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Spritely Scenes in Detailed Illustrations by Félix Meunier

October 28, 2013 |

Spritely Scenes in Detailed Illustrations by Félix Meunier

Creatures of Japanese legend whirl around in neon colours in these bustling illustrations by Félix Meunier.

Félix packs in the detail in these epic scenes. There are a bountiful amount of sprites and ghouls acting out bizarre goings on to keep you occupied for a good long while.

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Filed Under: Character Illustration, Comic Art Tagged With: colour, Fairytale, Félix Meunier, folk, japanese, legend, myth, scene

A Pattern of the Beautiful and the Macabre in Helen Vine’s Black and White Drawings

July 14, 2013 |

A Pattern of the Beautiful and the Macabre in Helen Vine’s Black and White Drawings

The gruesome and the mysterious are finely inked together in Helen Vine’s black and white illustrations. In designs reminiscent of woodblock prints or decorative mural art, geisha with spiked limbs stare back with hollowed-out eyes.

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Filed Under: Ink Illustration, Pencil Illustration, Pens and Markers Tagged With: Black and White, dark, detail, geisha, Helen Vine, Horror, ink, japanese, Pattern

Pip & Pop Transport You to Fantastical Sugar and Glitter Wonderland Installations

August 10, 2012 |

Pip & Pop Transport You to Fantastical Sugar and Glitter Wonderland Installations

Working under the moniker Pip & Pop, Australian artist, Tanya Schultz uses her mixed media, site-specific installations to completely transport her audience. The place they are taken is a world full of wide-eyed wonderment and spectacle that would remind even the most serious of adults of the unrestrained joy of a kid and sweet shop.

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Filed Under: 3D Illustration, Galleries and Exhibitions, Hand Craft Tagged With: colour, Installation, japanese, Pip & Pop, Pip and Pop, Set Design, Tanya Shultz, toys

Sugar Rush Colour Illustrations of Natsuki Otani

May 13, 2012 |

Sugar Rush Colour Illustrations of Natsuki Otani

Natsuki Otani, is a Tokyo-born illustrator currently working in England. We like the boldness in her colour choices, which create a rush of bright cheeriness on viewing them, and yet there is a more serious, thoughtful element to her work as well.

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Filed Under: Digital Illustration, Ink Illustration, Pens and Markers Tagged With: ape on the moon, artwork, floral, flowers, humming bird, illustrator, Ink Illustration, interview, japanese, natsuki otani

Paper Embellishment Fashion Illustrations of Erica Sharp

September 24, 2010 |

Paper Embellishment Fashion Illustrations of Erica Sharp

Erica Sharp is a London-based illustrator who makes nice little paper cut illustrations with ink pen and Japanese Washi paper.

She spoke with MoonApe on her history, her work process and her current projects and shows us her workspace below.

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Filed Under: Hand Craft, Ink Illustration, Paper Illustration Tagged With: alex mathers, artist, erica sharp, feature, illustration, illustrator, japanese, london illustration, moonape, origami, paper art, paper cut art, washi, washi paper

An Interview with Illustrator Tatsuro Kiuchi

December 12, 2009 |

Tatsuro Kiuchi is one of my favourite illustrators when it comes to simplicity in digital design. Although his work appears to be composed using traditional methods like screen printing, the bulk of the work is done using digital means. This doesn’t affect the hand-made feel of his work and the textures he brings out in each piece.

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Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: ape on the moon, artist, contemporary art, contemporary illustration, digital, feature, illustration, illustration texture, illustrator, interview, japanese, media, moonape, Photoshop, screenprint, tatsuro kiuchi

Paper Cut Illustrations of Hiyoko Imai

October 23, 2009 |

Paper Cut Illustrations of Hiyoko Imai

I love the simple and refreshing work of Tokyo born, but living in Amsterdam artist Hiyoko Imai. Her illustration series, that uses pieces of cut traditional Japanese papers on card to compose images, are extremely satisfying.

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Filed Under: Hand Craft, Paper Illustration, Sculpture Tagged With: alex mathers, ape on the moon, artist, contemporary, cut outs, cut paper art, design, designer, feature, hiyok oimai, illustration, illustrator, japanese, paper art, paper cutting, Paper Illustration, portfolio, postcard art, stick and cut, traditional japanese paper, traditional paper

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