Illustrator Search.
My illustration class assignment is a self portrait, in which I must choose an artist and draw myself in his/her style. The professor wants us to “think how they think”. Below are some works I’ve been looking at to consider for my self portrait, I wonder if my professor wil allow me to have multiple limbs or something. Probably not, but its an idea.
Dmitry Rebus Larin:
I really enjoy the proficiency of these illustrations. You can see these really sharp forms through watercolor. I love the contrast with the use of black, and the slight appearance of line gives it more of a graphic appeal.
Oaky-oh:
I haved the pleasure of enjoying Okay-oh’s drawings for quite some time now. They are so intricate, and the lines are often super-fine. The subject matter is typically something imaginative, and not your typical fantasy drawing, and you can see a sort of, almost native american feel on the patterns of some clothing.
And of course, it helps to be in history of illustration:
Arthur Rackham:
I love linework, especially the swooshing lines of Arthur Rackham. I feel that great line work is one thing what separates a painter from a graphic artist (and I did say ONE thing, as their are other differences). But I love the black lines on top of the colors.
Aubrey Beardsley:
So you must know that I have a thing for line work in graphic art, and I have an inclination towards the use of black (Graphic Black, uh-huh?). What I haven’t told though, is that I’m mesmerized by Illuminated manuscripts, and this illustration for The Death of Arthur by Beardsley, seems to have combined all those elements together.
And Surprise surprsie Jules Cheret:
Some would see this and immediatley think of Toulouse-Lautrec, and I have nothing against him, I like him, but I must say Cheret (in my opinion) is up there with him. Look at the action in these dresses he does on the lithographs, its gutsy. I love his choice of colors, and his combination of warm and cold colors, and of course..big splashes of black.
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That’s it for now, I’ll be showing my progress with this project via twitter, and speaking of progress, my robot series is nearly complete.
Last of one of my favorite album covers. Just as aI love circles, I also love diagonals in compositions. I like the bursting rainbow coming out of the monster, and the slants on the landscapes, and overall the technique is great. I believe I was looking at the website of this artist, and this I think is painted traditionally.
Graphic Black 