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Established in 2005, Hireillo is a community of professional illustrators with a mission to cultivate constructive connections. linktr.ee/hireillo
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Who needs Valentine's Day tomorrow, when it's Friday the 13th today? We will definitely be curling up with a good (or possibly, trashy) horror movie tonight 💀

This creepy little ghoul by horror illustrator Trevin Wyant is perfect for today's mood 🖤
A stylised black and white illustration by Trevin Wyant of a creepy grinning ghoul character wearing a black cape with a hood that has long points. It has a round white face with black eyes and a wide toothy grin.
February 13, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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Spring, Predator and Wild Times: this week's newsletter is here and it's packed full of arty goodness! www.hireillo.com/SAt

Art by Vicky Scott · @elisabethalba.bsky.social · Micah Champion · Mark Reihill · @jontofski.bsky.social · Shirley Chiang · Maeca Art
A grid of seven illustrations including the cover of a children's nature magazine with a person watching animals through their window, a painting of an ancient tree with a starry night sky behind, part of a mural with school children playing musical instruments, a mystical picture of a wizard, a black and white shirt with a Predator movie pattern, a Chinese window with a tree branch covered in blossom, and a retro noir style movie poster.
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Happy new week, everyone! Yes, it's grey, gloomy and rather damp, but it feels like we can finally start to look forward to spring now. To brighten the day, here's a piece celebrating springtime by Shirley Chiang. 🌸
A Chinese traditional-style window with geometric patterns that is partially open under a leafy branch with yellow flowers, illustrated in an ink and watercolour style. The Chinese character Lìchūn is drawn in red at the bottom right corner.
February 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Hot take 🔥 style isn’t about locking yourself into a box. It’s about making your work instantly recognizable and easier to connect with. I wrote about why that matters and how to think about it here 👇

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Illustration of people shopping, with clothing, shoes, sunglasses, credit cards, and prices, blending in-store and online retail elements in bright, textured colors.
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Did you know we have a print shop? There are fabulous movie-inspired posters available, all featuring cult classics. Perfect for the film fan in your life or to brighten your own walls!

Printed with high-quality, archival ink on fine art paper, and available in two sizes.

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A screenshot of the Hireillo Press website, showing 13 different movie posters created by illustrators featuring a variety of classic films.
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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Yes, professional artists and illustrators should still have a portfolio website in addition to their socials. Here, experienced illustrator @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social breaks down some of the most important points for creating a successful portfolio website.

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Portfolio Website-Building Tips for Artists
What are your favourite portfolio website-building tips? My website is www.kristinagehrmann.com, and here are some of my tips: 1. Show Your Work Immediately Online marketing experts already knew this ...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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This week's fantastic featured artists at Hireillo are Alexandra Turner-Piper, @rodhuntdraws.bsky.social and @matttimson.bsky.social

Portfolios:
Alexandra - hireillo.com/cfc
Rod - hireillo.com/c5J
Matt - hireillo.com/cZm

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A collage of three artworks: a distressed girl surrounded by black hands, a robot in a cafe courtyard, and a shadowy Batman figure in rain.
February 2, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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A4 prints of the Welsh landscape

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Criccieth beach Maentwrog Black Falls, Eryri Mossy tree, Eryri
December 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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If you missed this before, you can still check out Darren's conversation with Tom Froese on the Thoughts on Illustration podcast, where they chat about issues familiar to so many illustrators today - pricing, late payments, confidence, mental health and lots more.

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The State of Illustration Report | Interview with Darren Di Lieto of Hireillo
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January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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For the very first episode of 300 DPI, Darren Di Lieto turns the mic on his co-host Jason Piperberg. Jason talks about making a living in comics, building popular digital brushes, and shares his thoughts on pay, creative ownership and how AI is reshaping the industry.

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300 DPI: The Reality of Making a Living in Comics
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January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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The second part of my short illustrated graphic novel style story ‘The First Day I Never Forgot’, set to when I was a young child living with my family in a Loyalist estate in Belfast. Currently a work in progress, as I retell my earliest memory at the tail end of The Troubles. #illustration #comics
Comic illustration double spread page depicting a young boy in paddling pool and a soldier landing down in the garden.
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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We love seeing the different art that members choose for their Artist Trading Cards - there's always such a wide variety of great work! Featured here are Jennifer Howard Kicinski, @egorodriguez.com and Sue Todd.
A hand holds three artist trading cards in front of a plush bear wearing glasses and a small pumpkin on a green dish, on a black shelf.
January 27, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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A throwback to 2014, I still love these illustrations created by Elise Martinson for Perth Mint for their Horses of Lore and Legend coins 🐴🪙❤️
At the top is a group of illustrated horse of lore and legend including Pegasus, Qilin, Sleipnir, a unicorn, a kelpie and a hippocamp. Below are three silver collectable coins each bearing two of the horse illustrations
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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For the very first episode of 300 DPI, Darren Di Lieto turns the mic on his co-host Jason Piperberg. Jason talks about making a living in comics, building popular digital brushes, and shares his thoughts on pay, creative ownership and how AI is reshaping the industry.

