Eisner Award for Best Painter/Digital Artist

The award was named "Best Painter" from 1993 to 1999, "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist" from 2000 to 2019, and "Best Painter/Digital Artist" from 2020 to present. The term "(interior art)" has been inconsistently added to the end of the award's name.

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! scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2013

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Guarnido|Juanjo Guarnido}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Blacksad|Blacksad}} (Dark Horse Comics)

|rowspan=5|{{cite news|url=https://www.cbr.com/2013-eisner-award-nominees-announced/|title=2013 Eisner Award Nominees Announced, Comic Book Resources}}

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| {{sort|Evens|Brecht Evens}}

| {{sort|Making Of|The Making Of}} (Drawn & Quarterly)

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| {{sort|Kristiansen|Teddy Kristiansen}}

| {{sort|Red Diary/The RE[a]D Diary|The Red Diary/The RE[a]D Diary}} (Man of Action Entertainment/Image Comics)

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| {{sort|Mattotti|Lorenzo Mattotti}}

| {{sort|Crackle of the Frost|The Crackle of the Frost}} (Fantagraphics Books)

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| {{sort|Terada|Katsuya Terada}}

| {{sort|Monkey King, vol. 2|The Monkey King, vol. 2}} (Dark Horse Comics)

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! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2014

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Staples|Fiona Staples}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Saga|Saga}} (Image Comics)

|rowspan=6|{{cite news|url=https://comicsalliance.com/2014-eisner-awards-full-list-of-winners-and-nominees/|title=2014 Eisner Awards: Full List Of Winners And Nominees, Comic Alliance}}

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| {{sort|Robinson|Andrew C. Robinson}}

| {{sort|Fifth Beetle|The Fifth Beetle}} (Dark Horse Comics)

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| {{sort|Sanchéz|Sonia Sanchéz}}

| {{sort|Here I Am|Here I Am}} (Capstone Publishers)

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| {{sort|Svorcina|Ive Svorcina}}

| {{sort|Thor|Thor}} (Marvel Comics)

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| {{sort|Van Cook|Marguerite Van Cook}}

| {{sort|7 Miles a Second|7 Miles a Second}} (Fantagraphics Books)

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| {{sort|Vanistendael|Judith Vanistendael}}

| {{sort|When David Lost His Voice|When David Lost His Voice}} (SelfMadeHero)

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! scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2015

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Williams III|J. H. Williams III}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Sandman: Overture|The Sandman: Overture}} (Vertigo Comics/DC Comics)

|rowspan=5|{{cite news|url=https://comicsalliance.com/2015-eisner-award-nominations/|title=2015 Eisner Award Nominations Announced, Comic Alliance}}

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| {{sort|Ahoren|Lauri Ahonen}} and Jaakko Ahonen

| {{sort|Jaybird|Jaybird}} (Dark Horse Comics)

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| {{sort|Coover|Colleen Coover}}

| {{sort|Bandette|Bandette}} (MonkeyBrain Books)

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| {{sort|Del Mundo|Mike del Mundo}}

| {{sort|Elektra|Elektra}} (Marvel Comics)

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| {{sort|Guarnido|Juanjo Guarnido}}

| {{sort|Blacksad: Amarillo|Blacksad: Amarillo}} (Dark Horse Comics)

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! scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2016

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Nguyen|Dustin Nguyen}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Descender|Descender}} (Image Comics)

|rowspan=5|{{cite news|url=https://comicsalliance.com/eisner-winners-2016/|title=Brilliant Art, Tremendous Stories and Daring Creators: The 2016 Eisner Award Winners [SDCC 2016], Comics Alliance}}

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| {{sort|Bertolucci|Federico Bertolucci}}

| {{sort|Love: The Tiger|Love: The Tiger}} (Magnetic Press), Love: The Fox (Magnetic Press)

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| {{sort|Coover|Colleen Coover}}

| {{sort|Bandette|Bandette}} (MonkeyBrain Books)

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| {{sort|Lupattelli|Carita Lupattelli}}

| {{sort|Izuna|Izuna}} (Humanoids Publishing)

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| {{sort|Sandoval|Tony Sandoval}}

| {{sort|A Glance Backward|A Glance Backward}} (Magnetic Press)

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! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2017

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Thompson|Jill Thompson}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Wonder Woman: The True Amazon|Wonder Woman: The True Amazon}} (DC Comics), Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse Comics)

|rowspan=6|{{cite news|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/2017-eisner-award-nominations|title=Fantagraphics and Image Comics Lead Eisner Awards Nominations, Syfy Wire|access-date=2020-11-25|archive-date=2018-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201010602/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/2017-eisner-award-nominations|url-status=dead}}

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| {{sort|Bertolucci|Federico Bertolucci}}

| {{sort|Love: The Lion|Love: The Lion}} (Magnetic Press)

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| {{sort|Evens|Brecht Evens}}

| {{sort|Panther|Panther}} (Drawn & Quarterly)

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| {{sort|Fior|Manuele Fior}}

| {{sort|5,000 km per Second|5,000 km per Second}} (Fantagraphics Books)

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| {{sort|McKean|Dave McKean}}

| {{sort|Black Dog|Black Dog: the Dreams of Paul Nash}} (Dark Horse Comics)

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| {{sort|Takeda|Sana Takeda}}

| {{sort|Monstress|Monstress}} (Image Comics)

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! scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2018

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Takeda|Sana Takeda}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Monstress|Monstress}} (Image Comics)

|rowspan=5|{{cite news|url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/2018-eisner-award-nominations-announced/|title=Complete List of 2018 Eisner Award Nominees Announced, comicbook.com}}

