Born and raised in mainland China, Hu came to the U.S. for graduate school around 2013 and is now based in New York City where she lives and works. “Growing up in Sichuan, I developed a deep love for spicy food, as well as an attitude toward life that cherishes little ‘happinesses,'” says Hu. “I also received my first art education there, which had a major influence on my later pursuits.”

But though her official education started in the U.S. she was interested in drawing much earlier. “My mom sent me to drawing classes at the age of four, and I was very fortunate to have one of the best teachers in town,” she says. “He specialized in telling stories, used experimental teaching techniques, and organized regular live drawing field trips. With his help, I developed an interest in art early on and have carried that passion throughout all my school time until college.”

With her multi-cultural background, her food illustrations articulate quite well the connection between culture and identity. “My hometown specializes in a full range of super delicious spicy food, which you can access downstairs from your apartment to a fine dining level restaurant,” she relays. “New York is amazing how it has cuisine from all over the world on a very authentic level, and some of the fine dining restaurants in New York are fantastic.”

Here are some of our favorite food illustrations by her.

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His creative style is overall consistent throughout the many seasons of the show, with his food illustrations evoking a sense of nostalgia. “The concept was to create drawings based on what the bakers may have sketched out when deciding what to bake in the show in their own recipe sketchbook,” said Hovey in an interview with Vulture. “The style has grown with the show and I think as the contestants’ skills have improved year on year, so have mine, and in turn my ability to display their creations in the best light.”

The result are very appealing and scrumptious – something you’d definitely want to take a bite of (or two). But like most things in life, landing this coveted job was by mere chance. “It’s a real case of being at the right place at the time right time,” he says. “My best mate worked in television and suggested that I apply for a job in ‘the edit’ at this new cookery show. With no TV experience or idea about how edits worked, I blagged my way in and started two days later.”

But after beginning his editing job, Hovey shared with the directors and editors his passion was actually illustration. “It led to the director coming to me in the second week saying that he felt there was a visual element missing and maybe I could come up with some ideas,” Hovey recalled. “I sketched a few examples, we decided on a style that fit the bill and I got the gig.”

Today, Hovey’s multi-disciplinary approach has seen him apply his unique style across a broad spectrum of genres including TV graphics, food illustration, editorial, book illustration, storyboarding, animation, apparel design, and even murals. Here are some of our favorite creations by him.

The post Take a Bite Out of Tom Hovey’s Food Illustrations appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

Born and raised in mainland China, Hu came to the U.S. for graduate school around 2013 and is now based in New York City where she lives and works. “Growing up in Sichuan, I developed a deep love for spicy food, as well as an attitude toward life that cherishes little ‘happinesses,'” says Hu. “I also received my first art education there, which had a major influence on my later pursuits.”

But though her official education started in the U.S. she was interested in drawing much earlier. “My mom sent me to drawing classes at the age of four, and I was very fortunate to have one of the best teachers in town,” she says. “He specialized in telling stories, used experimental teaching techniques, and organized regular live drawing field trips. With his help, I developed an interest in art early on and have carried that passion throughout all my school time until college.”

With her multi-cultural background, her food illustrations articulate quite well the connection between culture and identity. “My hometown specializes in a full range of super delicious spicy food, which you can access downstairs from your apartment to a fine dining level restaurant,” she relays. “New York is amazing how it has cuisine from all over the world on a very authentic level, and some of the fine dining restaurants in New York are fantastic.”

Here are some of our favorite food illustrations by her.

The post The Delightful Food Illustrations of Dingding Hu appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

His creative style is overall consistent throughout the many seasons of the show, with his food illustrations evoking a sense of nostalgia. “The concept was to create drawings based on what the bakers may have sketched out when deciding what to bake in the show in their own recipe sketchbook,” said Hovey in an interview with Vulture. “The style has grown with the show and I think as the contestants’ skills have improved year on year, so have mine, and in turn my ability to display their creations in the best light.”

The result are very appealing and scrumptious – something you’d definitely want to take a bite of (or two). But like most things in life, landing this coveted job was by mere chance. “It’s a real case of being at the right place at the time right time,” he says. “My best mate worked in television and suggested that I apply for a job in ‘the edit’ at this new cookery show. With no TV experience or idea about how edits worked, I blagged my way in and started two days later.”

But after beginning his editing job, Hovey shared with the directors and editors his passion was actually illustration. “It led to the director coming to me in the second week saying that he felt there was a visual element missing and maybe I could come up with some ideas,” Hovey recalled. “I sketched a few examples, we decided on a style that fit the bill and I got the gig.”

Today, Hovey’s multi-disciplinary approach has seen him apply his unique style across a broad spectrum of genres including TV graphics, food illustration, editorial, book illustration, storyboarding, animation, apparel design, and even murals. Here are some of our favorite creations by him.

The post Take a Bite Out of Tom Hovey’s Food Illustrations appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.