Category Archives: Illustration

Soléne Lebon-Courturier

SoleneLebon-CourturierSoléne Lebon-Courturier is a French knitter based in Paris and is a co-founder of Collectif France Tricot a group that focuses on street knitting as well as fashionable designs for theater and contemporary art. Her knitted portraits and illustrations has elevated this seemingly innocuous craft into the world of art and high fashion. You can follow and see more of her work on Instagram and Facebook.

Images: Courtesy of Soléne Lebon-Courturier.

Studio Takeuma

StudioTakeumaThese sketches are the works of Kyoto-based illustrator, Takeuma. We are focusing today on his sketchbooks but the artist is generally known for his cartoon-style editorial and his upbeat look on life. We found a few of his ideas regarding illustration and the tools he uses on an interview with Designboom:

“To create a successful illustration it is necessary to focus on the one central idea you want to express. consequently, I try remove everything that may cause confusion – it’s always an editing process, seeing how much to take out and how much you need to keep to get the right balance.”

“Most of the time (I use) just pencils and a sketch book, then computer. sometimes pens, paints and craft knives. I do not have any preference on what materials I use it all depends on the piece I’m working on and what I’m hoping to achieve.”

Website, Flickr, Tumblr and Behance.

Images: Courtesy of Studio Takeuma.

Anna & Elena Balbusso

Anna&ElenaBalbussoAdmiring these graphic illustrations of women’s head with high hairstyles inspired by women’s hairstyles of the 18th Century. Twins Anna and Elena Balbusso are the award winning illustrators that created these images. Their style merges drawing, painting and graphic design combined with an expansive knowledge of art history.

On an interview with Folio Society they have these suggestions for budding artists:

“It is important to study the history of art and to know the past as well as the present. Always strive to improve. Try to be very critical of yourself but never give up – although it is a very difficult job. Follow and respect one’s personality, don’t follow the trend of the moment. If you do, the risk is to be used and thrown away in a short space of time. At the same time it is important to know about new trends and tastes. Don’t forget it is a commercial world, but be careful in your choice of projects. It is important that the quality of your work keeps growing. Interpretation is more important than technique and special effects. Young artists must not work for free, only if it is for charity. And last but not least, enforce the law on copyright!”

Website, Facebook and Behance.

Images: Courtesy of Anna and Elena Balbusso.

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