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Colourful Playtime in Illustrations by Emmanuel Kerner

February 16, 2016 |

Candy-coloured mountain ranges, succulent foliage, and grinning bears are a few of the highlights to take in en route through the bright and lively worlds depicted in Emmanuel Kerner’s illustrations. Emmanuel’s characters are loud, fun, and unashamedly silly. He likes to think of his work as a reaction to the ridiculousness of the everyday with his wide-eyed faces having […]

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Digital Illustration Tagged With: character, childrens, colour, Emmanuel Kerner, Fun, illustration

Yime’s Observant Character Designs and Dynamic Style

February 15, 2016 |

Yime’s Observant Character Designs and Dynamic Style

For Yime de Santiago, the materials he uses are less important than having fun and creating something from engaging ideas. He is happy to make images in any way he can, but puts his interest in quirky human traits at the top of the list. Yime has played around with many techniques, from early painting classes that […]

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Screen Printing Tagged With: character, colour, Fun, humour, Mario de Santiago, print, Yime

Hounds and Colour in Surreal Cities by Lili Des Bellons

February 14, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Hounds and Colour in Surreal Cities by Lili Des Bellons

Hound-headed inhabitants can be found dotted around the electric hills and neon highways in the surreal cities that Lili Des Bellons creates. She describes her work as universe-building, which can be seen in the futuristic and bizarre places she transports us to. As well as the trippy colours and playful design, we like the way […]

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Pencil Illustration, Uncategorized Tagged With: character, Fantasy, futuristic, Lili Des Bellons, scene

Sci-Fi Celebrations in Detailed Vector Designs by Scott Park

February 6, 2016 |

Sci-Fi Celebrations in Detailed Vector Designs by Scott Park

Scott Park celebrates the best of character and vehicle design from some of our favourite science fiction and fantasy films in his on going series of posters and products. In highly detailed vector designs, he sings their praises and gives us some sharp, intricate illustrations. © Scott Park, 2015

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Information Graphics, Vector Illustration Tagged With: character, design, poster, Product, sci fi, Scott Park, vehicle

Dark Yet Playful Characters by Pippa Toole

February 3, 2016 |

Pippa Toole describes herself as an illustrator that loves “skeletons, dogs and leather jackets”, which might play into the lightheartedly dark edge in her characters. We like the kind of 50s-biker-chic that comes across in her designs. © Pippa Toole, 2015

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Comic Art, Mixed Media Tagged With: character, design, music, Pippa Toole, poster

Otherworldly Characters in Paintings by Tara McPherson

January 30, 2016 |

Otherworldly Characters in Paintings by Tara McPherson

Beautiful, otherworldly women populate the dreamy yet alien scenes that Tara McPherson creates. Working in oils on wood panel among other materials, Tara’s use of colour makes the delicate skin of her characters seem to sing and glow. © Tara McPherson, 2015

Filed Under: Character Illustration, Painting Tagged With: acrylic, character, Fantasy, oils, Painting, Tara McPherson

Grace Helmer’s Painted Illustrations, Comics and Animations

January 25, 2016 |

Grace Helmer produces illustrations, comics, and animations with charming brushstrokes and seemingly relative ease. Her work has a very honest approach to drawing that gives it an authenticity perfectly aligned with the observant narratives she explores in her comics. © Grace Helmer, 2015

Filed Under: Animation, Comic Art, Painting Tagged With: Animation, character, comic, drawing, Grace Helmer, narrative, Painting, squential, story

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