Brief Summary
Steven Noble has reached a milestone in his career by celebrating a remarkable 25 years as a highly successful world recognized illustrator with a vast variety of award winning illustrations in the span of his lengthy career. He was just recognized by a panel of judges from amongst his peers as one of the “200 Best Illustrators Worldwide” for 2016/2017.
Since graduating from the University of California, Davis in 1990, Steven Noble has mastered a wide range of detail and style within the scratch-board medium and has become internationally recognized for his work from clients as far way as Japan to Europe.
Over the years, he has become equally adept in the woodcut, pen and ink, traditional engraving and steel engraving styles, as well as a variety of stylized scratchboard techniques. His highly disciplined and complex line work is based on over 25 years of experience using X-Acto precision knives carved into pre-inked clay boards which generate very fine line strokes which allow a versatility in the detail from bold woodcuts to very fine traditional 19 century steel engravings.
Clients
Mercedez-Benz
Salvaggio’s
New York/Las Vegas
Annheiser-Busch
Land’s End
Northrup-Grumman
Coors
Crystal
Newport National
JP Morgan
Kilbeggan
Kingsford
Cakebread Cellars
ESPN
Henry Weinhard
Harry & David
USPS
Domino's Pizza
Williams-Sonoma
Deschutes Brewery
Driscoll's
Three Happy Cows
Burt's Bees
George Killian's
Harvard University Arboretum
Professional Experience
Steven Noble has was many illustration awards over his over 30 year career in the commercial illustration industry that includes artworkl for Kraken Rum, Espolon Tequila, Anchor Brewing, American Express, Cambell's Soup, and many many others. More work can bee seen in the below links:
https://www.behance.net/stevennoble
https://www.instagram.com/steven_noble_illustrations/
https://dribbble.com/Steven_Noble
Awards and Recognition
Over the course of his career, he has created many nationally recognized logos and ad campaigns for a large list of prestigious and high caliber clients such as Coors (corporate/packaging logo), Exxon-Mobil (stock certificate), JP Morgan (annual report) and Mercedes-Benz (ad campaigns). A lot of his expertise encompasses a large volume of subject matter that include food, portraits, animals, maps, architecture, and corporate conceptual images.
In 2001, he won the “Meade Show Award for Excellence” for creating the best corporate conceptual illustration for an annual report for the Wet Seal’s 2001 Annual Report. In addition, in 1996 his work was recognized in the Communication Art Magazine for the best advertising spot for Beaulieu Vineyards.
In the most recent years he achieved success with the creation of the official logo of the White House in 2008 and worked on award winning illustrations for both Kraken Rum and Espolon Tequila which have one him acclaim around the world. He continues to seek the next big illustration challenge to remain as one of the most hard working and prolific illustrators in the industry.
