of the 'Photographic Illustration' Category

Light paintings, light art or ‘light graffiti’ is an artistic form that hasn’t been covered on Ape on the Moon, and, after seeing the vibrant and straight up inspiring work of UK-based artist Sola, I was excited to include it. Sola was kind enough to respond to some questions in great detail, so I will [...]

I’m pleased to feature fellow Londoner: product designer and illustrator Peter Crawley on Ape on the Moon. I’ve been very impressed by his unique approach to documenting intriguing geometric shapes and architectural design using a roll of cotton, needle, and a healthy dose of raw talent. He’s achieved some special effects with these materials, including, [...]

Madrid-based artist Irma Gruenholz makes clever illustrations with clay. I like the depth of the works and how light diffuses realistically on all the elements of each scene. Irma shared with me her secret of floating objects in these pieces. That is to use wires to hold objects up before photographing the sets and digitally [...]

I stumbled over some rather quite radical illustration works of Sao Paulo based MTV art director Beto Shibata recently. His work demonstrates the visually effective outcome of combining a truck load of mediums including ink, acrylic paint, photography, screenprint and digital tools, while at the same time mixing up contemporary and vintage styles and imagery. [...]

I’ve seen a lot of very exciting things coming from combining photographic imagery with illustration recently. I’m keen on the simple ‘neon’ characters French artist Céline Artigau brings to life in the form of les fantômes, or the ghosts. This series points to the potential for so many fun things one can do in mixing [...]

  I’ve seen Jeffrey Bowman’s refreshing work frequently in the past in various magazines, adverts and articles. It’s understandable why art of his making has found it’s way to such exciting projects as with Converse, Urban Outfitters, Nike and the BBC. Jeffrey has managed to create an expressive and playful style that is unique to [...]

Based in Denver, Colorado, Tod Kapke has been good enough to provide a close insight into his mesmerizing photography-based illustrations. His work demonstrates an artistic direction that is both hard-hitting, amusing (often in a dark way!) and extremely innovative. This post looks into how he got into the work he does and how he does [...]