Jeroen Smeets Talks about New Artist Excursions Project, 'The Jaunt'

Posted at 6 pm on June 17, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Whether you’re an artist or not, getting out into the world and experiencing something different to your day to day routine is the perfect way to find inspiration. Apart from new environments and the sense of exploration, seeing what is normal to others and how that compares to your own world is an eye opener, too. It’s an idea championed by a new project called ‘The Jaunt‘, which connects artists and travel.

Louise Byng Talks about Mark Making and Drawing as Reportage

Posted at 7 pm on June 16, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Hand Craft, Pencil Illustration, Sketchbooks, Uncategorized

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Louise Byng is an enthusiastic advocate of intuitive mark making, which clearly comes through in her pencil portraits.

Movement and energy in the dashes and shading really make the faces jump off the page.

Krzysztof Domaradzki Incorporating Design and Detailed Drawing

Posted at 10 am on June 14, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Digital Illustration, Pencil Illustration, Photoshop

Krzysztof Domaradzki runs a multidisciplinary design studio, StudioKxx whose portfolio includes identity, brand strategy development, typography and print, but is equally a specialist in illustration. Krzysztof incorporates his realistic and elegant drawings into his clean and modern designs to create work that touches base in range of practices.

Detailed Dark Arts by Llew Mejia

Posted at 1 pm on June 12, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Ink Illustration

We’re enjoying Llew Mejia’s creepy-cool illustrations of different conjurers. They’re full of detail and scary fun, and who can say no to a shrunken head? As well as doing design and illustration, Llew works as a textile designer in Minneapolis.

Hand-Drawn Architectural Illustrations with Impressive Detail by Thibaud Herem

Posted at 11 am on June 11, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Ink Illustration, Linear Illustration

The draftsmanship skills in London-based French illustrator, Thibaud Herem’s architectural illustrations is truly impressive. Extremely tightly knit hatching of vary degrees achieves a powerful spectrum of tone and texture. Closer inspection reveals the subtle range of blacks within large areas of shadow, which can sometimes be lost in monochrome drawings.

Philip Giordano Finding Inspiration in Japanese Vintage Book Shops

Posted at 4 pm on June 9, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Character Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting

Philip Giordano is an Italian illustrator who now finds inspiration in the vintage book shops of Japan, where he moved a couple of years ago. The unique tone and texture of the pages is something he’d like to recreate in his own work. Philip is interested in Japanese design and how it has maintained a strong identity while also drawing from influences from the West.

A Chat with Kenard Pak About Working for Disney and Dreamworks

Posted at 12 pm on June 6, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Animation, Character Illustration, Digital Illustration

Cartoons and feature-length animated films would have undeniably had an early influence on the majority of people working as illustrators today in at least one form or another. The mass of colours, fantasy and story telling form a perfect vehicle for encouraging creativity at an early age. Recent years have seen a huge shift in a preference for computer generated art work from painted cells but the fundamentals are the same.