Victor Escudero, better known as itsvimart online, stepped into the professional art world eight years ago. Since then, he’s taken on roles from freelance illustrator to Art Director at Nostalgix TCG, created cover art for bbno$ and Ironmouse, all while building a multi-style portfolio online.

Taco took his instinct for storytelling and layered it under his surreal imagination, giving him a dual identity, switching between an illustrator led by dreams and a designer trained in discipline.

Mira walked away from a thriving career in graphic design and into an exciting new chapter of restless illustration that is pulling attention online.

Emon Surakitkoson didn’t go to art school. She didn’t grow up with a paintbrush in hand, either. But within three years of selling her first $10 painting, she was installing work for Marriott Hotels and getting recognized as one of D.C.’s top emerging artists.