Monthly Archives: August 2009

From A Million Styles to One: The Illustrations of Migy

Posted at 1 pm on August 31, 2009 by alexmathers

Posted in: Ink Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Photoshop

The first glimpse I had of UK illustrator Migy’s work was at this year’s Glastonbury festival, with his lanky characters featured on charity posters and guides all over the place. Not a bad place for a bit of exposure. I really like his shapes and colours, but particularly the expression created through his fun illustration style.

Felt Tip Illustrations of Mr Frivolous

Posted at 4 pm on August 28, 2009 by Alex Mathers

Posted in: Ink Illustration, Pens and Markers

I was recently impressed by the felt tip pen illustration work of an English artist going by the name of ‘Mr Frivolous‘. As most of you have probably found out, drawing a picture with felt tip marker pens can be messy and difficult.

Sponteneity, Sketching and Self-Publishing: Drawings of Joseph Lambert

Posted at 11 am on August 25, 2009 by Alex Mathers

Posted in: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Ink Illustration, Pencil Illustration, Sketchbooks

Joseph Lambert is one hard-working cartoonist and illustrator with a great, well developed style. I’m particularly keen on his self-made comics and the techniques and tools he uses to create his addictive work. I asked him a few questions to find out about all this in greater detail.
Joseph Lambert Illustration

Repetitive Line Syndrome of Lee Misenheimer

Posted at 11 am on August 22, 2009 by Alex Mathers

Posted in: Linear Illustration, Pencil Illustration, Sketchbooks

I was recently left dumb struck by the quality of Lee Misenheimer’s drawing work and the effect created through his intense, well-trained lines. Graduating from East Carolina University School of Art in 1994, Lee has a large collection of his drawings in his cache.

Illustrations of Yuta Onoda

Posted at 5 pm on August 16, 2009 by Alex Mathers

Posted in: Ink Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Photoshop

There is some spectacular work coming from Canadian-based, Japanese illustrator Yuta Onoda. He is a recent graduate of Sheridan College, Canada, with a Bachelor of Applied Arts.

What I particularly like in his work is its dynamism: the movement and flow that emanates from each piece with a delicate attention to each pencil stroke. I asked him a few questions for those of you wishing greater enlightenment into his work.

Paintings from Honduras: Wilmer Murillo

Posted at 12 pm on August 14, 2009 by Alex Mathers

Posted in: Ink Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Photoshop

Here is the work of Wilmer Murillo, a freelance illustrator from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. With his close attention to light and textures, his work has real depth to it, making the work feel very tangible. Some of the content of his illustrations remind me of the surreal work of Salvador Dalí, although there are many other influences there.

Contemporary Illustration at Concrete Hermit

Posted at 4 pm on August 12, 2009 by Alex Mathers

Posted in: Character Illustration, Digital Illustration, Galleries and Exhibitions, Painting, Screen Printing

Situated in East London, founded in 2004 and with its gallery opening in 2007, Concrete Hermit is a shop and gallery that showcases the work of various contemporary illustrators and graphic designers. It has been commissioning artists that include Eboy, Richard Hogg, Kate Moross and John Slade for graphics used on t-shirts and more sold through the shop and through its website.