Sue Todd Illustration
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I am a graduate of the Ontario College of Art, now OCADU, Toronto, with a major in Communication and Design. For the first ten years of my career I was a freelance designer in retail advertising. In my spare time I took up lino-carving, an ancient printmaking technique similar to woodcut and developed a unique style of art that led to a career in illustration. I have created art for a wide range of clients from advertising and corporate to editorial and publishing. My images appear on many book covers and interiors, packaging, posters, t-shirts, a TV commercial and a bus. My clients are located in Canada, the US and UK.       

I particularly enjoy children’s publishing and have illustrated many folktales and legends from around the world. I have fully illustrated five picture books and contributed to many educational collections. I have been commissioned to design posters for “The Detroit Festival of the Arts” and “The Waterloo Busker Carnival” for many years. My work won a bronze award in the 3 x 3 Illustration Annual 2012, and was chosen to appear in the 2008 volume of Showcase “200 Best Illustrators Worldwide”. 

In addition to printmaking, I am exploring portraiture in oils and painting with a wacom tablet. I am currently working on my first graphic novel and feel very fortunate to earn a living doing what I love. When not in my studio having fun, I pursue my passion for opera, yoga and cycling.



CLIENTS

  • Barnes and Noble
  • Crown Publishing
  • McClelland & Stewart
  • Scholastic Press
  • Klutz Press
  • Pearson Education
  • The Child's World
  • Red Chair Press
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Skinner House Books
  • Carus Publishing
  • MacMillan Publishing UK
  • Glencoe McGraw-Hill
  • Nelson Publishing
  • Sadlier
  • Owl Kids
  • Fitzhenry & Whiteside
  • Andrews McMeel Accord
  • Oxford University Press
  • Highlights for Children
  • Walmart Canada
  • Fine Gardening Magazine
  • Novalis Publishing
  • Boston Mills Press
  • Forlag Malling Beck, Denmark
  • The Globe and Mail
  • ScoreGolf Magazine
  • The Wall Street Journal
  • The Toronto Star
  • The Ottawa Citizen
  • Weekly Reader Magazine
  • Addison Wesley
  • Ariel Publishing
  • The Detroit Festival of the Arts
  • American Bar Association


AWARDS

  • 3 x 3 Illustration Annual 2015, Merit, Children's Show
  • 3 x 3 Illustration Annual 2012, Bronze, Children's Show
  • Luerzer's Archive "200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2007/08
  • Communication Arts 2002
  • Merit Award 
  • Creativity Awards 41, Honourable Mentions
  • Creativity Awards 37 and 38,
  • Silver Awards
  • The Big Book of Self-Promotion 2009
  • Creative Shake 2008 Advertising Merit Award 2008


BLOGS

  • Shannon Selin
  • Hire An Illustrator
  • CanLit For Little Canadians
  • KidLit 411
  • Library Thing
  • GoodReads
  • The Purple Crayon
  • Sandra Gulland
  • Will Terry
  • Illustration Friday
  • SCBWI Canada East





LINKS

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  • Directory of Illustration
  • CANSCAIP-Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers
  • CCBC-Canadian Children's Book Centre
  • TorontoIllustrators.com
  • Jackie Besteman, Illustrator
  • Monica Bodirsky, Fine Artist
  • Anne Stanley, Illustrator
  • Jude Waples, Designer and Illustrator
  • Farida Zaman, Illustrator
  • Traces Screen Printing
  • Donna Noma, dni design
  • Wendy Tancock Design












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416-784-5313
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