Techniques

Suzanne asked us to look for 5 techniques that we liked so I stopped by the ASAI webpage and selected 5 illustrators who I really liked.

The first is Marla Morga http://www.mmorga.org

I really like her style as it is very crisp and clean. I'm not sure how this was drawn whether through a computer or not I still hope that one day I can reflect this style.

Second on my quick list is Henry Zeng http://www.zengsd.com

I really just love how even though it looks a little rough it still looks like something you could bring into a presentation. The hatching is really what does it for me, its very spontaneous but it works so well.

This next one is the work of Wenjie Chen http://www.wenjiestudio.com

I love the black and white qualities and the amount of detail present in them, it is largely contour but I can still see details in various parts as well shadows which really just make the piece blend very well. A little color in there as well adding a little bit really gave it some sort of pop.

This drawing by Jim Anderson is one of my favorites http://www.andersonillustration.com

I just love that all the details are made with hatching rather than lines, I will definitely try an recreate this in one of my drawings as I think that it draws your eye to it but also allows it to show that it is not meant to be what you want to see and I suppose give you a visual clue to look for the straight lines to see the primary subject.

My final selection is by Maksim Koloskov who does not have a webpage according to the ASAI web page but can be contacted at maksk@msn.com


This one I like again due to its quick sketchy feel. Its very loose yet rigid, the hatching is not perfectly straight or spaced equally but it really does look better this way. The sense of scale can be identified by the contoured figure, something that wasnt missing from the others but really well done here I believe.

*note* If anyone I have mentioned up here happens to stop by and objects to my using their work please send me a message and I will remove it promptly. I have done my best to document where I found these images as well attempting to credit the artists responsible. And hey if you'd like to poke about please take a look at some of my work or perhaps some other members of the department http://www.iarblogs.blogspot.com