Connecting You to a World of Illustration
Welcome to Editorial illustration
our specialist area for magazine, newspaper and book publishers
IllustrationX helps magazine, newspaper and book publishers to enhance storytelling, maximise marketability, and grow brand recognition by connecting you to award-winning and emerging visual talent from around the world.
The work of our specialist editorial-sector illustrators and animators helps you to create more engaging immersive reading experiences, with long experience of delivering high-impact, targeted visual content that grows narrative value and drives commercial appeal for publications including Rolling Stone, The Telegraph, The Times, and The New Yorker.
Every commission is steered by a dedicated agent who understands editorial and publishing workflows, ensuring seamless collaboration and maximizing the impact of our visual talent for your articles and publications.
Editorial Styles
Editorial Artists
Martina CuriottoMartin Hargreaves Black and WhiteKelli LadererDaniel SulzbergGreg StraightNathaniel EckstromKlaus MeinhardtJuliet PercivalLee HodgesBob VenablesChrissy LauEchopicMarta SpendowskaJennifer Maravillas-BellVicky ScottDonough O'MalleyMayuko FujinoKavel RaffertyNatalia SanabriaHannah DaviesClaire RolletZoë More OFerrallWeston WeiSebastian IwohnGail ArmstrongJacob SteadIng LeeDavi AugustoMpumelelo BhenguHeedayah LockmanBriana KranzMarina ProcházkaYixin ZengLhaiza MorenaThilo RothackerAlison KerryJohn HolderMontana ForbesJoseph McDermottTobias WandresSamantha SilvermanPatrick BoyerLauren Mortimer ColoursCaribay M. BenavidesAndressa MeissnerCamila GrayPhilipp BeckBarbara TamilinCara WangStudio DucoMart LettYogi Fahmi RianditoSergio EdwardsHao HaoAlan BakerSaskia BuenoQuincy SuttonStuart HolmesFangfang HanDebora IslasAndreu ZaragozaTatsiana BurgaudYuewei Nino LiWenjing YangXinping LiLeah HanAugie TrautzMaki YamaguchiMakoonOllie WoottonLydia SilverJuliette TomaCarolina Rodriguez FuenmayorMallory HeyerVictoria FominaRuth PalmerSholto WalkerLiz PepperellDena CooperFabio LyraRino PelliCat SimsSeason of VictoryAlyssa De AsisTanya CooperEnya ToddIratxe López de MunáinAnnie DavidsonAgnès ErnoultRosanna TaskerLiam O'FarrellAntonio SoaresHeather LandisTobias GöbelButcher BillyMay van MillingenKelly SmithAnne WilsonBen TallonJan MeininghausColin ElgieEde StudioMatthew LaznickaChelsy EscalonaDanny AllisonYordanka PoleganovaRohan EasonSarah BeetsonSuperamaVeronika KiriyenkoAndrew HutchinsonAlyah HolmesCarolina ZambranoDrew BardanaTim WeiffenbachMax ErwinLi ZhangThies SchwarzAndrei NicolescuBecca ThorneMartin Hargreaves ColorMaddalena CarraiAmandine DugonGeorgie StewartTim BradfordAdam MacauleyDanielle PioliRachel WinterJuliana PenkovaJack SweetChris KingNadia FlowerLuiza LaffitteSic MonkieTianyi YouMichael FrithAdam LarkumMau CardosoMaryam SerajiDebs LimKathryn RathkeAlyah Holmes KidsGlimpsecraftPaperfaceTavo MontanezIsa SonntagOliver LiGerman GonzalezMel CerriGina Rosas MoncadaZanskyMaxim Usik
Editorial News…
Summer by the Sea
A seasonal cover illustration for Gyeonggi Provincial Council is illustrated by Makoon.
Pay Rise
An October cover for NEA Today examines the growing trend of state minimum salary for teachers, illustrated by Xinping Li.
Theatrical Hubs
For the Autumn issue of American Theatre, Laura Greenan creates a map-based illustration for the article A Tale of Three Cities.
Mapping the Manosphere
Wenjing Yang's commission for Smith Quarterly turns a complex online culture into a single exquisite image.
Science of Sparks
For a feature exploring the nature of love, Jacob Stead creates the lead illustration and a series of accompanying artworks for Virginia Living's "The Science Behind Sparks".
Staying Together
Oliver Li illustrates for a ZEIT Magazine feature on relationships, commitment and modern ideas of freedom.
Buddhist Traveler Map
Tricycle Magazine commission Débora Islas to illustrate its feature on Buddhist sites across Washington, D.C.
Modern Threads
Tatler commission Bob Venables to create tapestry‑inspired portraits for a feature on descendants of families named in the Bayeux Tapestry.
The Renaissance Man
Maki Yamaguchi’s portrait of jazz musician Victor Goines appears on the cover and inside pages of Boston University College of Fine Arts’ magazine.
Behind the Scenes
La Mazette features the fifth cover in Luiza Laffitte's ongoing illustration series for Maïsadour.
Mescaline
Li Zhang illustrates Northeastern Global News’ look at new research into mescaline and the brain.