The SAA are very pleased to be supporting the World Illustration Awards by sponsoring The SAA Agents Award for New Talent.
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Diarmuid was commissioned by the designers at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy to create this stunning cover for their latest report entitled 5 Principles for Neighbourhood Health 2026. He also artworked chapter headers for each of the five subjects.
Jim is an illustrator from Derby, based in Newcastle, U.K. With almost a decade of professional experience, he has worked with a range of clients from record labels and music production companies, to breweries, art organisations and university researchers. Jim’s style is based around the line drawing, he combines this with limited colour palettes and grainy overlays to create atmospheric and narrative-driven illustrations.
Clayton, being a graphic novel artist and aficionado was extremely well placed to illustrate a full page opener article for Wizz Air inflight magazine on The LYON BANDE DESSINÉE FESTIVAL in France.
The brief was to illustrate the experience of getting the Wizz Air flight and attending the event. The festival takes place over multiple venues featuring 300 comic book authors and 80,000 visitors.
As every EUROS and WORLD CUP Mark produces a fun wallchart for these events featuring some of the greatest footballers in the World. This has caught the eye of the Guardian and they kindly commissioned Mark to produce this years USA WORLD CUP WALL CHART. If you don't have one you can still print one out yourself via the guardian with Guardian branding or buy one from Mark's Etsy site. Enjoy!
https://marklong.etsy.com/uk/listing/4513633325/illustrated-world-cup-wallchart
Laurence was called upon to create the cover for to celebrate 75 Years of Archers on the BBC - the longest running radio series.
The brief was to create an idyllic country scene, but if you look closely you'll see some of the quirky moments from the series in the background. The styling was based on the other samples featured.
https://www.nbillustration.co.uk/portfolios/laurence-whiteley/
Clayton is known for his mural and graphic novels - Dropdead is an unpublished 110-page story drawing from memories of childhood, teenage years and his recent past as an adult, the author drives the reader through the tragic, the comic, and the ridiculous moments of his relationship with a long lasting passion: the skateboard”.
Samples show some other of Clayton's comics including pages from collection of short stories about personal stories passed down from families during the war.
While Adam is widely recognised for his Illustrated Histories series, his versatile style lends itself effortlessly to more corporate contexts, as seen in this striking cover for The New Athenian. His focus on people and architecture is reflected in the strong sense of detail across these samples.
Personal Finance Professional Magazine. Ben was proud to be picked for a lovely commission based on a few existing examples in his portfolio - Ben primarily works in vectors, but has a variety of approaches including isometric technical artwork to more playful contemporary work - the article is about how AI is actually being used in financial services.
Ben Hasler is represented by NB Illustration
Mark jumped at the occasion to work with Easy Jet again on their in flight magazine. The article being 12 Adventure Honeymoons. The brief was to adorn the pages with activities honeymooners can get up to in various locations served by Easy Jet, from snorkelling to island hopping in Croatia.
Nastka Lisova is an illustrator passionate about bringing small wonders and big feelings to the page. Working in watercolor and digital mixed-media, she creates illustrations that celebrate childhood, memory and emotional storytelling inspired by everyday life.
From an early age, Nastka was inspired by the world around her – she loved drawing what she saw: people, animals, flowers and trees. She grew up in a small Ukrainian village and spent much of her time outdoors, walking through fields and along the edge of the forest. She also loved reading and illustrating the stories she read, as books felt like portals to other places and lives she had never seen. Today, Nastka enjoys creating magical, heartfelt illustrations that inspire freedom of expression and a love for life, while gently reminding us how beautiful the world around us can be.
