Specialization in Portrait Techniques: Traditional to Digital

Ever since she was a young child, Sarah King has been exposed to the world of prose, words, and design, growing up with a writer and an architect. After graduating in graphic design at the University of Brighton in 2008, Sarah took these two passions even further, illustrating with words became her iconic style, which led her to work for the New York Times, National Geographic, Vice, The Guardian, the SFMOMA museum and much more.

Today, Sarah shares her time between the mountain and the sea in British Columbia (Canada), combining her passion for nature and illustrating with words into her work. Constantly exploring new ways to transmit her art, Sarah also illustrates on different supports such as snowboards, wood, and textiles.

Based in the UK, Amy Pearson is a multidisciplinary artist and illustrator specialized in creating art that combines analog and digital techniques.

Working with clients like The Beauty Effect, Nylon, and more, Amy creates magazine spreads, privately commissioned portraits, menus, and other projects that showcase her unique creative style. She is currently focused on marketing and selling her self-directed artwork as prints through different online channels, including her own website.

Dan Thompson is an artist and educator from Virginia, U.S. with over 20 years of experience in his field. He first discovered a love of art through making band posters and later studied for an MFA at the Graduate School of Figurative Art. Passionate about human anatomy and perspective, as well as educating others, he went on to found two art schools of his own in New York.

Dan currently serves as dean of fine arts at Studio Incamminati, as well as the faculty chair of the one-year certificate of fine arts program at the New York Academy of Art. He has been awarded two grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and received the Ethel Lorraine Bernstein Memorial Award for Excellence in Painting on multiple occasions. In 2001, he also won Best of Show in the American Society of Portrait Artist’s International Portrait Competition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His work can be found in both public and private collections throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East.

Daniel Segrove is a mixed media artist based in San Francisco. He graduated from Academy of Art University with a BFA in Fine Arts. Following his collaboration with ShowStudio creating fashion illustrations early in his career, Daniel quickly gained wide recognition for his work, and has amassed over 107K followers on Instagram.

His work has been displayed in exhibitions throughout the United States and Canada, most notably at the Robert Kananaj Gallery in Toronto, and the Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco. Daniel’s work has also been featured throughout Europe, like at the Galerie de Francony in Paris and in London Fashion Week (2015). Daniel also teaches workshops on portraiture and figure painting.

Gustavo Ramos is a Brazilian-American artist specializing in portrait drawing and painting. Trained at Southern Virginia University and the Florence Academy of Art, he has gained international recognition for his mastery of light and shadow in portraiture. His work has been featured in major art publications, and he has exhibited globally. Today, Ramos balances his professional work with a strong presence on social media, where he shares his process and artistic insights with a wide audience.