Lizzy Stew­art is a Scot­tish illus­tra­tor whose clients include Paste, the Guardian, and Tiny Show­case. She also par­tic­i­pates in gallery show and books!

Lizzy is really great at the por­trait. She cap­tures an essence to her char­ac­ters through few lines or color, and you feel for them-even when some have a blank expres­sion on their face. Emo­tion is cap­tured through her draw­ing style– the fact that she records every hair on a fox’s face, or the unkempt woman’s hair. She often uses selec­tive col­or­ing to high­light the impor­tant parts of her images, mak­ing me pon­der their meaning.

I first dis­cov­ered Lizzy through her “What I Wore (Illus­trated)” set on Flickr. I’d highly rec­om­mend look­ing if you like to look at out­fits (and you appre­ci­ate won­der­ful drawings!).

All images via her web­site.