Author Archives: Philip Dennis

A Touchscreen Apocalypse in Persistent Peril's Animation for The Leisure Society

Posted at 10 am on May 16, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Animation, Digital Illustration, Technology

Have you ever wondered what the end of the world might look like with the ease and convenience of a intuitive digital interface? Probably not, but the creative team at Persistent Peril have and bring the idea to life in a recent music promo they created for the two-time Ivor Novello nominees, The Leisure Society.

Alex J. Walker Blending Themes and Geometric Design

Posted at 5 pm on May 14, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Digital Illustration, Photoshop

In his illustrations, Alex J. Walker demonstrates his keen eye for geometric layouts, a trait he explains is due to him having studied graphic design as opposed to illustration. It has a nice cleanliness to it that is perfect for clearly putting across the ideas in the image. To add contrast and balance to his work, the harder, angular forms are countered by soft, spray-like textures. He talks to us about his background and the way he works.

Exhibition of 3D Illustration at Boxbird Gallery as Part of Brighton Fringe Festival

Posted at 2 pm on May 11, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: 3D Illustration, Events, Paper Illustration

As part of the current annual arts festival, ‘Brighton Fringe’, Boxbird gallery are holding an exhibition of 3D illustration. The show is presenting work from illustrators, Tom Frost, Graham Carter and Helen Musselwhite. It’s on now until the 29th May and includes a portfolio review day by The Enquire Desk on the 25th.

Jack Hudson's Characters in Illustrated Scenes and a Vacation into the Real World

Posted at 11 am on May 9, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: 3D Illustration, Character Illustration, Hand Craft

In a recent collaboration, Jack Hudson allowed his colourful characters a little excursion into the real world. The project, which was produced together with 3D design duo, Lord Whitney, featured his typically bright illustrations applied to props and costumes to create stylised, staged photographs. It’s a fun idea that literally brings an extra element of life to his work.

Charles Bergquist Experimenting with Photography and Video, Making Beautiful Images Every Day

Posted at 2 pm on May 7, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Animation, Light Art, Photography

Charles Bergquis is a director, designer and photographer from San Diego, California. We were taken by the diversity of the beautiful images he creates in high quantity in his ongoing project, ‘Everyday Project‘. Photos and video snippets capture the summer haze and iridescent surfaces along the coast. They’re selections from his daily experiments with images and motion tests, which he has been doing for many years.

Fun and Floating Characters by Roberto Blefari from Turin, Italy

Posted at 4 pm on May 3, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Vector Illustration

Here are few examples of the fun work by Italian illustrator, Roberto Blefari aka Hikimi from Turin. Roberto likes clouds, monsters, Darjeeling black tea, geeks, Paris and Tokyo, jumping in puddles, tree houses, paper boats and dreaming”.

Using Stop Motion Animation to Leap off the Page and Back Again with Jose Miguel Mendez

Posted at 9 am on April 30, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: 3D Illustration, Animation, Character Illustration, Hand Craft

Here are two animations from London-based Spanish illustrator, Jose Miguel Mendez. They make creative use of the stop motion process by using it to animate a mixture of drawings, 3D models, paper cut-outs and real hands.