​C o l i n  H a y e s  I l l u s t r a t o r,  I n c.

Although I did a few freelance jobs in 1990, my true beginning as a freelance illustrator was in 1993. Twenty-five years have gone by both slowly and quickly (as odd as that sounds). I went from being a single guy in my mid-20's to being married and now having two teen...

I just completed an infographic about platform diving, for Northwestern Magazine (Northwestern University), AD - Christina M Senese

A few of you might know that I started accepting commissions earlier this year for both pet and people portraits, drawn realistically in pencil. I've been pleasantly surprised at the level of interest, and the amount of commissions so far. I've also started drawing cel...

I confess to being horrible at keeping up this blogging thing. Like many of you, my life seems to be a whirlwind of activity. Being a freelance illustrator makes my schedule crazy enough, but add in a family (including two teenage daughters; one of which will be off to...

This infographic about arthritis was done for the January 2016 issue of Military Officer Magazine [Rose Richey, AD]

A full page how-to illustration for Exhibitor Magazine (Dec. 2015 issue) [Dana Palmer, AD]

Illustration for feature story and cover for the Nov/Dec 2015 issue of Trusteeship Magazine [Jeff Kibler, AD]