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Rich Palettes in Pencil Illustrations by Iratxe López de Munáin

August 14, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Rich Palettes in Pencil Illustrations by Iratxe López de Munáin

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  

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Pencil Illustration Tagged With: colour, drawing, illustration, Iratxe López de Munáin, pencil

Catch Up: Thoka Maer Creating GIFs for Hollywood and Big Fashion Brands

June 8, 2016 | 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Animation, Character Illustration, Pencil Illustration Tagged With: Animation, Catch up, editorial, fashion, film, gif, pencil, publishing, Thoka Maer

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

Rich Detail with a Basis in Strong Drawing with Jonathan Bartlett

March 17, 2016 | 1 Comment

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. […]

Filed Under: Painting, Pencil Illustration, Photoshop Tagged With: detail, drawing, jonathan bartlett, Painting, pencil, Watercolour

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

Rodion Kitaev’s Experimentation and Strong Drawing

March 7, 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 […]

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Digital Illustration, Pencil Illustration Tagged With: drawing, Experiment, glitch, pencil, Rodion Kitaev, scan

Colourful Observations by Illustrator Jayde Perkin

February 29, 2016 | Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Painting, Pencil Illustration Tagged With: character, drawing, Figure, Jayde Perkins, Painting, pencil

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