Iratxe López de Munáin brings her characters to life with rich palettes of colour and expressive pencil drawings. Citing pinks and reds, her mother’s home-cooked meals, and summer storms as inspiration, you can see how she so easily creates such warm and welcoming illustrations. © Iratxe López de Munáin, 2016
Catch Up: Thoka Maer Creating GIFs for Hollywood and Big Fashion Brands
When we first took a look at Thoka Maer’s work in 2012, she was studying at The University of the Arts Berlin, but had already begun to create a distinct style with her pencil GIFs. Catching up with her now, we take a look at how she has developed them into sought-after editorial animations as […]
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 […]
Rich Detail with a Basis in Strong Drawing with Jonathan Bartlett
With a foundation of strong drawing being at its core before the introduction of layered, subtler details, there’s a broad range of depth in Jonathan Bartlett’s illustrations. While his work may incorporate more traditional drawing aesthetics, there is still a large role for the digital stages of Jonathan’s process to play, as he explains below. […]
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
Rodion Kitaev’s Experimentation and Strong Drawing
Rodion Kitaev’s dynamic illustrations have a strong foundation in good drawing but also experiment with more obscure ways of creating marks. He talks to us about finding the left-field beauty in glitches and the instruments he uses. Whether it’s piling on sumptuous layers of coloured pencil or intently scribbling in one tiny area, Rodion has a […]
Colourful Observations by Illustrator Jayde Perkin
Jayde Perkin’s colourful, painterly approach is a perfect medium for her illustrative observations and figurative playfulness. She presents an enjoyable take on the everyday in detail-filled compositions. © Jayde Perkin, 2016