Category Archives: Character Illustration

Inventive Black and White Comic Books in Pencil by Aisha Franz

Posted at 9 am on May 23, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Pencil Illustration

Although Aisha Franz’s portfolio also includes colour work and editorial illustration, we were immediately charmed by her black and white comic books in pencil. Her self-published books are particularly inventive and oozing with home-made charm.The odd sheet of tracing paper, stapled spines and matchbox-sized accordion books are all winning us over.

Brian Miller on Finding his Way Back to Illustration

Posted at 9 am on May 21, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Character Illustration, Digital Illustration, Photoshop

It’s undeniable that being a freelance illustrator has its challenges. Warnings of never being able to support yourself would have been given to most with artistic ambitions at some point along the way. It’s something that should be considered and definitely seriously thought about, but it’s nice to hear about those who had then chosen to take a different path being eventually pulled back to what they’re passionate about.

An Animated, Energetic Portfolio Presentation by Julian Glander

Posted at 7 pm on May 19, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Animation, Character Illustration, Comic Art

Julian Glander presents his portfolio on his website in a really fun and refreshing way. He has created individual gifs for each of his projects, laying them all out together resulting in a mass of movement, energy and colour. It suits his work perfectly, representing the tongue-in-cheek, character-driven work from this Brooklyn-based illustrator and designer.

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.

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.

Interviewing Dalton James Rose about Sci-Fi Inspiration and Creating 'Phabula'

Posted at 11 pm on April 27, 2013 by Philip Dennis

Posted in: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Sketchbooks

In just a handful of examples from the pages of ‘Phabula’ by Dalton James Rose, we are given enough fantasy, blood and carnage to temptingly whet our appetite. An intriguing alien planet, a hoard of gruesome characters and a sword-wielding protagonist promise an exciting adventure with a satisfying amount of gore and magic.