The 2016 World Illustration Awards were recently displayed at Somerset House. With over 2,300 entries from 66 countries the top in each category were awarded and on view for all to see. Categories included books, children’s books, advertising and design to name a few. Here are my favorites.

Great Modern Artists A to Z // Andy Tuohy // illustrator CC and Indesign CC, pencil, notebook, photo reference as inspiration // Octopus Publishing Group for Cassell

Promenade // Jungho Lee // graphite & charcoal on hot pressed paper, coloured digitally // Sang Publishing // category winner books

Mad About Monkeys // Owen Davey // pencil sketches, scanned textures & digital // Flying Eye Books

Beau Brummell Comes to Fortum & Masons // Jonathan Burton // pencil & digital // Fortnum & Masons

The Magical City // Lizzie Mary Cullen // pen & ink // Penguin

Transgender // Patrick George // Digital // Sunday Times Style Magazine

¿Qué se Esconde Dentro del Dosque? // Aina Bestard // ink on paper completely hand made // Thames&Hudson