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David J. McMillan Highlighting the Appeal of Rough Edges and Lively Marks

April 12, 2016 | Leave a Comment

David J. McMillan Highlighting the Appeal of Rough Edges and Lively Marks

David J. McMillan’s illustrations are penned with what seem to be a unrelenting pencil on the page, distilling his illustrations with an continuing source of energy and expression. David plays with the quality of line and lively shading techniques. The marks he uses highlight the appeal of rough and edges and scribbled movement, giving his work the feeling of […]

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Pencil Illustration, Sketchbooks Tagged With: David J McMillan, drawing, editorial, Figurative, linear, pencil, rough

Soft Pencils and Cheeky Body Parts with Eleonora Arosio

March 15, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Soft Pencils and Cheeky Body Parts with Eleonora Arosio

Eleonora Arosio uses delicate pencils to work up soft yet vibrant colours in her playful figurative designs. Using light marks that are layered over one another, ed she comes up with cheeky body-part featuring illustrations. © Eleonora Arosio, 2016

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Pencil Illustration Tagged With: colour, drawing, Eleonora Arosio, Figurative, pencil

Nigel Buchanan’s Skilful Play with Light and Characteristics

March 12, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Nigel Buchanan’s Skilful Play with Light and Characteristics

There’s a depth and richness to Nigel Buchanan’s illustrations, his use of light giving his portraits a very real-feeling presence within the scenes that they occupy. While Nigel uses dramatic shapes, placing slices of shade across their faces, the mix of this with subtler, more delicate treatment of light and colour creates a really interesting […]

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Digital Illustration, Painting, Photoshop Tagged With: digital, drawing, face, Figurative, Nigel Buchanan, Portrait

Decorative Patterns from Simple Drawings with Sara Maese

January 26, 2016 |

Decorative Patterns from Simple Drawings with Sara Maese

With happy, little characters and a few cheeky bums and tums, Sara Maese creates patterns using the human figure. She has developed a beautiful, descriptive visual language that makes the most of a few well-placed lines and snippets of colour. The decorative elements in Sara’s work fill the page, using every possible space to add […]

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Vector Illustration Tagged With: drawing, Figurative, packaging, Pattern, people, Repeat, Sara Maese

Nanna Prieler’s Abstracted Limbs and Inventive Characters

December 19, 2015 |

Nanna Prieler’s Abstracted Limbs and Inventive Characters

Nanna Prieler’s character’s are unrestrained by which way they bend or how they slot together. The freedom she allows them gives them the flexibility to match the fun and cheekiness of her colours and compositions. The way that Nanna likes to keep trying new things means that her work is always inventive, giving us a fresh take […]

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Painting, Photoshop Tagged With: Abstract, character, childrens illustration, collage, Figurative, Nanna Priela

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