Bahari Blue
Jayson Mars is a South African freelance illustrator based in Port Elizabeth drawing up some unique, and futuristic portraits of Africa. We couldn’t agree more with Tetty Betty who describes his work as undeniably cool, because that’s just what it is; undeniably cool. Describing his multiple inspirations, Jayson says he’s always been constantly inspired by raw images of
Ben Geldenhuys is an illustrator and animator from South Africa. Originally from Johannesburg, Ben now lives in Cape Town where he plies his craft. where he’s worked with Studio Muti, Sunrise Productions (studio behind Jungle Beat), Themarist Productions, Kopskop Games and Triggerfish Animation Studio among others. Check out his exciting portfolio below. Enjoy. See more
Fanuel Leul, a graphic designer, illustrator and character designer in Ethiopia. Fanuel graduated from Alle School of Addis Fine Art and Design. His most recent works explore a future version of Africa where technology is seamlessly embedded in daily life. Fanuel shares a similar afrofuturist lens with Cyrus Kabiru who tinkers with metal and plastic
Oluwayomi Segun Samson is a Nigerian illustrator, concept artist (games & animation), character designer, comic artist or as he jointly and simply puts it, a visual development artist. He’s also a musician, who loves to play the guitar. Segun specializes in 3D art, which lends itself beautifully to video games and animation. He has credits
Princess Karibo is a self-taught Nigerian illustrator and digital artist whose work celebrates women. Karibo’s work is easy to fall in love with, especially how it portrays women from different backgrounds. Women with yellow hair, no hair, afros, pigtails, women at the movies, at the beach, in bed, playing video games, dancing, at the laundromat
Stanley Stanch Obende is an award-winning illustrator, storyboard artist, letterer, colorist, comic book creator and concept artist from Nigeria. Stanch is a juggernaut who has lent his inks to several top-rated comics in Africa. These include all of the books by Etan Comics, Guardian Prime, Ireti, Visionary, Uhuru: Legend of the Windriders, Avonome, Itan (Comic
Kobe Taylor, aka Nurd is an illustrator, game designer, animator, song cover designer and comic book artist from Ghana. Kobe, which is short for Kobina, is the lead creative at Akolabone, an urban streetwear brand that combines anime-styled illustrations with clothes and other merchandise. We’ve covered his artistic journey in an in-depth Behind the Ink
Etubi Onucheyo is a freelance digital illustrator, colorist and comic creator from Nigeria. He is the creator of Mumu Juju, a hilarious comic about two unlikely heroes, Mortar and Pestle, who go on impossible quests for magical items to pay off their debts to a cunning witch and a powerful deity. Etubi is inspired by
Welbeck Welbie Mensah is an illustrator, writer, photographer and sometimes animator from Ghana who also doubles as a social commentator with a wicked sense of humour. Welbie’s art is playful and interactive with it often interacting with mundane real-life objects, scenarios and environments. If his art could speak – which it technically does through his
Data Pepple is an illustrator, cartoonist and lawyer from Nigeria. Her illustration and animation work is playful, colorful and lush. From her bio, Data indicates that she has previously worked for BBC, MTV, Gal-dem, and Weekday among others. Enjoy. See more of Data Pepple’s art on Instagram, Twitter and her YouTube channel. Bahari Blue is Squid
