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At the Christmas table, will you chose capon or goose? Shane has been turning this question around as he illustrated a farmyard poultry for the cookbook "Coq Rico". Jérôme Mireault, on his part, has been dressing up the windows of select shops of Rockland Shopping Mall and David Despau illustrates a yaks at a 3200 meters altitude ! And, like every month, check out below the latest realizations of the clinic.

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- The illustrators and agents of the clinic

David Despau illustrated the article Dechen Yeshi, la jeune fille aux yaks. Living at a 3,200 m altitude in Tibet, she founded the company Norlha, which sells yak wool (the khullu, equivalent to cashmere) and creates throws and scarves that are sold in luxury boutiques.

In collaboration with lg2boutique agency, Jerome Mireault illustrated 3 different set-ups to dress up storefronts in Rockland Shopping Mall. With respect to the positioning of this Montreal shopping mall, each scenery highlights luxury and fashion-forward products and  design accessories.

Shane has illustrated the cookbook Coq Rico, la cuisine des belles volailles (cooking great poultry) by Marabout Editions. The Coq Rico is a Montmartre restaurant owned by Antoine Westerman.

In China, the holidays season is also approaching. Anne Cresci illustrated a selection of limited edition products gifts with a red theme festive setting.

Personal researches by Takeshi. For the Nike illustration, I used some new collage techniques that arose from my experimental work to create a dynamic ornamentation around one of their products. For the castle, it is simply the result of an exploration of colors and illustration technique based on the use of solid colors and basic shapes. A kind of personal challenge when you know my usual almost systematic use of realistic photo-montages.

Katrinn introduces her very nice  winter-themed illustrations which, hopefully, will inspire you for your christmas related articles or campaigns.

Benoit Tardif was commissioned by Avenue Calgary Magazine to illustrate the article Cold Comforts, about hibernation and activities in the comfort of home during the winter season.

2.0 Justine? Computerizing the Justice Administration is at the hot topic of the article illustrated by Adam James Turnbull for a magazine specialized in Law careers, published by Jobboom inc.

The wallpaper for this month has been illustrated by Shane, for the cooking book "Coq Rico" . Sensitive to the aesthetics that surround him, and more specifically to graphic design, he has various sources of inspiration: classic painting, aesthetics of the 50’s, drawing plume, comics, engraving …

Versions 1680x1050, 1440x900, 1280x800...
Versions 2560x1440, 1920x1080...
Versions iPhone 4, iPhone 5 
Version iPad, iPad mini

Inspired by fashion week and luxury brands, Nicole Jarecz charms us with this all white illustration.

In this month's issue of Premium Magazine, Aaron McConomy illustrated the portrait of LinkedIn CEO Jeffrey Weiner for an interview sourced from The New York Times.

The Colagene experience according to our clients:

Colagene represents talented artists who can fit clients’ requests. Fast and efficient; the final result is beautiful.
Joelle Binet, photo producer, En Route Magazine

I love working with Colagene! Their services are perfect, fast and their artists are always up to our expectations. It’s a one-stop shop in which we can put our trust.
Didier Lortie, Creation director, Newad agency

Here are 3 new illustrations created by Shane for the December Long Cours Magazine file on shamanism. It takes us into the Peruvian Amazon jungle of South America.

Discover this charming Christmas story illustrated by Katrinn Pelletier for the December issue of Reader's Digest Magazine.

Two new illustrations by Mydeadpony. The first one for a collaboration between NARS and Pierre Hardy. NARS released a new nail polish and blushes collection with shades based on the Pierre Hardy's spring / summer collection. And the second one for the article Mes parents sont sur Facebook (My parents are on Facebook) for Company Magazine. 

Discover, with this illustration by Nicole Jarecz, a few ideas for your Christmas gifts. Clin d'Œil Magazine is introducing, in their December issue, 6 fragrances to try out.

Marie-Eve Tremblay illustrated an article explaning all about patents for the fall issue of Contact Magazine published by Laval University.

La Gazette de Marcel Rose, new magazine and societal trendsetter on homosexuality in France has just been released. David Despau participated to the first issue by performing 3 illustrations for articles: History, Fashion and Sociology.

For the December issue, Kelly Schykulski created a cover illustration and an opening for a story about inspiration in the TNT magazine distributed to the clients of the TNT Express France transporter.

Chris Arran continues his collaboration with Lufthansa's Woman's World and portrays Youn Sun Nah, a South Korean jazz singer.