Editorial and fashion illustrator Vivian Shih
Since graduating in 2013 from the California Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles based illustrator Vivian Shih has specialised largely in editorial illustration.
Strong women and cultural leaders feature prominently; frequently referencing subjects and topics of particular importance to her. A staunch environmentalist, Shih has been commissioned by Audible, Broadly, Eggslut, NPR, UNDO and Google to name a few.
Work in progress in her studio
I take progress photos of every project I work on.. I start with super rough sketches, moving onto a second round of tighter sketches, before beginning the final work.
Vivian Shih
‘Catching Water’ from a series of paintings about environmentalism titled ‘Mother Earth Feels’.
‘Tori Scoville’ – A commissioned portrait of blogger Tori Scoville.
‘Breast Cancer’ – A commission for an article about progressive women for Broadly