & nature.

Hannah’s passion for microscopic patterns also means she’s an avid pattern designer & much of her work is a combination of characters, motifs & surface pattern design. Because of her detailed style, her work has also been featured in colouring / art therapy books!

Be sure to check out Hannah’s colouring book page for a sneak peek into her book!

Happy illustrating everybody!

Posted by: Holly