Madeleine LeBrun’s uncanny clay illustrations are inspired by insects, folk art and 90s kids TV

Illustrator Lisa Carpagnano invites you to “imagine the links” between her calming compositions

The sketchbook is an illustrator’s best friend: Clay Hickson on why drafting and practice are key

Irina Șelaru’s illustrations invite us to lose ourselves in life’s smaller wonders

Lu Fraser’s illustrations of microbes and infodumps are driven by a culture of DIY possibilities

Jack Taylor on fine-tuning his practice and working more in the style of Ligne Claire comic artists

Illustrator Lili des Bellons creates a surreal, soothing alternative universe

Illustrator Lili des Bellons' chipper images are full of geometric whimsy

Testing the limits of the humble pencil, Danny Ische’s illustrations are a mesmerising mismatch

Julie Alex’s captivating illustrations are drawn at an angle to add “a little bit of life”

In Maddie Fischer’s motif, you’ll see “little creatures having a delightful time”

Full of “freaks, weirdos and monsters”, Margaux Bigou’s illustrations are bizarrely beautiful

Illustrator Myriam au Citron on how her creative practice was founded on a love of food