Isa Sonntag

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Animals

Character Design

Children

Nature

People

Book cover of Aprendendo em Felicidade with children and colorful town illustration

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Children walking and playing in a colorful park with trees and houses

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Illustration of diverse happy children with different appearances and abilities

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Children crafting with colorful feathers and art supplies by Isa Sonntag

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Children and adults happily walking and playing in a park

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Child looking out window at night with stars and moon in sky

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Book cover of boy embracing cherry tree with pink blossoms

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Boy and elderly man tying bundles to a large tree outdoors

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Isa bringt Ruhe, Struktur und Erzähllust in jedes Bild, mit leichtem Strich und viel Feingefühl fürs Ganze.

Wo Linien weich werden und Farben erzählen, entsteht ein Stil, der Geschichten trägt.

Based in Curitiba, Isa has developed a unique style which has attracted publishers across Brazil – both in children’s books and educational publishing. Working with her is a very clear process with great communication and clients love the creativity she brings to each brief. Though Isa trained in architecture, her passion has always been to draw. Her love of nature and the outdoors infuses her images via soft, organic colour palettes and in thousands of details throughout her imagery. One of her biggest influences is Studio Ghibli, along with illustrators including Anoosha Syed, David Sierra, Geneviève Godbout, Denis Angelov and Rebecca Green

Approach

Whether it’s with a sketchbook or in Procreate, Isa begins by focusing on the composition and the narrative message of the artwork. Where does the feeling drive the image? When a composition takes shape, she blocks in the colours and develops the illustration to completion by adding detail and texture, finalising the piece in Photoshop.

Key software

Procreate, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign

Style

Isa’s style has a cartoon-like feel, with a sense of softness and playfulness. Her use or lack of outlines, attention to detail and application of interesting textures gives her work a unique character all of its own.