#nonfictionillustration

[minifanfan]

Museum Pests is an illustration project commissioned by my friend Sylvia Haliman, an objects conservator who is working in heritage conservation. Sylvia wrote some rhymes on museum pests for her personal project, and I was commissioned to do these illustrations for her poems. 👉 https://www.geefaneng.com/work/museum-pests #museumpests #museumpestsillustration #museumillustration #nonfictionillustration #informationillustration #illustration #animalillustration #illustrationproject #minifanfan #geefaneng https://www.instagram.com/p/CFZSokfh8lD/?igshid=1gn7nrenzg0zt

[i-am-sonson]

I know how you feel little momma quail 🪶 #makearteveryday #makearteveryday2022 #californiaquail #nonfictionart #nonfictionillustration #bardotbrush #wildlifeillustration #editorialillustration #madewithprocreate https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfu9hBNLOEU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[screechingpizzacoffee]

"I wish I was a tiger...A common lament"- Calvin and Hobbes Tigers are fierce creatures. They represent life and vitality. I wanted to choose a colour palette which do justice to their dynamic nature. 🐅🐅 . . 🖌digital painting (photoshop) . . . #illustration #diverse #diverseillustration #diverseillustrator #diversity #womenofcolour #childrensbookillustration #indianillustrator #drawing #editorialillustration #nonfictionillustration #tigers #junglecat #loudcolors #photoshop #digitalpainting #fauvism #pink #bigcats #bengal @pulpkey #pulpkeyxyou #aesthetic #popart #contemporaryart #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CC_KXiKJd-c/?igshid=wyvmuctljzmw

[theartworksinc]

Fascinating Facts and More Mind-Boggling Illustrations from Hannah Bailey

Hannah Bailey was commissioned by Quarto to illustrate the non-fiction children’s book When We Became Humans, written by Michael Bright. This book is second in a series following When the Whales Walked – which Hannah also illustrated. When she was asked to take on the second book Hanna was thrilled, saying that she loves to work on non-fiction titles, as they give her a chance to learn new facts and unintentionally acquire random areas of expertise.

Working on When the Whales Walked helped Hannah develop her illustrative style, especially when drawing animals. She needed to create engaging, colourful and true-to-life representations – with sometimes no factual references to work from! This challenge pushed her imaginative boundaries and drawing skills, and Hannah remarked the project “was a fantastic learning curve”, which gave her “a whole new set of visual vocab to use”.

When approaching When We Became Humans, Hannah “wanted the illustrations to be earthy and textural throughout – with a grainy, scratchy quality – to give a prehistoric feel”. The colour palette of warm browns, oranges and pinks also added to the ancient, prehistoric feel. Hannah said that it was a test to draw the early human figures anatomically correctly, and she had to do ample research before approaching each scene. That being said, she certainly rose to the challenge – completing a multitude of illustrations depicting everything from prehistoric hunting and gathering, to aspects of modern civilisation. As an artist, it is unsurprising that Hannah’s favourite sections were about human creativity – in particular, she found cave drawings and monuments like Stonehenge mind-bogglingly interesting.

Hannah threw herself wholeheartedly into both projects and exclaimed that she “learnt so much about evolutionary history whilst illustrating [When We Became Humans] and drove everyone mad with facts from it”. The work she has completed is wonderful, and we have no doubt that children reading these books will love learning from them as much as Hannah has!

When We Became Humans was published on the 16th of July 2019 and it available to buy now!

