I would love to take a course on dissecting some of these styles, and what makes them so enamored.
My favorite illustrators are from the period between 1880-1939.
• Arthur Rackham: http://www.artpassions.net/rackham/
• Edmund Dulac: http://www.artpassions.net/dulac/
• Anne Anderson: http://www.artpassions.net/anderson/
• Maxfield Parrish: http://www.artpassions.net/parrish/
But I also really love some modern illustrators. Some of my favorites are:
• Jean-Baptiste Monge: https://www.google.com/search?q=jean-baptiste+monge&espv=2&biw=1531&bih=846&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBh_Lw6M3KAhUEMGMKHSi6AsMQ_AUIBigB&dpr=1.25
• Gary Lippincott: http://www.garylippincott.com/
• Omar Rayyan: http://studiorayyan.com/index.php
• Chris Dunn: https://www.facebook.com/chrisdunnillos/?fref=ts
• Justin Gerard & Annie Stegg Gerard (they're both awesome): http://www.gallerygerard.com
Well this is an easy question...
Will Terry
Jake Parker
...and I am liking Zac Retz as well.
my knowledge is quite limited but here are a few illustrators I discovered by reading books to / buying books for my kids, that I really liked:
birgitta sif http://www.birgittasif.com/
lee wildish http://www.leewildish.com/lee_wildish/PORTFOLIO.html
chris mould http://chrismould.blogspot.ie/
I also love @Lee-White 's style ^^
@Paulina-Orellana, ¿"El Polilla" es O menino maluquiño?
Fiep Westendorp, The most famous childrensbook illustrator we have ever had in the Netherlands, she even has her own museum over here! http://www.fiepwestendorp.nl/fiepamsterdam/
How about another illustrator, Rien Poortvliet. He was Dutch, died twenty years ago, but what a genius illustrator...! Created a whole wold of gnomes, and how they live. Presented the world of gnomes in two 300 page books, fully illustrated. Its just amazing
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Leontine
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I've definitely seen these gnomes before @Leontine
beautiful work indeed
@Leontine
Beautiful artwork! Thanks for sharing!
I always loved the Little Critter Books-can't remember the illustrator right now....yikes! My 2 year old grandson loves Sandra Boynton books. I also enjoyed Helen Oxenbury with my kids, Maurice Sendak, Tomie Depaolo, can't think of anymore right now because I'm rushing off.
Marsha Ottum Owen
Rien Poortvliet.was the best Dutch wildlife illustrator, but was an hunter too...! He created a wonderful and realistic world of gnomes specialy for children.. More pictures at: http://rien-poortvliet.emyspot.com/
@Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen Mercer Mayer - one of my favorites ever!
Bill Watterson - He is just too good. Best. My introduction to loving comic strips and wanting to draw cartoons.
Sergio Aragones - MAD mag illustrator, such witty drawings and brilliant ink technique.
Uderzo - The illustration excellence and comic appeal of Asterix is pretty much artistic perfection (IMO)
Quentin Blake - It was always so easy to spot a Roald Dahl in the library and Blake's artwork made the stories even more real. So sensitive with linework.
Too many to count. At the present time point, my favorites are
Jonny Duddle:
the marvelous Peter de Seve:
William Joyce:
On the graphical side, Jeff Turley:
and Meomi
But really, this is nearly endless...!!
Love that gnome! With his feet hanging out of the bath
To be honest my favorite children's book artist is Will Terry I was following and buying his painting videos off his website before he started doing all this.
And my second favorite is Dani Jones. Her work
I think with both of them it was the way they use color and texture. Love their stuff. I use to try to mimic both of their styles when I was first learning how to paint.
Glad to see this thread revived, it's interesting to see everyone's favourite artists as it reveals something about what we love and where we might want to go with our work.... @evilrobot especially it makes sense to see your choices, your work is different of course but there is a certain synergy of styles, with the texture and the pencil...
@Brad I also think Bill Watterson is fantstic 
I also really like Lee White's style
How about another illustrator, Rien Poortvliet. He was Dutch, died twenty years ago, but what a genius illustrator...! Created a whole wold of gnomes, and how they live. Presented the world of gnomes in two 300 page books, fully illustrated. Its just amazing ![30a5f15ded21c6a13b6a315d6da30dc6.jpg] (/uploads/files/1454072207299-30a5f15ded21c6a13b6a315d6da30dc6.jpg)
