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Book cover art showing a wizard in a laboratory
How to go from rough sketch to stunning book cover art in three steps

By Ivan Shavrin, Joe Foley Published

Discover how Marvel and DC artist Ivan Shavrin brings the energy of his initial sketch to his final cover art.

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Illustration of a vampire
How childhood memories and crime photos inspired this Costa Rican vampire art

By Ian Dean Published

New illustrated book, Vampyre: a Costa Rican Folktale, by former Pixar artist Ricardo Delgado, is a style masterclass.

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Two boxes of Tesco Finest tea are displayed: the box on the left is for Earl Grey (Floral, Aromatic, Citrus) with 50 tea bags and features an illustration of a cityscape at dusk; the box on the right is for English Breakfast (Rich, Robust, Malty) with 80 tea bags and features an illustration of a sunrise over a rolling landscape.
Messy, meaningful and made by humans: the biggest illustration trends for 2026

By Tom May Published

Illustration is pushing back against AI polish.

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All I want for Christmas is this vulva wrapping paper

By Rosie Hilder Published

The WAPping paper has a life-saving twist

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Heinz's new tomato soup campaign is... souper

By Rosie Hilder Published

The illustrated characters are just delightful.

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24 of the best horror artists for Halloween inspiration

By Alice Pattillo Last updated

These creative horror artists have the dark, gruesome and horrifying nailed. Check out their work if you dare.

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I really want this new illustrated set of Jane Austen novels

By Rosie Hilder Published

Woodcuts, silk covers, monograms, oh my!

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I spent a lovely afternoon painting with this easy to follow watercolour book

By Rosie Hilder Last updated

You really can paint animals in 10 minutes.

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Pac Man Google Doodle game
The best Google Doodles ever

By Tom May, Sammy Maine Last updated

We look back at the most fun designs from across the decades.

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Two hands hold aloft a new book from Folio.
The new Folio Society book designs just dropped and I can't stop looking at them

By Beren Neale Published

From The Book Thief to Pompeii, these books are utterly stunning.

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