Portraits

Capturing a likeness and getting the message across is a fine art that our outstanding team of portrait artists deliver every time

Portraits

Argo NFT 3

Butcher Billy

Stranger Things series girl illustration

Butcher Billy draws a smirking Joker for a cinema review

Portrait of Kurt Cobain From Nirvana

Yordanka Poleganova

Grace Lanksbury

Portrait illustration for campaign 'I am Number 17' raising awareness for rare diseases.

Take Control

How Dare You

Bob Venables

Illustration of copy artist

Makeover portrait of Elizabeth I

Front cover of California Educator

America Ferrera and Margot Robbie

Briana Kranz

Selena Gomez

Fashion Illustration of Natalie Lim Suarez

Kevin Durant Watercolor Art

People portrait of old man

Matt Hollings In Colour

People playing saxophone

Submerged

Lively Scout

Retro female portrait in sunglasses, flowers through her hair looking into giant crystal ball.

Mystic Woman

bold colour retro female portrait in sunglasses surrounded by Christmas decorations and presents.

Femme Flashback Christmas

Rihanna at the Super Bowl

Natalia Sanabria

Film poster

Heroes

Constance Wu Portrait

Decue Wu

Portrait of Tammy Duckworth

Jenna Ushkowitz Portrait

Character design of Bartender girl

Mariam Naficy

Montana Forbes

Portrait of Benedict Cumberbatch from 'Portrait of a Dog' movie

Woman fashion illustration by Montana Forbes

Leo

Harrods beauty - facial treatment portrait

London designer Rejina Pyo's fashion, beauty, and accessories

Fashion portraiture, beauty and accessories from London Designer Rejina Pyo at London Fashion Week SS2023

King Charles Portrait

Lauren Mortimer Pencils

Casper Dog portrait painting

Juliette Toma

Justin Gillett portrait illustration

Red hair girl portrait art

Portrait of Black American women

Portrait of Enya for Compound Butter Magazine.

Brown Barbie

Fionna Fernandes

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Fashion portrait of woman wearing spangled glasses

Spangled Technicolour Glitter Dino Rims

Blossom

Lisa Frank

The earliest adopter is the ultimate lighthouse consumer, first in line for the latest style or tech trendlet. GQ commissioned this illusration for a spotter's guide to social stereotypes.

Jonathan Allardyce

A wall of gallery images representing paintings gifted to museums via the Arts Council of England Acceptance in Lieu scheme.

Portrait of Lacanian Marxist illustration by Jonathan Allardyce

Portrait of the celebrated Lacanian Marxist and philosopher, Slavoj Zizek

Portrait of Hannah Arendt for the cover of 'Arendt and Politics'

Why have one job when you could have two? Or three? Or four? GQ commissioned this illustration of a multihyphenate careerist for their spotter's guide to social stereotypes.

Teenagers

Chris King

Spencer Confidential Poster art

Driver Portrait

Jigsaw

Portrait

Graphic art on woman face

Carolina Rodriguez Fuenmayor

Karol G

"Unhearable Music"

People Girl with first aid stickers

Netflix

This Barbie is breaking out of the Box!, 2023

Chelsy Escalona

POP That Marker, 2023

Fawn Weaver

Fashion Lady

Elemental Woman

Damien Hirst hand painted portrait illustration, paint, ink, spray paint, pencil on paper

Ben Tallon

Lee 'Scratch' Perry, hand-drawn ink and paint over photography by Andy Cotterill

Saratosa Magazine commissioned a portrait of Martin Hyde

Hand-drawn/painted ink/watercolour/acrylic portrait of Sarasota Republican congressional candidate Martin Hyde for Saratosa Magazine.

