Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Mendola Artists' Best of 2012

The end of each year brings a variety of "best of" lists covering movies to desserts. So why not illustration? We asked our illustrators to pick their best of 2012. No editing from the hovering agents, simply their favorite from this past year. Interesting to see the results. The pieces are seldom the biggest jobs or the ones with the greatest commercial appeal. We've compiled the results below. Each image can be enlarged for a better view, and of course you can go to our website (www.mendolaart.com) to see complete portfolios. Happy New Year!


Caroline Attia
Personal illustration from "To the land of the Aurora Borealis",
a short film Caroline is currently developing.
Jon Ball (Poked Studio)
A robotic mouse from the future, created in 3D. 











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Rob Ball
The cover of a special "Mayfair" edition of Hedge magazine
... also a chance to for Rob to draw his hometown: London.
Shelly Bartek
Ad campaign for Blue Moon and its
mother company MillerCoor.

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Ron Berg
A new breed of Reindeer with antlers gone wild --
a Christmas self-promotion piece.
Steven Bonner
This monochrome piece for Kempertrautmann shows
how Audi grips the road.













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Jude Buffum
Commissioned for a time-travel themed art show
promoting So You Created a Wormhole:
The Time Traveler's Guide to Time Travel.
Echo Chernik
"Bridgette the Yarn Zombie" --
a 17-foot-tall image for Yarn Zombies, LLC.














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Steven Chorney
Cover for 100 Top Fantasy Movies with images of the top six.


Matthew Cook
The 'point man' of a patrol has a cigarette
just moments before entering an insurgent ambush.
Helmand, Afghanistan. August, 2012.













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Michael Crampton
Winner of 2012 US Open poster competition.
Lucy Davey
Mock book cover advertising British Airways' USA trips.














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Amy DeVoogd
Ad campaign for TW Telecon --
"Get a cloud connection that's safer than safe."
Digital Progression
"Sky Shoes" for Sky/WCRS.
"We like this because it's not a very typical
subject for CGI and, more importantly, it's very shiny."















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Kate Forrester
One of 9 leather-bound children's classics for Barnes & Noble.
Neil Duerden
Design for the Wonka Ice Cream Truck
(Alcone). "How often do you get commissioned
to create a part of your childhood?"












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Andrey Gordeev
Ad for Gas-O-Fast (McCann India).
"I actually drew the benefits of vegetarianism."

Julia Green
Cover for Survivors: The Empty City.
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Adam Hancher
Spot in Smith Journal for "Virtual Economy,"
an article about how many entrepreneurs get
rich off things that don't physically exist.
Charlie Hill
"The Beacon" portrays the physician as both explorer and leader,
shining light on darkness.

















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Bunky Hurter
Comp of a girl reading on a tablet.
Bob Hynes
To-scale illustration of a mural to be installed
at Berman Academy in Washington, DC.












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Kenny Kiernan
"All elections should be this much fun!"
Game package design for FoxMind's Democradiculous.
Jim Kopp
Vector illustrations of a woman and dog
with interchangeable mouths.












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Jeff Mangiat
"Jesus was Tempted" --
part of a 3-year project to update artwork for the Bible.
Joey Marsh
Every Wednesday "The Ice Cream Man" parks on
Bognor Regis beach. It never gets busy, and
Joey still hasn't seen his face.
















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Bill Maughan
Samuel Adams "Black and Brew"
label art (Boston Beer).
Mick McGinty
Package design for Leapster's "Animal Genius".
"It's fun to illustrate an animal from each classification
that is colorful, interesting, and non-threatening for little kids."


















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Sarah McMenemy
Part of a series of images for the Aireloom
mattress range for Kluft Mattresses.
Arthur Mount
Infographic for Expedia about beach vacations and activities.
















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Tom Newsom
Santa is ready to deliver gifts on his 1936 Harley.
He has some help from friends,
and the Malemute pup might get a ride too!


Christopher Nick
Two playful pups waking up to enjoy
a cozy Christmas morning.
Created for Barton Cotton's Holiday card.














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Swan Park
Editorial illustration for Annabelle magazine.
Snowflakes added for a winter touch.
Debbie Powell
Rizzoli book jacket for 101 Cookbooks, 501 Classic Recipes.
"Rizzoli was lovely to work with and gave me full reign
over the illustration. I'm so happy with the finished design
and how it looks on the book!"

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Frank Riccio
A chapter illustration for the fantasy novel
The Broken Circle. Depicts one of "the twelve" bathing.
Heidi Schmidt
 Flat color icons.


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Rosie Scott
Illustration for a 2013 calendar of superstitions.
British superstition: "Don't step on a crack
or the bears will get you."
James Shepherd
Boy blasting through a tunnel.
















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Dan Sipple
Spec piece depicting Pepsi in Los Angeles.
Lindsey Spinks
Spot illustration for Financial Times
article "A Disuniting Kingdom."














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Hugh Syme
"This was a self-promotional piece --
and, as always, it was an absolute delight
working with Hugh."
Dahl Taylor
"Verloren" Samuel Adams limited edition beer label.
















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Jeff Wack
"Big Fish" poster for the upcoming Broadway
production based on Tim Burton's "Big Fish" film.
Sam Ward
Box cover for "Flippin Frogs," a Mattel game.















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Zutto
"Wonderland": Children see the world
as a mixture of imaginary and real things.
Mary Woodin
"Farmers Market": piece for an exhibition of food paintings
to coincide with the Aldeburgh Food Festival in Suffolk.















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