This isn’t my first post about Esmé Shapiro. I last shared her illustrations a couple of years ago, and before that, when she was a recent illustration grad at RISD. Since then, she’s published multiple books and taken on a…
This isn’t my first post about Esmé Shapiro. I last shared her illustrations a couple of years ago, and before that, when she was a recent illustration grad at RISD. Since then, she’s published multiple books and taken on a…
Esmé Shapiro (@esmeshapiro) is an illustrator I’ve kept my eye on since discovering her work in 2014. I love following her Instagram, which is a mixture of illustrative experiments, works in progress, and finished pieces. She also, occasionally, posts snapshots of her…
I made this list once before, and it was a lot of fun to compile. So, why not do it again? When I have an idle moment, I’m often scrolling through my Instagram. These are just 10 illustrators to follow. I…
I’ve certainly mentioned this before, but I am a fan of tattoos; and, I enjoy seeing them etched into acharacter’s imaginary skin. Think about it — in an illustration, getting a inked doesn’t hurt. No one is going to look…
Esmé Shapiro is a Brooklyn-based illustrator who recently graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her colorful works are a combination of tight drawing and free-flowing pigment, with some strange characters sprinkled in her compositions. A giraffe with four(?) eyes, a cat island, and…