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300 DPI: The Reality of Making a Living in Comics
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January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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The latest Hireillo newsletter is here, featuring news from our members, plus our featured and newest artists! Take a peekeroo at www.hireillo.com/Ss1

Art by Matt Curtis · @raid71.bsky.social · Elly Walton · John W. Tomac · Aliena Riu · @jeremywilsonart.bsky.social · @kalakal.bsky.social
Six illustrations by different artists, including a film festival poster with the statue of liberty, a magazine cover with a billboard and baseball player, a The Terminator movie poster, a stylised illustration of a politician blowing a university graduate into the air, a portrait of a young person, a comic cover of a man standing on a snowy hill with a spaceship behind, and three fists raised in the air.
January 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Here are our latest featured artists to brighten your week! Fabulous children's illustration from Monika Suska, gorgeous portraits and animal art by Sharntay, and wonderfully dark comic art by Roy Huteson Stewart!

Portfolios:
Monika hireillo.com/cWs
Sharntay hireillo.com/c8Y
Roy hireillo.com/c4B
Three artworks by different artists: a children's illustration of a frog wizard and a white furry animal, a detailed pencil drawing of two lovebirds, and a stylised portrait of a man with glowing eyes surrounded by small skulls and intricate black patterns on a green background.
January 19, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Sharing my latest news from @hireillo.com. Happy New Year!
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Award for Blue Boat Home
Sue Todd's latest picture book, Blue Boat Home, has won a Northern Lights Book Award for Best Illustration. The Northern Lights Book Awards honour books that excel in aesthetic and literary qualities ...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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There's a big bunch of fantastic art in this week's newsletter! You can check out the whole thing over at www.hireillo.com/Srx

Art by Sue Todd · @kalakal.bsky.social · @beccathorne.bsky.social · @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · @johnwtomac.com · Julia Allum · Chris B. Murray
A collage of eight illustrations created by different artists, including illustrations of historical figures, a woman with a helmet and phone, Blackpool Tower, yarn and prints, a person balancing on a tightrope between two giant stacks of paper, a children's illustration of people flying kites, and a colourful mural.
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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A huge thank you to everyone who has bought a copy of the State of Illustration report over the past couple of weeks! It really means a lot to have your support ❤️

If you haven't seen it yet and would like a copy, you can find it at www.stateofillustration.com/
A collection of printed report pages featuring charts, graphs, and illustrations related to the illustration industry, laid out on a blue surface.
January 13, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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What’s your favourite zombie film/show/comic & WHY? And yes, I’ll allow the 28 days/weeks/years later films to be included, because they’re very much in the spirit of zombie movies.

My Night of the Living Dead poster made for Hireillo’s Video Shop:The Blockbuster experience project! @hireillo.com
Night of the living dead poster by David Cousens
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Some of our recent batch of Artist Trading Cards. If you hire artists and would like to receive a tailored pack in the post, send us a DM!

Artists: Emmalene Oysti, @timothy-banks.bsky.social and Danielle Rose Fisher.
A hand holds three artist trading cards in front of a plush bear wearing glasses and a small pumpkin on a green dish, on a black shelf.
January 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Beautiful linocut illustrations by Becca Thorne for The Folio Society's new edition of Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell. Becca's work for this book includes the cover, slipcase, six full-page illustrations, two part-title illustrations and intricate initial caps with botanical motifs.
Group of four photos of linocut illustrations in a book called Hamnet. The illustrations are in black and light green depicting characters and places from the story, as well as plant motifs.
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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Happy 2026! Darren and I hope you had a chance to rest and recharge your batteries over the holidays. Here's looking forward to a fab year!

We are fully back up and running after the winter break, so if you have any questions or just want to say hello, get in touch :)
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Awesome illustrators to follow in 2026! 💥

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December 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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If you're in need of an artist contract template that's suitable and customizable for a wide variety of work, check out this Ultimate Artist Contract template from @hireillo.com

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The Ultimate Artist Contract Template
What is the Ultimate Artist Contract?The Ultimate Artist Contract is a specially created contract template that you can tailor to different commissions without it taking hours of work and becoming an ...
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April 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM