Ink illustration specialization: Techniques for creative expression

Luke Adam Hawker is a professional artist based in Surrey, England. Growing up, he was always drawing and went on to study interior architecture at Nottingham Trent University. After graduating, he began his design career in London, alongside selling limited edition prints at markets and galleries.

In 2015, he left his job as an interior designer to focus on his own work and has since collaborated with clients including Annabels London, Soho House, Article 25, and Penhaligons Fragrance. Luke’s drawing of Big Ben was selected to be a permanent part of the Parliamentary Art Collection, and he also published a graphic novel, Together, which sold over 130K copies worldwide and became a Sunday Times Best Seller.

Philip Harris is a freelance illustrator who lives and works in Devon, England. Growing up, drawing was always an important part of his life thanks to his grandfather’s collection of sketchbooks and illustrations. He later went on to study illustration at the University of Plymouth. During his second year, Philip inherited some of his grandfather’s equipment, including a collection of dip pens and nibs, which introduced him to the technique he uses today.

Since graduating, he has worked with clients including Superdrug, Kohler, DK Books, Jack Daniel’s, Le Parisien Magazine, NowTV, New Scientist, ARTE, Goodwood Revival, Delve, Kilkenny Irish Red Ale, and Which? Money. Philip also shares his illustrations with over 20K followers on Instagram.

Sveta Dorosheva is a Ukrainian illustrator, currently living in Israel. She works in book illustration and narrative art for magazines and brands, which are deeply influenced by myth and fairy tales. She is a self-trained artist, and started her professional career by writing and illustrating her own book, “The Land of Stone Flowers”. Originally published in 2014, it was nominated for the National Bestseller award in 2016, and has also been translated into more than five languages.

Her work is hand-drawn on paper, merging a lot of mythical and traditional motifs from various cultures with contemporary ideas. She’s worked with numerous publishing houses to create art for books, including HarperCollins, Penguin Books, Macmillan, Disney-Hyperion, Usborne, and Chronicle Books. Sveta has also created artwork for movies, including The True Adventures of Wolfboy, commercial art for advertising agencies like JWT New York or D8 studio in Glasgow, and editorial pieces for magazines like The New Yorker and The LA Times.

Dan Hogman is an architect and illustrator with over 20 years of experience. He began drawing at a young age and always knew he wanted to become an architect. He later went on to study for a Master’s degree in the subject at the Academy of Art, San Francisco, and later at Harvard University.

Since then, he has created hundreds of drawings for everything from high-rise residential developments to hotels across the US, China, and South Korea. Dan also takes on drawing commissions in his spare time, and shares his work with over 120K followers on Instagram, alongside teaching architecture at a graduate level.

Eva Redamonti is an illustrator, musician, and animator based in Brooklyn, New York. After studying music composition at Berklee College of Music, she took to drawing as a form of therapy while she considered her next career move. Eva then discovered her true calling and went on to illustrate professionally.

She has collaborated with clients like Adobe, The New York Times, WIRED Magazine, Medium, CNN, The New Scientist Magazine, among others. Her work has been featured in publications like Juxtapoz Magazine, Hi-Fructose Magazine, Chop-em-Down Films, Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and American Illustration.

Fujiko Rose is a UK-based fine and decorative artist who works predominantly in ink, using both traditional and modern techniques to create intricate drawings that combine realism and abstraction. Her interests in history, literature, film, architecture, and fashion motivated her to pursue a career in the arts at a young age. After exploring the world of design by selling hand-printed wallpapers and fabrics, she won the televised competition Landscape Artist of the Year, which gave her the visibility she needed to kick-start her career.

While mainly selling original artwork and prints, she has participated in a number of exhibitions like The Other Art Fair and joined JC Gallery Mayfair, where she hosted her first solo show. She has also collaborated with COS at Coal Drops Yard, RIBA, and Adidas London x Creative Debuts.