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| {{sort|Bertolucci|Federico Bertolucci}}

| {{sort|Love: The Dinosaur|Love: The Dinosaur}} (Lion Forge Comics/Magnetic Press), Little Tails (Lion Forge Comics/Magnetic Press)

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| {{sort|EFA|EFA}}

| {{sort|Monet: Itinerant of Light|Monet: Itinerant of Light}} (NBM Publishing)

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| {{sort|Gibrat|Jean-Pierre Gibrat}}

| {{sort|Flight of the Raven|Flight of the Raven}} (EuroComics/IDW Publishing)

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| {{sort|Pedrosa|Cyril Pedrosa}}

| {{sort|Portugal|Portugal}} (NBM Publishing)

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! scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2019

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Nguyen|Dustin Nguyen}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Descender|Descender}} (Image Comics)

|rowspan=5|{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/2019-eisner-nominees-complete-list-1205156|title=Eisner Award Nominees Revealed, Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/2019-eisner-awards-complete-winners-list-1225835|title=Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List, Hollywood Reporter}}

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| {{sort|Bermejo|Lee Bermejo}}

| {{sort|Batman: Damned|Batman: Damned}} (DC Comics)

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| {{sort|Lupatelli|Carita Lupatelli}}

| {{sort|Izuna, book 2|Izuna, book 2}} (Humanoids Publishing)

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| {{sort|Panaccione|Grégory Panaccione}}

| {{sort|A Sea of Love|A Sea of Love}} (Magnetic Press/Lion Forge Comics)

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| {{sort|Sandoval|Tony Sandoval}}

| {{sort|Watersnakes|Watersnakes}} (Magnetic Press/Lion Forge Comics)

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| colspan=4 data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#CACCD0; font-weight:bold; padding-left:20%"| 2020s

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! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2020

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Ward|Christian Ward}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Invisible Kingdom|Invisible Kingdom}} (Berger Books/Dark Horse Comics)

|rowspan=6|{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/2020-eisner-nominees-complete-list-1297196|title=2020 Eisner Nominees: The Complete List, The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite news|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-20-eisner-award-winners-2020/|title=SDCC ’20: The 2020 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award winners, The Beat}}

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| {{sort|Cassegrain|Didier Cassegrain}}

| {{sort|Black Water Lilies|Black Water Lilies}} (Europe Comics)

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| {{sort|Clarisse|Alexandre Clérisse}}

| {{sort|Diabolical Summer|Diabolical Summer}} (IDW Publishing)

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| {{sort|Mack|David W. Mack}}

| {{sort|Cover|Cover}} (DC Comics)

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| {{sort|Mazé|Léa Mazé}}

| {{sort|Elma, A Bear’s Life, vol. 1: The Great Journey|Elma, A Bear’s Life, vol. 1: The Great Journey}} (Europe Comics)

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| {{sort|Rocheleau|Julie Rocheleau}}

| {{sort|Wrath of Fantômas|Wrath of Fantômas}} (Titan Books)

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! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2021

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|RK|Anand RK}}/John Pearson

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Blue in Green|Blue in Green}} (Image Comics)

|rowspan=6|{{cite news|url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/2021-eisner-award-nominees-revealed-image-comics/|title=2021 Eisner Award Nominees Revealed, Image and Fantagraphics Lead With Most Nominations, comicbook.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/comicconhome-21-the-2021-eisner-award-winners/|title=ComicCon@Home ’21: The 2021 Eisner Award winners, The Beat}}

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| {{sort|Adam|Benjamin Adam}}

| {{sort|Soon|Soon}} (Europe Comics)

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| {{sort|Chemama|Alice Chemama}}

| {{sort|The Zolas|The Zolas}} (Europe Comics)

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| {{sort|Cullum|Jared Cullum}}

| {{sort|Kodi|Kodi}} (Top Shelf Productions)

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| {{sort|Decur|Decur}}

| {{sort|When You Look Up|When You Look Up}} (Enchanted Lion Books)

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| {{sort|Lapone|Antonio Lapone}}

| {{sort|Gentlemind|Gentlemind}} (Europe Comics)

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! scope="row" rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2022

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Takeda|Sana Takeda}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | {{sort|Monstress|Monstress}} (Image Comics)

|rowspan=6|{{cite news|url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/2022-eisner-award-winners-include-multiple-wins-for-james-tynion-iv-barry-windsor-smith/#3|title=2022 Eisner Award Winners Include Multiple Wins for James Tynion IV, Barry Windsor-Smith, comicbook.com}}

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| {{sort|Bertolucci|Federico Bertolucci}}

| {{sort|Brindille, Love: The Mastiff|Brindille, Love: The Mastiff}} (Magnetic)

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| {{sort|Bolton|John Bolton}}

| {{sort|Hell’s Flaw|Hell’s Flaw}} (Renegade Arts Entertainment)

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| {{sort|Cavia|Juan Cavia}}

| {{sort|Ballad for Sophie|Ballad for Sophie}} (Top Shelf)

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| {{sort|Pe|Frank Pe}}

| {{sort|Little Nemo|Little Nemo}} (Magnetic)

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| {{sort|Surducan|Ileana Surducan}}

| {{sort|The Lost Sunday|The Lost Sunday}} (Pronoia AB)

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The following individuals have won Best Painter/Digital Artist one or more times:

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The following individuals have received two or more nominations but never won Best Painter/Digital Artist:

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• Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers
• Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work
• Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist
• Eisner Award for Best Coloring
• Eisner Award for Best Lettering
• Eisner Award for Best Writer

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Painter Digital Artist

Category:1993 establishments in the United States

Category:Annual events in the United States

Category:Awards established in 1993