of the 'Ink Illustration' Category

Some very nice illustrations using India Ink on Bristol Board combined with Photoshop from New York-based artist Ramon Rodriguez. I like the minimal use of colour and the quick strokes of the brush/pen. I picked this guy up on Twitter after he commented on one of my tweets. Nice work! © Ramon Rodriguez, 2010

I chanced upon UK-based German illustrator Sandra Dieckmann’s busy illustrations via an interesting money-raising idea on her blog. Sandra is trying to raise £200 to buy a new printer, and to do so, is creating original drawings for those who donate. I got involved, and was very pleased to have a drawing done by her [...]

I’d spotted illustrator Jack Teagle’s comic book whilst graphic novel-shopping in London recently. I was struck by the beauty and appeal of such a well designed, drawn and printed book so I thought it would be nice to find out more about the process behind creating such a work, which he had published through a [...]

I was contacted recently by Colombian illustrator Julian De Narvaez and was hugely impressed by his portfolio, some of which I can show to you here. His work process involves an ink drawing on paper, followed by acrylic and digital colouring. At the moment Julian is working on a series of oil painting illustrations, claiming [...]

I’m loving the colours and slightly twisted content of the work of Dutch artist and illustrator Maarten Donders. I’ve asked him a few questions to dig a little deeper into the work he does. A picture of his workspace is also included. What is your work process (and materials) for your coloured drawings? Usually I [...]

I came across some highly cool artwork by New York based Leif Parsons. One of the re-occurring elements of his work is the capture of movement and action within his compositions, which enlivens the work he does. I sent over a few questions about his stuff to learn more. How did you get into illustration? [...]

As I am away in Japan for three weeks beginning March 18th, I have handed over a few posts to my guest poster and friend, graphic designer and proprietor of Aqua-Velvet, Amy Henderson. Hello again, friends of Ape on the Moon! It is a pleasure to be back with you whilst your captain Alex is [...]