Our illustrators are the essence of our products! Without their creation and inspiration, none of this would be possible.
ESTELLE BACHELARD
Estelle Bachelard, aka Bach, started her career as an illustrator in the video game industry. She is the illustrator behind several projects such as: My Life with a Scientist, the Supergroin series and the covers of the Model Girls series.
Her latest publication as an author is the children's book Bon dodo, Loulou! which draws inspiration from her new life as a parent.
CARA CARMINA
Cara Carmina is a Mexican visual artist living in Montreal since 2009. Her work has found a singular recognition in the Montreal children's book scene where she has already published 12 children's books.
Illustrator, author, doll artist, designer and entrepreneur, Cara Carmina wears many hats to keep her career as an independent artist afloat and to feed her passion for art.
ISABELLE CHARBONNEAU
Throughout her childhood, Isabelle was lulled by her father’s stories. The great storyteller passed down an entire imagination to her, which she turned into a profession. Accompanied by her great love of books, which she inherited from her mother, she had the perfect set of skills to become an illustrator in children’s publishing.
Thanks to her go-getter attitude, she carved out a place for herself on the Quebec market with more than 100 illustrated books and her latest book, “Le P’tit train du Nord”.
JULIE COSSETTE
I have been working in design and illustration for almost 20 years. First as a 3D artist in video games and now as a youth illustrator, my experience has allowed me to collaborate on a wide
range of projects.
My illustrations are perfect for projects such as: Youth Albums, Poster, Wall Art, Stationery, School, Board Games, Greeting Cards and now tablecloths!
MARILOU CÔTÉ
Better known as sweethomemarilou, is a mother, photographer, author and illustrator with a passion for the family.
Her illustrations mainly represent the themes of family, children and motherhood with a lot of softness and authenticity.
MÉLANIE FOSTER
Mélanie Foster is an illustrator from the Charlevoix region. She draws her inspiration from her childhood memories, spent in the countryside. Animals are her favorite subjects and she enjoys giving them a unique personality, with a gentle style.
A graduate in Graphic Design, she took the plunge in 2021, at the start of the pandemic, to become a full-time illustrator.
ELIE THOMASSIN-DEMERS
Originally from Sherbrooke, Elie now resides in Quebec City where she practices her wonderful profession as an independent illustrator. Ink, acrylic, watercolor, clay sculpture, digital illustration, she has been passionate about art in all its forms since she was a child, but it was in science that she wanted to study at first. Quickly realizing that mathematics was not for her, Elie turned to graphic design and animation and has never regretted her choice.
CAROLANE LACHAINE
This passionate artist comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and artists. She has always been driven by discovering new things. At a young age, she wanted work with animals despite her allergies. The determined woman decided to use her artistic talent to get closer to animals in her own way. That’s the gateway she took to enter the world of art and discover all kinds of otherways of creating.
She enjoys illustration, painting, comic books, sculpture, and even crochet. Carolane is an ambitious and energetic artist and nothing can get in the way of her creation.
MATHIEU LAMPRON
Mathieu has worked as an illustrator for about
fifteen years. But it was especially in the world of the web and children's mobile applications that he made his mark.
In 2011, he published in the collective comic Le Démon du hockey at Glénat Québec. In 2013, he published a comic book on literacy. He then published two volumes (2014-2016) from the Mutamatak collection at Michel Quintin. In 2018, he published as an illustrator Qui va bercer Zoé? At 400 strokes. In 2019, publication of “Madame Grisemine et le petit Chenapan” by La Bagnole editions. He collaborates monthly with the magazine Les Explorateurs.
IRÈNE LUMINEAU
Irene, a doodler from her earliest days, has always been passionate about drawing. After studying graphic design, she spent 7 months in India, an experience that was rich in emotions and colours, and that gave her the travel bug.
Continuing on this momentum, she left her native France for her adoptive country, Canada. She earned a bachelor's degree in art and design from Université du Québec.
In 2019, with the help of her sister, she published the book “ICITTE” about the French language in Quebec!
AMÉLIE MARTEL
Amélie Martel is an illustrator and graphic designer. Through illustrations full of candor, she aspires to arouse wonder in people, through the board games, textiles and books on which she works.
She has collaborated with Souris Mini, Face4 Games, Oraki and For Heroes Only, among others. A real idea machine, she likes to dance while working with watercolors and is enthusiastic about everything she can create in the future.
PISHIER
Pierre (PisHier), born in Jonquière, has lived in Québec since 1996, where he works as an illustrator, painter and comic book author. As a creative and highly productive artist, PisHier is used to dividing his time among one thousand and one projects.
Up with the first rays of the sun, PisHier never ceases to surprise with his ideas, his creations and his involvement within the artistic community.
RÉMY SIMARD
Rémy was born a century ago in Roberval. With few skills in mathematics or French, he decided to study political science. Also unsuccessful in politics, Rémy Simard found himself exploring the world of books.
Like Alice inWonderland, a rather strange person once said to him, “You could illustrate this book!” At that time, Rémy didn't even know what illustration was! In the early 80s, armed with his colouring pencils, he published his first drawings. Since then, he hasn't had a minute to think about what he really wanted to do with his life. The book life chose him.
MARIE-HÉLÈNE ST-MICHEL
Marie-Hélène St-Michel is an illustrator from Pont-Rouge specializing in the creation of publishing and packaging illustrations. She also exploits her painter side with passion by
producing large format works.
Her biggest sources of inspiration are travel and nature. She grew up with art and it has always held a very important place in her life. She clings to what drives her the most: sharing the beauty of our world through her achievements.
GENEVIÈVE TARDIF
Geneviève began drawing as soon as she was able to hold coloured pencils. Illustration Tardive, backed by avaried educational background, was born from Geneviève’s desire to make a living from her illustrations and personal work.
Her colourful universe is created with simple lines and often images of everyday life as a backdrop. Illustration Tardive has a distinctive style which Geneviève creates digitally. Her preferred tools are watercolour, felt-tip pens, colouring pencils, or a mixture of all three.
MYLÈNE VILLENEUVE
Mylène was born in Charlesbourg and drawing has always been a big part of her life. She became fascinated by illustration at a very young age. Later, she discovered portraiture and oil painting. She decided to take classes in these disciplines in order to perfect her skills.
On the other hand, she also has a passion for multimedia. She studied 2D and 3D computer graphics and obtained a bachelor's degree in visual arts and new media. She enjoys creating visuals that tell an entire story.
JULIE BLAIS
Now, it's my turn! My whole life, I tried to find myself. I studied dental hygiene, office automation and accounting. I took on countless jobs without ever feeling that I was in the right place, and ended up working in accounting for 15 years.
I have always had a marked interest in the arts. I enjoy oil and acrylic painting and I like to mix mediums and tools, and play around with layers. With BiMoo, I can let out all my artistic energy and I am committed to encouraging artists.