Sephora Squad portrait campaign illustration, hand painted, hand drawn in ink and paint

Rendering of Brooke Barganier for Cincinnati Magazine

Debora Islas

Likeness of public figure of Corina Newsome

Blindfolded lady shown in a portrait

Illustration of a lady suffering from INSOMNIA

Portrait illustration of Marielle Franco

People woman with medal

Iratxe López de Munáin

People man playing guitar

People Man standing infront of building

Graphic design of girl with camera

History portrait of a lawyer

Rachel Winter

Theresa Kachindamoto

The invention of Monopoly

Sunny vibes

BoomArtwork

Forbidden Island. Work in progress

Benedict Cumberbatch Portrait as Sherlock Holmes

Poster artwork Patronaat

Deja Vu Ice Cream Poster Art

Reiko Lauper

AALIYAH

Quincy Sutton

PRINCE

Punk girl Portrait. Afro Punk.

Alice in Wonderland-themed labels for Rabbit Hole Whiskey

Illustrations for Rabit Hole Whiskey (Alice in Wonderland Theme)

James Baldwin

A portrait of Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams

Alissandra Seelaus

Cancer Sign

Hand-lettered and illustrated cover for spicy romance for Afterglow Books by Harlequin, published February 2025

Black and White Man with curly hair

Matt Hollings In Black & White

Long Beard Man

Black and White Long hair man

Black and White Old man portrait

Kurt Vile

Jessine Hein

Digital portrait of smiling girl

Black and white portrait of girl

Man with glasses holding portrait

Sarah Beetson Live Event Drawing

Portrait of man with glasses and beard

Young girl holding portrait

Portrait No.217

Elise Lee Live Event Drawing

Portrait No.173 / ELLE Magazine

Supernova Gloss No. 3

Welcome to Hell, Personal project, 2022

Lennart Andresen

Line art of Beautiful Nun

Sketch of Man posing in suit

Martha von Maydell

Debs Lim

Portraits for Baltimore Magazine

Kamala Harris illustration. Portrait, black history, President, USA, elections, Vice President

Alyah Holmes

Cover art and design for Audible's comedy Stranded, starring Taraji P. Henson and Tracee Ellis Ross. Women stranded on a tropical island with boat sinking in the background

Simone Biles portrait illustration in celebration of her wins at the olympics. Olympic athlete holding a medal and performing gymnastics.

Cover for Zendaya's Little Golden Book biography

Zendaya Little Golden Book biography cover, children's book illustration

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sarah Beetson

The Dresden Dolls Poster Coney Island

“Don’t Be An Ass: Wear Your Mask”

Wedding Portraiture

Katharine Asher Live Event Drawing

Instagram testimonial from client bride

Drawing Cabaret Couture

Bev Sage

Wedding Guest - High Speed live-event drawing

Medical Marijuana

Danny Allison

An album review illustration for pro rock magazine for the amazing band "anathema" An Album review illustration. Music and musci industry advertising illustration.

Self initiated medical illustration about mother and baby girl

naomi klein winter cold ice snow xmas climate change capitalism usa flag wind winter

naomi klein portrait

grass, green, portrait, plants, countryside, field, plants, leaf, walks, nature, exercise, fresh air

A portrait of a scientists who travelled on foot across the whole of the UK countryside

Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate justice of the Supreme Court of the US

Portrait of David Hornik, Venture capitalist

Graphic portrait of women

Matthew Laznicka

Created for Tatler Address Book 25 "Weddings"

Graphic portraits of celebrity faces

Graphic Man with Roaring lion

People Woman driving motorcycle with dog

Portrait of Billie Eilish

Mallory Heyer

Woman rolling her eyes

Graphic portrait of a Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Parton

Woman smiling illustration

Patrick Rosche

Black & White Portait of man

Realistic portrait painting of Chef Carmy Berzatto

Diego Abreu

"Taxi Driver" movie poster

Poster for the classic movie Goodfellas, directed by the excellent Martin Scorsese.

Hatter

Ayrton Senna

Jan Meininghaus

Katharine Asher Fashion and Beauty

Twiggy - retro digital portrait

Annie nightingale portrait illustration by Katharine Asher

Annie Nightingale Portrait -The Ministry of Sound

Client: Editora Edebê 2021 "SQUAD" is a biographical comic about US congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib.

Ing Lee

Client: Revista Fapesp (Brazil) 2023 Cover and interior illustrations for the issue 323.

