Stephan Schmitz

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Illustration of a person who is drawn with glowing graph lines, and they’re holding a makeup brush and applying it to their face and it has painted in their actual skin and facial features.

Illustration of a giant maze with two houses with their owners standing outside, looking at each other, but blocked by the maze.

Illustration of the inside of a beehive with bees standing or hovering, but the hives are colored so that there is a dollar sign.

Illustration of an older man, using a walker basket, while riding a skateboard.

About Stephan

Stephan Schmitz is a conceptual award-winning illustrator based in Zurich, Switzerland. Stephan uses digital techniques to produce his illustrations, pairing dynamic compositions with simple color palettes to convey emotion and atmosphere in his work. He specializes in conceptual illustrations, offering a narrative in his work that translates to a range of audiences and communicates a theme whilst remaining subtle, making him a popular choice for editorial features, advertising campaigns, publishing projects and scientific journals alike.

His work has been internationally recognized by the Society of Illustrators, the Association of Illustrators, American Illustration and 3x3 Annual of International Illustration.

List of Clients

AAAS Science, Barron’s, British Heart Foundation, Colgate, Deseret, MIT Sloan, Mr Porter, Nature Magazine, New Scientist, Noema Magazine, Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Psychologie Heute, Quanta Magazine, Realm Magazine, Ryerson University, Saga Magazine, Sonntagszeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine, The Economist, The Guardian, The Telegraph, WIRED Magazine