The World Around Us

Introduce kids to the natural world, science and geography with experienced, innovative illustrators who understand the children’s market

The World Around Us

KE Birch

Shiane Salabie

Cartoon character of young boy scout embracing nature

Illustration of a young boy scout embracing nature

Shiane Salabie creates bright mural for Muskegon Library

Front cover of "Jalen's Big City Life" book

Where's Attenborough book. Published by SmithStreet books

Maxim Usik

Editorial illustration on Finland drinks for Talouselama Magazine

THE WAY FINLAND DRINKS

Illustration for the front of a school book, drawn in a cartoon style

School book opener illustration

Editorial illustration of adventure people

Extreme adventure

PLAY TENNIS. Silk Scarf Illustration

The Human Race

Donough O'Malley

Graphic design for guitarist

Illustrated lift the flap book on chemistry.

Daily Mail health editorial illustration.

Illustration from The Great Irish Book of Gaelic Games.

Book cover for cat lovers.

Iratxe López de Munáin

People running at various events

People man in the farm with cows

Royal Pharma's artwork on NHS green initiative

Green NHS Illustration

Editorial about university study program for Swarthmore University

The Museum of Modern Art.

Graphic Cryptids Monsters & Mythical Beasts

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Front cover for the Autumn issue of the Wild Times, the RSPB's children's magazine. The story I've illustrated is called I Spy and encourages children to identify different woodland animals like squirrels, foxes, badgers and beetles.

Vicky Scott

Endcliff Park

Barcelona Map

Book jacket design for "The Palace Papers"

Cover illustration for the Palace Papers, the in house magazine for the Strand Palace Hotel. This illustration is in honour of the Coronation but I wanted to focus my design on a big crowd celebrating. Obviously, the coach is in there with all the regalia, but I've also included some of the prominent sights of London, the hotel itself and a pigeon in a crown!

Swifts

Katharina Madesta

Character design happy couple

Japanese print for album artwork.

Annie Davidson

Crop of tram design. Client: Royal Botanic Gardens & Yarra Trams

The representations for a Limerick City Map

Icons for a Map of Limerick.

Icons design for map of Paris by Annie Davidson

Icons for Map of Paris.

Book cover illustration of rocky mountain explorer

Fold out book of Canadian Rockies. Client: Lonely Planet, Kids.

Hare, Pandas and Brown Bear

Little Hen, Little Hen, What Can You See? book cover illustration

Pintachan

Children's puzzle game illustration

Digital art of Little people by Pintachan

Places & Locations travel painting

Vera Rubin and Dark Matter

Drew Bardana

Skier in sunny landscape with trees and snow

Never Gonna Give Up!

People harvesting cacao pods

Illustration for California Avocadoes. Ginger molasses cookies with avocado ice cream in the middle.

Illustration for "Investing For Teens" book

Dalia Awad

care for our world gift

Alexandra Ball

woodland animals looking at you. Foxes, deer, badgers, hares, squirrels, mice, a hedgehog, birds in a tree setting.

care for our world

A stag / deer stands under a large arch of a tree bough looking at a little blue mouse, whilst a squirrel watches over head. An owl and a fox sleep and a bird looks over its nest. This is a little self-led brief to be used as nursery decor or wall art in general.

Betty the Blue Whale: stuck in net

Illustration for Black History Month

Julia Prokhotskaya

bird feeder, birds singing, winter, character design

Personal project

Sketching a sweet sleeping boy in a nature theme

Tang Wei

Adam Larkum

Watercolor painting of playing cricket with wine bottles

Watercolor drawing of school music concert

Line art of dinosaur painting

Weddings editorial illustration for Sunday Telegraph

Collage artwork of UAE tourism

Ayang Cempaka

Places & Locations people infographics

woman

Maps kalimantan

Map illustration of Yogyakarta by Ayang Cempaka

Red Fox

Tim Bradford

Toco Toucan

Character design art every where

Computer generated good neighbour

Lhaiza Morena

Illustration for a children's book published by Pearson UK

Canva Represents

Book - Adriel's discovery

The A-Z Children's Guide to Race and Activism

Andressa Meissner Kids

Text Book

Andressa Meissner Kids The World Around Us

Nova Escola - Text Bok

Personal project, book cover

Detail from The Story of Atoms and Molecules, Lelequ, Ronshin Group

Anne Wilson

Spread from 'Stranded!' a children picture book about a volcano in Iceland. Published 2023 Barefoot Books. Written by Ævar Pór Benediktsson.

A page from The Story of Atoms and Molecules, Lelequ, Ronshin Group

Map of South America for Sounds and Colours

Matt Hollings In Colour

Jacob Stead

KoffieTcacao

A illustrative and interactive spread from SMOOCH Magazine featuring a dog park.

Sophie Loren Moran

SMOOCH Magazine spread features black cat info and matching playful illustration

A spread from SMOOCH Magazine with some information about black cats and some fun illustrations to match

Editorial illustration for Scouts based on Pride

Editorial illustration for Scouts for Black History Month, featuring notable black people throughout history

Editorial illustration for Scouts based on cooking

Black Joy! In celebration of Black History Month. Colorful collage of black women and men characters.

Alyah Holmes

"Summer to Fall". Outdoor landscape scene of summer beach and fall foliage filled with people.

Family illustration for a children's book, Bushyhead

For children's book, Bushyhead. Family sitting in living room while mom combs daughter's curly afro hair.

For Women's History Month. Diverse women celebrating, dancing, working, being creative and athletic, with family, and enjoying life.

Celebrating Black History Month with Calligraphy

Black History Month. Typography and layout of people celebrating, dancing, playing sports and enjoying life. Honoring black culture and accomplishments.

More about the world around us illustration

Imagery from nature, the environment, science and geography plant seeds in the imagination and engage kids with the world around us. From there, children’s appreciation of the natural world can grow and flourish. At a time when the world faces a climate crisis, illustrations demonstrating why the natural world is important are vital – illuminating rare creatures and habitats, or simply showing children that there is natural beauty on their doorstep. The world around us can be brought to life in illustration using a wide variety of media and in styles that evoke different tones depending on the content. Inspired and intrigued by the artwork, kids will feel closer to and part of the world around them, ready to absorb more of its wonders.

The World Around Us

How do I find the right illustrator for the world around us projects?

Explore the portfolios of illustrators skilled in depicting the world around us in different styles and for children of various ages in the style gallery above.

How much does the world around us illustration cost?

The fee will depend on several factors such as the number and complexity of the illustrations; how, when and where they’ll appear; and your timescale.

Why use IllustrationX?

IllustrationX has world-leading experience and expertise in the children’s illustration market, representing a stable of talented illustrators who are the best in the category.

How do I commission an illustrator for environment, culture and geographic projects?

Get in touch with one of our experienced agents, who will help you create a brief covering the project, the imagery, usage and licensing, and the deadline.

What makes a good the world around us illustrator?

A good illustrator in this category will have an eye for the things in the world around us that will capture the imagination of children, spark their curiosity and leave them wanting more.

Do you commission animation as well?

If so, we represent many outstandingly talented animators, creating gifs, explainers, characters, stop motion and motion graphics for TV, film, games and digital streaming in 2d and 3d.

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