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She’s full of sprinkles, icing and glam – meet the fabulous Donut Girl!

The latest tutorial from Wendy Ding in UK magazine Advanced Photoshop issue 67 examines how to create a photo-illustration with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Illustrator Jonny Wan has a distinct, graphic style that works with surprising variety.

Join Charlene Chua and Wendy Ding at the Erotic Arts and Crafts Fair for an adventure in sexy girl land! Come see original artwork including the unveiling of two brand new pieces exclusively at the event. The show takes place at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street West) on February 13, 2010.

Somewhat enigmatic illustrator Ola has a delightful, graphic style that features a lot of quirky animals. Check out the pages from her picture book ‘the ant is getting married’.

8 posters in total

Shingo Shimizu is finally offering giclee prints, just in time for the holiday season. They are printed on archival paper in 3 sizes (with the biggest being 22×34″). He just uploaded 3 more prints with a couple more going in a few days. So make your order asap, to beat the holiday rush.
Check it here!

Cover for Bookmarks Magazine

Daniel has several new pieces posted on his website after a very busy fall.  Most notably is the new cover for Bookmarks magazine – available at Borders and Barnes & Noble now.  Bookmarks had previously only used stock imagery and this is their first foray into using an illustrator.  They were very happy with the results and more covers are planned for 2010.  Purchase a copy while you are out Christmas shopping and reinforce that custom illustration sells better than stock.

Also, for the holiday season, Daniel has made available three adorable prints through his CafePress store.  The prints are affordable for almost any budget.  Give a unique gift of art this Christmas (or buy one for yourself

T-Shirt design needs more votes on Threadless!

Shingo Shimizu’s first submission for Threadless, titled: ‘Abra-Cat-Abra!’. COME VOTE!

Dan Matutina from the Phillipines creates some wonderful, graphic illustrations which are showcased on his  website. He is also a partner at Ideals Creatives, which is a very interesting design firm.

Two new pieces up on shinypliers.com, both original works created for Scarborough UK arts and culture magazine “Now Then”. To see the complete images please go here