Children's illustrators you should know and follow

Seeing a children's illustration means that, no matter how old you are, if it is well done, attractive, and attracts attention, you will pay attention to it. And there are many children's illustrators that should be followed if you want to dedicate yourself to this.

Don't know who to follow? Here we have made a compilation of children's illustrators that you should know and that are attracting a lot of attention. Will your inspirations be among them?

Adolf Serra

For Adolfo Serra, his work is like a playful exercise. He is not the typical illustrator, but rather likes to experiment and dedicate time and space to each project.

And it seems that When he has a children's illustration in his hands, he likes to act as a film director to study the different points of view, the setting that the scene will have and the type of characters that will best fit together.

In other words, he is so passionate about his work that he plays with his imagination to recreate what he sees so vividly in his mind.

adam larkum

Another of the children's illustrators that you should not lose sight of is this one. He has a very characteristic drawing style, you practically see it and you already know who has done the illustrations.

Among the characteristics of Larkum's drawing, one of the most important is the color palette he uses. Unlike other children's illustrators who can use color as a way to highlight the drawings and thus attract the attention of the little ones, he only keeps two or three colors and plays with the tones of these.

In addition, the drawing is fine, childish; in some ways even as if it had actually been done by a child.

Many of this author's works are done in Chinese ink and watercolor. It is another of his signs of his work.

Gabriel Pacheco

This time we are going to Mexico to meet another of the best-known children's illustrators who are also acclaimed for their drawings. He has a clear mark in all his illustrations and it is to use the color blue.

As for his illustrations, there are all kinds of them, from the most childish to others for an older audience.

In fact, if you look for it on the Internet you will see that all the works have a certain adult air and for an older audience. And yet, the little ones also like them a lot.

David Catrow

And we went from a children's illustrator with more adult drawings to one who seeks more attention from children. Strong, striking colors, a vector technique and full of overloaded compositions but at the same time encourage you to focus on small scenes to, later, recreate yourself with all the details that it offers you in the illustration.

His designs are quite attractive, even for adults, and that is why he stands out so much as an illustrator. In fact, within children's illustrators his name is one of the most resonant.

Christopher Corr

Among the children's illustrators who have more "childish" designs, sometimes even as if they had been drawn by children, is this one. His technique is based on vectors, but uses very bright colors, and sometimes very ornate, so that children have a lot to look at (not only what stands out the most, but also those details that only they realize).

Ana Pez

Ana Pez has a degree in History from the University of Madrid. And yet, her life has led her to develop a career as an illustrator, as well as a drawing teacher.

She is one of the Spanish artists who is standing out the most as a children's illustrator and it is that his works, with simple lines and faces that may seem made by children, have a "something" that makes you need to pay attention to all the details he has drawn.

Duncan Beedie

And we go from an illustrator who fills the entire page with designs and drawings of a scene that, at times, may seem chaotic (without being) to another who prefers the cleanest and most modern illustrations, using pastel colors that give it a touch more childish and at the same time tender.

In fact, more than once that same technique will make the characters appear to be moving or real. And how do you get it? Well, it's easy, for this he uses a vector technique combined with textures and graphite that give it more volume.

Teresa Martínez

In this case, Teresa focuses on somewhat more realistic illustrations with the characters she makes. Each one has her style, of course, but children will be able to better identify the people and objects that appear in each illustration.

An unequivocal sign of his works are the framings, something to which he attaches great importance, in addition to the body expression of the characters (much more than the faces themselves, although if you look closely these are also important.

T.S. Spookytooth

In this case, this illustrator is one of those who attracts the most attention due to his drawings, which appear to be made with graphic design, but the truth is that this is not the case. Also, the colors seem to have textures of watercolor papers (without using them) or of graphite and gouache.

You can find illustrations of him that stand out with strong colors, but he also has others using pastel colors that also stand out a lot., especially due to the fact that he lets the illustration breathe and puts each element in an exact place to capture attention.

David Sierra Liston

This is one of the children's illustrators who has worked with large publishers. AND It is not for less, because his characters are endowed with personality and the eyes themselves are usually very expressive, seeking complicity with those who see the illustrations.

One of the characteristics of this illustrator is that he makes very large eyes, whether it be people or animals (as long as they are the protagonists, of course).

As you have seen, there are many children's illustrators. And many others that will come out in the future and have their followers and those who will become teachers of others. Do you have any that you particularly like? Leave it to us in comments.