Blended Collage and Digital Imagery, and the Colourful Flora and Fauna of Bozka
Using a blend of collage and digital imagery, Bozena Rydlewska aka Bozka, creates fantastical forms of life, filled with colour. We like the intensity created by layering so many elements together....
View ArticleLondon 2012: Freddy Boo's Joyful Sporting Characters
With the London 2012 Olympics having now come to a close and the Paralympic Games now having begun, we thought it might be a good time to take a look back at how artists have been documenting the...
View ArticleLondon 2012: Dieter Braun's Strong Shapes and Graphic Animals
Dieter Braun caught our eye with his celebratory depiction of the 2012 games but we were happy to find his use of form and structure also put to good work exploring his love of the natural world. His...
View ArticleInterview with Versatile Illustrator and Animator Liam Brazier
Liam Brazier is an illustrator and animator who likes to switch it up, sometimes applying a sketchier style while also enjoying clean lines and simple forms. With Liam’s drawing skills and experience...
View ArticleInterview: Studio Tipi Talk About Decorative Design and Working as a Duo
With the festive season already threatening us with long lists of things to do, many people will be keeping an eye out for this year’s set of cards. However, it’s not only now that artists are working...
View ArticleEpic 3D Landscapes with Clever Lighting by J.R. Schmidt
In a series of images created for Neonmob, J.R. Schmidt shows us a snapshot of epic, imagined landscapes. We’re given a cross section of lava-filled caves, barren deserts and foreboding icebergs. We...
View ArticleDecorative Illustration with Interesting Palette Choices from Sarah Andreacchio
With such beautiful patterns and masses of exuberant drawings, it’s hard to believe that for Sarah Andreacchio, illustration hadn’t been the first choice when thinking about what route to take. After...
View ArticleScott Balmer, his Super Slick Blends and Talking about Colour Choice
Here are some examples of the super slick illustrations of Scott Balmer. They’re full of soft gradients blending everything together with a nice, elegant sheen. It creates a subtle, layered effect,...
View ArticleDetailed and Organised Design Layouts by Robert Hanson
If you like everything neat and in its place, you’ll love the organised layouts in Robert Samuel Hanson’s work. We particularly like his maps with their minutiae of architectural details. Definitely...
View ArticleFun and Floating Characters by Roberto Blefari from Turin, Italy
Here are few examples of the fun work by Italian illustrator, Roberto Blefari aka Hikimi from Turin. Roberto likes clouds, monsters, Darjeeling black tea, geeks, Paris and Tokyo, jumping in puddles,...
View ArticleHey Studio Exhibit a Collection of Geometric Gods and Mythical Beasties
Gods and mythical beasties are stripped down and given the geometric treatment in ‘Oh My God‘. The project is by Barcelona-based design studio, Hey and culminated in an exhibition of their collection...
View ArticleMaaike Bakker's Illustrations for a Collaborative Exhibition in Pretoria
Sloths and Snakes feature together in gorgeously creamy palettes in this set of illustrations by Maaike Bakker. The work was done as part of Maaike’s contribution to a collaborative project with Louis...
View ArticleLan Truong Designing Everyday Objects as Elegant Forms
If only more of our everyday objects could be as stylish and elegant as Lan Truong’s illustrations. Lan takes the most basic of items, a carrot, a teapot, and strips them down into simple forms. With...
View ArticleCatch up: Gordon Reid Talks About Recent Projects and Style Development
We last spoke to Middle Boop near the end of 2011. Gordon, who works under the moniker, had a chat with us about the work he had been doing since having recently graduated at the time and about his...
View ArticleTim Colmant's Digital Drawings with Straightforward Colour and Pattern...
I doubt you will see a more pleasing collection of dots, lines, dashes and squiggles in a long time. Tim Colmant’s digital drawings combine colours and patterns in an unashamedly playful way, although...
View Article'80s Nostalgia in James Boorman's 'He-Man'-Inspired Series
Here’s some ’80s character fun from illustrator, James Boorman. If you were sat in front of the TV for Saturday morning He-Man, you can find some immediate nostalgic satisfaction in his ‘Faces of the...
View ArticleDr. Invention Talks about Creating Illustrations Guided by Intuition
Dr. Invention is Pamplona-based artist, Jesús Sotés Vicente. His work is made up of strong, elegant shapes constructing stylish characters. He also has a penchant for lovely, rich masses of foliage,...
View ArticleIllustrative Play with Geometry and Colour by Giacomo Bagnara
For someone whose background was in architecture before becoming an illustrator, maybe it’s no surprise that draftsmanship and balance are so important in Giacomo Bagnara’s work. We really like the...
View ArticleUsing Colour Books, Illustrator and Sketching in 'Hawaii Hawaii' by Sarah...
Sarah Vanbelle’s favouite coffee shop, Kornél in Antwerp, was the setting for her joint exhibition with Astrid Yskout, ‘Hawaii Hawaii’. For the show, Sarah created this vibrant and gloriously tropical...
View ArticlePetica's Combination of Techniques with Vectors and Print
We enjoy the fresh, light aesthetic Petica brings to his vector illustrations. Although mainly designing in Adobe Illustrator for his commercial work, Petica keeps the same sense of simple blocking and...
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