Author Archives: alexmathers

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.

Sketchbook Sneak: Jet-pac Industries

Posted at 4 pm on May 24, 2009 by alexmathers

Posted in: Ink Illustration, Pencil Illustration, Sketchbooks

I’m introducing a brand new illustration feature post called ‘Sketchbook Sneak’ that focuses only on the inside of the sketchbooks of various illustrators.

I find it a great way to get a sense of what is going on in the minds of the artists, as well as gaining an insight into the relevance of illustration in its early stages, when illustrators rely on basic tools and techniques in making new creations.

Illustrations of Edward Kwong

Posted at 1 pm on May 21, 2009 by alexmathers

Posted in: Mixed Media, Painting, Pencil Illustration, Photoshop, Watercolour Illustration

Edward Kwong is an illustrator based in Vancouver, Canada, with a portfolio of work that reminds me of some of the illustrations coming out of the early 20th Century during the illustration’s ‘golden age’. Ed explains his background and his work process for us.

Art of Comic Illustrator Connor Willumsen

Posted at 10 am on May 20, 2009 by alexmathers

Posted in: Comic Art, Digital Illustration, Ink Illustration, Photoshop

From Brooklyn, New York, Connor Willumsen is an illustrator and cartoonist with an impressive collection of high quality work at a young age.

Connor answers some questions relating to how he got into his work and how he does it.

Paintings of Ric Stultz

Posted at 3 pm on May 17, 2009 by alexmathers

Posted in: Ink Illustration, Painting

Ric Stultz’s paintings struck me with their quirky, ‘hardware-based’ characters, soft tones and a depth that jumps from the canvas.

Ric, who is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, got into the work he does through a great deal of trial and error. Having been working steadily since graduating with a graphic design BFA in 2002, illustration gradually became Ric’s main interest. ‘One of my favorite things to do is paint and I’ve made it my full time job so I have plenty of time to work on images‘.

Vibrant and Plain Wacky Illustrations of Alexander Blue

Posted at 1 pm on May 15, 2009 by alexmathers

Posted in: Corel Painter, Digital Illustration, Photoshop, Vector Illustration

I’ve been meaning to include the bold and whimsical style of Nate Williams also known as Alexander Blue, for a while now, and here it is.

Nate’s work is striking in its strong use of colour, quirky character style and humour. Nate also works under his own name in a slightly different style, which can be found here.

Musical Animation with One eskimO

Posted at 12 pm on May 13, 2009 by alexmathers

Posted in: Animation, Digital Illustration

I went along to an animation screening of a new band the other week by the name of ‘One eskimO’, an act that combines great, mellow music with stunning animation.

one eskimo band animation music

One eskimO is produced by Rollo from Faithless with animation created by Passion Pictures, the team behind Gorillaz. The band consists of four members in the form of a giraffe on the drums, a penguin as guitarist, a monkey on the bass and an eskimo as the lead singer.