Posted at 7 pm on June 16, 2013 by Philip Dennis
Posted in: Hand Craft, Pencil Illustration, Sketchbooks, Uncategorized
Louise Byng is an enthusiastic advocate of intuitive mark making, which clearly comes through in her pencil portraits.
Movement and energy in the dashes and shading really make the faces jump off the page.
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Posted at 10 am on June 14, 2013 by Philip Dennis
Posted in: Digital Illustration, Pencil Illustration, Photoshop
Krzysztof Domaradzki runs a multidisciplinary design studio, StudioKxx whose portfolio includes identity, brand strategy development, typography and print, but is equally a specialist in illustration. Krzysztof incorporates his realistic and elegant drawings into his clean and modern designs to create work that touches base in range of practices.
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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.
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Posted at 2 pm on April 24, 2013 by Philip Dennis
Posted in: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Events, Pencil Illustration
Lovers of graphite will be pleased to hear that a new biannual anthology will be launching this week with the mission to celebrate the unique qualities of illustrated work in pencil. ‘Tiny Pencil‘ will be presenting a packed out 64-page book featuring 27 established artists. The rosta includes names previously featured on Ape on the Moon such as Luke Pearson, Nick Sheehy, Jack Teagle and Lizzy Stewart.
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Posted at 10 pm on March 17, 2013 by Philip Dennis
Posted in: Character Illustration, Ink Illustration, Pencil Illustration
There’s a real ease in Patrick Gildersleeves‘ characters that draws us to their soft, leaning lines and curious expressions. The proportions and free-roaming, sketchy marks sets him out with an immediately identifiable style. Patrick works in pencil, felt tip pen and paint, and is inspired by the people of the world, patterns, paper, animals and plants.
Posted at 9 am on March 15, 2013 by Philip Dennis
Posted in: Ink Illustration, Linear Illustration, Pencil Illustration
We enjoy the process images that accompany many of Jessica Fortner’s portfolio pieces. They show the depth of the detail and scale of the pencil drafts. We featured Jessica’s work a couple of years ago, which she then followed up with a very insightful tutorial on stereoscopic sculptures.
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Posted at 11 am on March 12, 2013 by Philip Dennis
Posted in: Mixed Media, Pencil Illustration
The sharp edges and pointed angles in Viacheslav Vystupov’s homed sense of design really caught our eye. Obviously at ease with a ruler, the images created are dominated by hard forms in his people and settings, giving them a really nice punch. Viacheslav incorporates balance, however; much looser lines and scratchy marks break up the formality in illustrations full of atmosphere and characters in thought.
Read more on Balancing Hard Edges and Characters in Thought with Viacheslav Vystupov…