Posted at 8pm on 05/09/12 by Philip Dennis
Although sometimes collaged and abstracted with a mix of digital rendering, Anna Higgie’s work is so strong because it is built up on a strong foundation of skilled drawing. She uses extremely fine pencil hatching to create these beautifully realistic and soft images.
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Posted at 10pm on 05/05/12 by Philip Dennis
Posted in Character Illustration, Comic Art, Reviews
Looking through Andrew Kolb’s work, it’s obvious that pop culture is a big inspiration to him. He pays homage to films and video games in his various projects and lists Mary Blair, the Disney artist who did the character design for the ride, ‘It’s a Small World’, as a big inspiration.
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Posted at 10pm on 05/02/12 by Philip Dennis
Séverin Millet creates picture books for children with such a decorative and explosive panache that they would stop the most serious of adults in their tracks. The first few examples here are from a book called ‘Où’, which seems to be (our French speaking skills lacking) an eventful object-finding game.
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Posted at 3am on 04/30/12 by Philip Dennis
Chile-born Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo uses an even mix of digitally crafted marks and hand-made surfaces to create his illustrations and portraiture work. His vividly colourful faces range from the realistic to eerie and sometimes comical.
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Posted at 7am on 04/26/12 by Philip Dennis
Karan Singh has created his own visual language that clearly and easily stands out as his own. I always enjoy seeing designers reinterpret well-establish character designs because it highlights their ability to convey a recognisable icon in their own way.
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Posted at 3pm on 04/25/12 by Philip Dennis
Husband and wife team, Lab Partners have been collaboratively producing enjoyable, illustrative prints and other designs since their move to their now base in California. They founded their creative studio almost by accident when they worked together on a letterpress print to let their friends and family know about their move back in 2007.
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Posted at 3am on 04/22/12 by Philip Dennis
Posted in Digital Illustration, Vector Illustration
Elsa Chaves and Tyler Lang are the creative team behind Portland-based Always With Honor, creating their signature look with clean design and uplifting colours. It’s always interesting to look at the collective style of a creative duo (or trio, with the additional support of their Wiener dog, Zoe).
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Posted at 10am on 04/21/12 by Alex Mathers
Enjoying the beautiful clean animated short from Hannover-based Hardy Seiler. He created this as part of a degree project for a fictional educational television programme. Particularly striking is the inventiveness of each new segment of the film. We hope to see more of this guy in the future!