[kwauson-blog]

Here is the next installment in my Diana Kennedy project. (Swipe to see both halves of the spread.) 🏝 When Diana was a child growing up near London, her Aunt lived in Jamaica. She would drop in from time to time, bringing treats from the islands, which Diana and her sister loved. 🥭🍍🥥 . . . #kidlitart #kidlitartist #illustration #illustrator #kristinwauson #smartdummieschallenge #digitalpainting #dianakennedy #foodanthropology #historicalillustration #nonfictionpicturebook #nonfictionillustration #foodhistory #womeninfood #womenchefs #picturebookbiography #picturebookillustration #instaillustration #instaillustrator #childrensbookart #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #authorandillustrator #childrensbookstagram (at Dripping Springs, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwkjUiNHD14/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n8eirgs51u8d

[saralynn-creative]

Rough color art for my book concept! Harvest mice are impossibly adorable. :) #sciart #kidlitart #wildlifeillustration #bookconcept #nonfictionillustration #harvestmouse #ukwildlife #animalhomes

[minifanfan]

My illustration Museum Pests was selected as winner for Creative Quarterly 62! I’m extremely honored to receive this recognition from @cqjournal . Thank you so much to all the judges for selecting my work. Congratulations to all the winners & runner-ups! 👉 https://cqjournal.com/winners/62 #cqjournal #creativequarterly #cq62 #artwork #illustration #museumpest #nonfictionillustration #informationillustration #educationalart #educationalillustration #scienceart #scienceillustration #natureillustration #animalillustration #minifanfan #geefaneng https://www.instagram.com/p/CI1uEethj-M/?igshid=1hy6fp4yalmj9

[theartworksinc]

@lucydaveyillustration has been a #busybee illustration these beautiful beasties for @wattsandwayland_books 🐞🦋🐝 #BeingALadybird is the next exciting picture book in the #BeingAMinibeast series by Annabelle Lynch 😍😍❤️ • #illustration #childrensillustration #picturebooks #nonfictionillustration #art #illustrationagency #childrensbooks #publishing #agency #dailyinspiration (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ON8XCB2gT/?igshid=1u4dyvuavcdxb

[kwauson-blog]

Here is the next installment in my Diana Kennedy project. (Swipe to see both halves of the spread.) 🏝 When Diana was a child growing up near London, her Aunt lived in Jamaica. She would drop in from time to time, bringing treats from the islands, which Diana and her sister loved. 🥭🍍🥥 . . . #kidlitart #kidlitartist #illustration #illustrator #kristinwauson #smartdummieschallenge #digitalpainting #dianakennedy #foodanthropology #historicalillustration #nonfictionpicturebook #nonfictionillustration #foodhistory #womeninfood #womenchefs #picturebookbiography #picturebookillustration #instaillustration #instaillustrator #childrensbookart #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #authorandillustrator #childrensbookstagram (at Dripping Springs, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwkjOzWHDNY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=myaiv88v1424

[kwauson-blog]

I'm excited to finally share this piece with you that I worked on as part of a historical and nonfiction illustration class that I took through the Writing Barn. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I have admired Erin McGuire's work for a long time and I have always wanted to work on nonfiction projects. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So when the opportunity came to learn from Erin AND work on a nonfiction project, I jumped at the opportunity. The class was helpful, not only from a technical standpoint, but it helped me discover a project I'm really passionate about. This is a two page spread. View my profile in grid format to see the entire spread. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kristinwauson #kidlitcollage #dianakennedy #madmomstudio #kidlitart #kidlitartist #illustration #illustrator #instaart #illustratorsoninstagram #picturebookbiography #nonfictionchildrensbooks #nonfictionpicturebook #illustratorsofinstagram #historicalillustration #nonfictionillustration #instaillustration #ipadpro #applepencil #digitalartist #procreateapp #digitalpainting #mexico #mexicocity #mexicanmarket #mexicanfood #foodanthropology #characterdesign #kidlit28 #mexicanfoodlover https://www.instagram.com/p/BuT-FAzH6E5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jhhph7olve4c

[saralynn-creative]

I attended and presented at an amazing GNSI conference last week in Washington DC. It was great meeting fellow illustrators interested in science communication. Everyone was welcoming and friendly and the speakers were outstanding. Plus we got to spend a day at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum! Photo by @renlegocki_illustration during my presentation on Creating Educational Illustrations for a Young Audience, thanks Ren! #gnsi #gnsiconf #sciart #washingtondc #educationalillustration #sciencecommunication #smithsonian #naturalhistorymuseum #nonfictionillustration #illustrationconference (at American University)