From Bake-Off sketches to whimsical fashion drawings: the best illustrators to follow on Instagram

Best for: whimsical fashion drawings

Since launching her website to share her fantastical watercolours created in a small country town outside of Atlanta in 2009, Katie Rodgers has become a go-to fashion illustrator in New York City and as been commissioned by the likes of Cartier, Valentino, Swarovski and Kate Spade.

Follow @paperfashion

Best for: fans of The Great British Bake-Off

Tom Hovey is the man behind those oh-so-delicious food illustrations on BBC's hit baking competition GBBO since it began in 2010 and has won many awards for his unique style. 

Follow @twistedloaf

Best for: travel mood boards

Though Nina is based in Hastings and London, she has the ability to trigger serious global wanderlust and dreams of adventure with her little drawings of travel inspirations. 

Follow @ninacosford

Best for: the young at heart 

Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford has sold millions of copies of her adult colouring books Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest. See how she creates her designs with only a pen and pencil.

Follow @johannabasford

Best for: beauty enthusiasts 

Calla O'Malley in Ottawa understands that beauty packaging can make our hearts flutter and even more so when she illustrates them so carefully.

Follow @thepaletteblog

Best for: when you're looking for a laugh

This cartoonist loves pugs and is extremely clever with her words. She is a must-follow if you're after a few giggles on your commute. She's also known for her candid yet witty cartoons on anxiety.  

Follow @gemmacorrell

Best for: lovers of luxury

Prada, Chanel, Dior, Tiffany & Co, Vanity Fair, Bergdorf Goodman, Louis Vuitton, Cartier. These are just some of the luxury brands that have requested the work of power fashion illustrator Megan Hess. She's currently on an international book tour.

Follow @meganhess_official

Best for: the food and fashion obsessed

This San Francisco-based illustrator makes playing with food look stylish with her clever and creative portraits.

Follow @groehrs

Best for: the fashion insiders

This Perth-based fashion illustrator uses bold splashes of colour in clever ways. Her work is good enough to mount on your living room wall.

Follow @mekel_illustration

Best for: all things British

Holly's watercolours strongly depict her love of the British countryside and wilderness, having moved away from London to a quieter part of Essex. She's also periodically peckish, which means she's always painting food.

Follow @hollyexley_illustration

Best for: historians

Every so often, the famed Vogue fashion illustrator will share a new sketch or extract from his books. And when he does, it's well worth the wait.

Follow @daviddownton

Best for: depictions of everyday life

Edinburgh-based Kalorkoti is a regular New York Times illustrator which means her works powerfully depict issues of our times.

Follow @elenikalorkoti

Best for: fictional characters

Character designer Ira in Munich has a real gift for creating fictitious female characters and giving them the most memorable and human-like expressions. We highly recommend following her heroines.

Follow @iraville

Best for: animal (especially cat) lovers

Maja is a Stockholm-based architect and illustrator who sells tote bags and postcards with her sweet animal drawings on them. See her latest work on Instagram.

Follow @majasbok

Best for: detailed celebrity portraits

Nadia in Virgina has a talent for capturing faces. While she sells handmade crafts from interior accessories to clothes on Etsy, her Instagram account is all about fashion's latest muses. 

Follow @nadiacoolrista

Best for: tattoo artwork

This Belgium-based tattoo artist custom-draws incredibly detailed body art for his clients. Prepare to have your mind blown.

Follow @svenrayen

Best for: colourful and intricate designs

Almost 200,000 people follow Dani's drawing tutorials on YouTube where she shares how to decorate artworks and accessories using traditional Indian henna patterns. 

Follow @danielahoyos

Best for: animation fans

Every so often, the official Disney Pixar account will share photos of rare drawings from their hit films such as Inside Out, Up and Toy Story.

Follow @disneypixar

Best for: film buffs

Vanesa from Miami regularly illustrates female comic book characters, from pulp-style femme fatales or old classics like Wonder Woman and Cheetara.

Follow @vrdelrey

Best for: gallery-worthy animal portraits 

Sarah manages to do what we never could with our box of Crayola pencils - create hyper-realistic portraits of animals.

Follow @sarahstribblingwildlifeart