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Choosing Freelance Success with Brian Bowens
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Choosing Freelance Success with Brian Bowens

Great art tells a story even as it helps viewers stay connected to the world around them. For Brian Bowens (@bbsketch), this has never been more true than it is today.  As an artist and designer in...

CharacterRamona MacLean | The Middle Is the Hard Part

Ramona MacLean | The Middle Is the Hard Part

Ramona MacLean (@freckledpage) has a distinct worldview when it comes to creativity: The world could do with a little more silliness. Known for her whimsical style, the Vancouver-based illustrator...

creative careersIain Macarthur - Paperlike Sessions London 2019

Iain Macarthur - Paperlike Sessions London 2019

In Summer 2019, the Paperlike team set out to the UK to interview some of the most inspiring up-and-coming digital artists in London. These are the Paperlike Sessions, and today we're bringing you ...

CharacterAndrew Rae | From Daydream & Imagination to Full-Time Illustration

Andrew Rae | From Daydream & Imagination to Full-Time Illustration

If you were to ask Andrew Rae where he finds inspiration, he might point you to the trails of London’s Hampstead Heath on a brisk morning or a roundabout trip on the Tube. A quick trip to the cafe ...

creative careersLidia Cambón Periscal | Paperlike Sessions

Lidia Cambón Periscal | Paperlike Sessions

In mid 2019, the Paperlike team set out to the UK to interview some of the most inspiring up-and-coming digital artists in London. These are the Paperlike Sessions, and today we bring you the first...

digital artRich Damm | A Hidden Passion for Handmade Lettering

Rich Damm | A Hidden Passion for Handmade Lettering

It’s impossible to know how creative aptitude will turn out. That’s something that lettering artist and designer Richard Damm, knows all too well.  The Long Island-based artist specializes in crea...

creative careersLara Georgia Carson | Culture, Confidence, and the Art of Staying Personal

Lara Georgia Carson | Culture, Confidence, and the Art of Staying Personal

When it comes to approaching complex, artistic challenges, illustrator Lara Carson prides herself in taking unconventional approaches. Where artists would zig, she would rather zag. Based in Vancou...

Customer storiesGuillaume Wiatr | The Art of Visualizing Conversations

Guillaume Wiatr | The Art of Visualizing Conversations

Though he might self-identify in many roles — management consultant, business coach, entrepreneur — Guillaume Wiatr doesn’t consider himself an artist. At least, not in the traditional sense of the...

digital artCatherine Herold | Learn, Experiment & Grow

Catherine Herold | Learn, Experiment & Grow

If there’s one thing Catherine Herold doesn't like, it’s a bouquet of cut flowers. It’s not that the flowers aren’t pretty or that they won’t look great on the kitchen table.  It’s just that cut fl...

digital drawingMartin Morrison | On Trading Comfort for Joy

Martin Morrison | On Trading Comfort for Joy

You’d never hear Martin Morrison say that his long road toward an illustration career has been easy, but he’ll tell you that his first foray into painting and illustration started with a camel. Or,...

Customer storiesRob Sketcherman | Hong Kong’s Urban Sketch Hero

Rob Sketcherman | Hong Kong’s Urban Sketch Hero

If you were to ask Rob Sketcherman about the formula behind his impressive foray into urban sketching, he would give it to you like this: urban sketching = place + time + eye. That’s the equation R...

digital artBo Feng Lin | How this digital native ignored the critics and transcended borders to sell his art all over the world.

Bo Feng Lin | How this digital native ignored the critics and transcended borders to sell his art all over the world.

Bo Feng Lin is a digital artist based in Hamburg, Germany, though he considers himself an “aspiring Canadian” (you’ll find out why later). He specializes in drawing portraits of women, women who ar...