Title: "금 Geum" 2020 Personal project (comic)

Client: XP investimentos + Twitter ArtHouse 2022 Illustration for the XP Expert 2022 event, celebrating Serena Williams, one of the guests at the event.

Title: "금 Geum" 2020 Personal project (comic)

Rock Band

Ron Borresen

Joker

"The Jungle Land" Book cover

Character design of politician giving speech

Politician Speech

Elvis Aaron Presley

Self-initiated portrait of Elon Musk

Dena Cooper

Portrayal of Leadership for The Rivian Foundation

Leadership portraits for The Rivian Foundation

Self-initiated portrait of Gisèle Pelicot

Leah Johnson portrait for Kirkus Reviews

Stock X portrait for WWD

British Legion 100th Anniversary Cover

Colin Elgie

Poster art of a Gorilla holding a Butterfly

Gorilla with Butterfly

Al Stewart Box Set

Royal Prestige - Making the American Dream a Reality since 1959

On the Brink: The Kennedy-Khrushchev Film Poster

Kennedy and Khrushchev

MIU MIU Live Event

Yuka Yasutomi Live Events

Decorative woman in nature

People man with face paint

Andy Gellenberg

Andy Gellenberg illustration of male portrait

Pop women portrait

Paper Art Flags on man face

People Parker Noeille portrait

Illustration created for a serie of products launched by the website Grão Gourmet at the Women's International Day celebration

Andressa Meissner

Illustration created for the book "The Breakup Tour." Written by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka, that will published by Berkley Romance in January 2024. In this swoony romance from the acclaimed authors of "The Roughest Draft," a rising-star musician gets a second chance at love with an old flame she remembers all too well.

Illustration created for the

PJ Kaiowa

Portrait of a lady

Marta Spendowska

Watercolor Portrait of a lady

Illustration of 2016 Artists of the year

Kathryn Rathke

Portrait of choreographer Donald Byrd

Prince

Margaret Atwood

Ben Whishaw

I choose radiant gems For the shadow that looms I choose pretty flowers For a new hope that blooms I choose my drape to question The patterns of the past I choose bold red lips To vent emotions amassed I choose to wear my pride Until dusk turns to dawn I choose to choose this time For my choice won't be a pawn

Muhammed Sajid

CMYK - Indian old people portrait experiment gif

CMYK - Portrait Experiment

Raghavan - There was never enough net for all the fish he could find.

Indian Queen

The Lightness Inside💫 When the world is in the flux of being and becoming, sometimes the eye opens inward and it is all in balance.

Curly hair girl portrai by Chrissy Lau

Chrissy Lau

actress girls on film portrait people editorial

Frida Face - Fashion illustration

Marie Fashion Illustration with Birds

The Caterer Chinese New Year cover design

Madonna Comic Book Cover

Anthony J Foti

Rachel

Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game

My Day Off

Deadeye, from Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars line of products

Martin Hargreaves

Black & White winking woman

Portrait of a man

Davi Augusto

Manu Cunhas

Nelson Mandela portrait

Pankhurst family

Tatsiana Burgaud

portrait of a football player Jackie Groenen for Nike in collaboration with Rebel Girls

Investing in Real Estate as Self-Care

Maddalena Carrai

Illustration about Taylor Swift's Lover album for the book "Into The Taylor Verse" published by Bantam (Panguin)

Redfish

One of 25 illustrations I've made for the H&M's mural advent calendar in London

Sandro Penna

Portraits

How do I find the right portrait illustrator for my project?

Every portrait illustrator works in their own unique way. Talk to one of our agents about what you need, and we’ll help you identify the most relevant artists.

How much does portrait illustration cost?

The cost will vary from illustrator to illustrator, depending on how they work, their experience, how in-demand they are, your deadline and how many illustrations you require.

Why use IllustrationX?

How do I commission a portrait illustrator?

We can help you draw up a brief outlining who will be in the image, the tone and style you’re after, where and how the image will be used, how long it will be used for and the deadline.

What makes a good portrait illustration?

First of all, a strong likeness of the subject is essential. However, a good portrait will also capture their character and spirit in an interesting way.

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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