Illustration Style References
Cecile Dormeau
Cecile Dormeau is a French artist who creates unique and captivating illustrations that aim to reveal the beauty of real women in all shapes and sizes, showing them as they really are: their silly habits, everyday struggles, and charming personalities.
I am attracted to the bold use of bright colours in her work, and admire how she artfully combines many colours in a single piece to create an illustration that captures the attention of the viewer. Her work is quirky yet considered. I like that fact that she uses black or dark blue outlines to create an illustration and that she doesn't worry about shading - although I do prefer this technique in her works that have a little bit more detail so that they don't end up looking too flat. I am keen to try some bright colours such as this in my own work.
Burnt Toast Creative (Scott Martin)
Canadian artist, Scott Martin, creates illustrations with bold outlines and bright (almost fluorescent at times) colours.
I like his contrast of bold colours on pale backgrounds and his confident use of such bright colours. I also appreciate how he has made the bright colours easier for the viewer to digest by dropping the saturation. I feel that I should test using fluorescent colours in my own work as perhaps this would be appropriate in illustrations that pertain to vulnerable road users.
Canadian artist, Scott Martin, creates illustrations with bold outlines and bright (almost fluorescent at times) colours.
I like his contrast of bold colours on pale backgrounds and his confident use of such bright colours. I also appreciate how he has made the bright colours easier for the viewer to digest by dropping the saturation. I feel that I should test using fluorescent colours in my own work as perhaps this would be appropriate in illustrations that pertain to vulnerable road users.
Sara Andreasson
Swedish illustrator Sara Andreasson produces light hearted yet sophisticated pieces, with interesting characters composed of simple shapes of colour. Her contemporary, graphic illustrations are refreshing and playful, utilising an expressive palette of colours.
I like her use of bright colours and feel like her different combinations of these colours make each of her works visually appealing. I find her lack of outlines interesting but I'm not sure this technique would work in my illustrations as it does require more effort on the viewers part to interpret the image - perhaps not the best for a safety campaign.
Helen Dardik
The illustrator Helen Dardik was born in the Ukraine, grew up in Siberia, finished art school in Israel, and completed a graphic design degree in Canada. Her globetrotting life experiences are reflected in her brilliant, vibrant designs, which are packed with colour and imagery influenced by many cultures.
I love her use of bright colours and enjoy how these colours are made more vibrant feeling by pairing them with pale backgrounds. I am interested in how she packs so much detail and texture into her works yet they haven't gotten to the point of being overwhelming.
Ohara Hale
Ohara Hale is an American artist who draws lighthearted and quirky illustrations.
I like her use of thin black outlines and pale range of colours. The weight of her line work allows her to add lots of detail and texture without the works looking too busy. I have not decided yet whether to use thick or thin outlines in my own work, but I do like the finished look of her pieces. I feel like you can tell just by looking at a few of her works that she illustrates children books.
I like her use of thin black outlines and pale range of colours. The weight of her line work allows her to add lots of detail and texture without the works looking too busy. I have not decided yet whether to use thick or thin outlines in my own work, but I do like the finished look of her pieces. I feel like you can tell just by looking at a few of her works that she illustrates children books.
Cronobreaker (Scott Bartlett)
Australian illustrator Scott Bartlett creates bold, graphic artworks with his use of bright colours and vivid dark outlines.
I like how his subjects pop off the page because of his heavy outlines. His use of shading and highlights definitely make the illustrations more three dimensional. These elements produce more interesting characters without needing to add detail with line work. I have currently not tried adding subtle shading and highlights to my own work, but I think I might after looking at these pieces.
I like how his subjects pop off the page because of his heavy outlines. His use of shading and highlights definitely make the illustrations more three dimensional. These elements produce more interesting characters without needing to add detail with line work. I have currently not tried adding subtle shading and highlights to my own work, but I think I might after looking at these pieces.
Jess Phoenix
Jess Phoenix is an American artist who creates bright floral patterns. She explores various colour relationships in the creation of her vibrant yet elegant portraits.
I like the way she uses rich colours in different combinations as I feel the way she makes colour pop is what makes her work so interesting.
Kris Mukai
Kris Mukai is an American storyboard artist for the TV show 'Adventure Time' as well as an independent comic creator and illustrator.
I am drawn to the vibrancy of her work - she never seems to have a dull piece. She artfully uses colour to make scenes more interesting and attention grabbing. Sometimes her work can feel quite busy though, which is something I want to try and avoid in my own work.
I am drawn to the vibrancy of her work - she never seems to have a dull piece. She artfully uses colour to make scenes more interesting and attention grabbing. Sometimes her work can feel quite busy though, which is something I want to try and avoid in my own work.
Wakana Yamazaki
Japanese illustrator Wakana Yamazaki creates psychedelic illustrations which are influenced by Seymour Chwast (of Pushpin Studios).
Although I am not looking at delving into psychedelic art myself, I like her work for her use of bold colours. I also personally prefer a tad thicker outlines in my illustrations, but in these pieces her choice of various different bright colours means every element is well defined without the need for dark outlines.
Although I am not looking at delving into psychedelic art myself, I like her work for her use of bold colours. I also personally prefer a tad thicker outlines in my illustrations, but in these pieces her choice of various different bright colours means every element is well defined without the need for dark outlines.
