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Robyn’s latest children’s book Philo & Sophy is available for sale. Written by Joseph Ulrich the book tells the story of Philo and Sophy. This two children don’t know one another but share a common yearning to answer life’s biggest questions.

As I mentioned in my lulu review: “This is a charming insightful story that is both fun and thought provoking. As a creator I keep coming back and finding different meaning depending on what mood I may be in. The art shares the same quality as I will often come back to spot details or objects hidden in plain sight.”

You owe it to your self to check it out.

I did a spotlight on Robyn’s work for this book back in April 1st and it is recently that  she finished the last color revision on the final version. It’s a lot of work to get this things to print right I tell you.

Pretty stuff huh?

Meet Phil, he just has a really cool style and puts it to use whenever he gets a chance to. Phill is an illustrator who has contributed comics to a number of anthology books and websites, including Top Shelf 2.0 and You Ain’t No Dancer books from New Reliable Press. He is a founding member of Found Hat Press, a collective of illustrators and cartoonists. He’s also worked as an educator, teaching art and drawing to young children as part of an after-school program.

I see Phil once a year for the Museum of Cartoon and Comic Art Festival and it is always a treat to see his fine quality mini comics.

Get to know Phil McAndrews you will see the process for the illustration above in his blog.

Meet L Nichols she is constantly making work. What does that mean? She is CONSTANTLY making work. You can’t visit here site and not find a new piece of art.

What’s most awesome about her work are these moleskin books which she illustrates into, linearly from cover to cover, they are just amazing.

You can check out her mini-comics at her etsy site. Visit her site and you’ll always find something delightful.

Meet Jess Fink she is a great illustrator and comic artist who’s books are published by Top Shelf Comics. This one here is “We Can Fix it” and its hilarious a time traveling adventure to help her past self.

Be warned kiddies, some of this work is not appropriate for young children or adults who are offended by nudity. And yet Jess’ work is very prolific with prints and several threadless shirt designs.

Get to know Jess Fink at her blog but be warned it is best enjoyed by the mature inmature individual.

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Meet Robyn Diaz, Illustrator and Video game Art Director.

She just finished this amazing marathon that is the illustration  the Philo and Sophy children’s book.

That’s 28 acrylic paintings! I was sitting right there as she was working on them and I still can’t believe it. It is just really vibrant and detailed and the colors are awesome. The process it self is not unlike comics but the painting and the color really forces you to think about the consistency of the entire book.

The lettering also can’t fall within the middle of the spread.

I am jealous of her lettering skills. There, I said it.

The work will be featured in tomorrows ConTEXT national show at the Upstate Artist Guild in Albany.

The story for the book was written by Joseph Ulrich. If you are an aspiring artist or are curious about the magic and challenges behind children’s books you can read all about the illustration process in Robyn’s Blog.

Meet Eric Feurstein, comic artist and game artist extraordinaire.

He is but one of the talented people I will be sharing a table with in MoCCA Fest 2010.

Enough of that, let’s look at the facts. As you can see above, his recent book, Tomb is out of this world.

I read it online and recommend a purchase (I know I’m getting mine signed at the Festival).

When not working on his own games he’s now taken to Star Trek strips.

Jolly  good!

Go get to know Eric and keep posted for other artist profiles on the future.