Ariel Sargent is an illustrator from Frankfort, IL. She received her formal art education from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL where she graduated May 2022 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and a minor in Art History.

Ariel’s main illustration focus is concept art for books, card games, and tabletop games, as well as the package design for such products. Art has always been a part of her life. As a child with a vivid imagination, she has seen these worlds that she has been able to share with others through art. She hopes that through her art she can speak to others and bring them joy.

After honing her skills in traditional work with colored pencil, charcoal, pastel, graphite, and acrylic paint (she’s still working on getting watercolor to be her friend), she began that artistic climb to learn digital art. She began to dabble in digital work within Sketchbook, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Her work now tends to find itself in a mixture of both traditional and digital media.

When Ariel isn’t making art she’s playing games with friends and family, figuring out crochet, reading fantasy and mystery books, binging TV shows, and going outside to enjoy what nature has to offer.

Awards:
Gold Key, The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards- 2018
Silver Key, The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards- 2018
Honorable Mention, The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards- 2018