I have started to study his work in a bit more detail trying to pick up how he adds shades and tones to his end products as i want to try achieve the level of depth he creates in his images. From looking through his gallery on his website i have started to notice the use of textures he has added to make objects this gives the objects the illusion of how they could feel.. He he is a heavy skull user in his work added bonus.
Some of his Embroidered patches.
Abandon Ship Apparel
https://www.abandonshipapparel.com/
I have been following this company on social media since they started out. Over the years i have loved what they have with they brand. They have worked with some of my favorite artist/illustrators such as Hydro74, Mcabees, Iain Seller and Tom J Newell. I really like the designs that they put on garments and I own a few of they products. The bold use of image on they t-shirt and the fact that they use just black and white on most of the shirts is what appeals to me, they do use color in some of they designs but its the B+W foor me. .
They have always been very active in using social media to interact with the customers, this gives they direct feedback and contact from the people who buy they product new product. This is something I have watched and seen that direct contact with customers gives your company a voice that people feel they can interact with.
Sam Mills AKA DEFAME defameart.bigcartel.com/ creates images that are heavily influenced by demons, skulls and the dark arts side. One of the main reasons this guy is one of my favorite current artist is his use of Black and white in his images he creates. This is a area i am trying to develop myself at present. Its not that i don't like using colour i just want to be able to create garment designs that i can take from sketch to screen print with minimal editing needed on the computer, this will also keep cost down when i come to printing products as less colours means asda price (cheaper).
Tom J Newell tomjnewell.com. Line quality is a main focal point of Toms work and what i really like about the images he creates. How he takes his work and puts in on so many different formats and uses. He applies his work to many different products from record covers to hand painting shop fronts, his style seems to suit these many different uses. His used of limited again jumps out at me, his bold uses of the negative space with the space boldness for the subject does not need to be over coloured, not that he doesn't use color when he does its only really a few bold colors used to help the image jump out at you eye.
45RPM www.thebearded45.co.uk , www.45rpm.bigcartel.com I first found 45rpm by seeing his graffity but then i found his other work which he post alot to on his instagram account. He illustrates quotes and sayings, his style is so consistent which bold clean thick outlines coloured in flat colour. His images even tho simple in constructions have movement and a very good quality when finished. They stand out by how crisp and well constructed the line quality is . This translates as images that are great when applied to merchandise such as pin badges, embroidered patches, stickers and printed on clothing. This is again the kind of images i want to be producing as i also like to use bold outlines and want to understand how to use simple well thought out flat colours to enhance the over all look of my images be it a spot illustration, logo design or character design. By looking and seeing how people like 45rpm use colour should show me simple schemes that work to great effect when used together which bold outlines.
Sin Eater Illustrations sineater.bigcartel.com is a illustrator that has such detail with so much line quality in each mark he makes. These marks also help with direction and flow to the images for example on the fur of a beast he changes the direction of the makes to show the fur flowing over the contours of the body, this also helps with the depth of the image. He has a style reminds me of very old school gothic images that would be found in books showing images to help explain the text. From Sin Eater the added bonus of adding direction can help add movement to a image even down to the tiny marks he make. Also one of the main the main aspects from his practise is that you can screen print fine detail very well, as this is something people keep asking me about the recent detailed work iv been exploring is will the fine detail translate through the process.
Kerby Rosanes is a artist i was introduced to via a gift someone sent us in the form of a book called sketchy stories, i have become a big fan of Kerby's from receiving this book. It is full of his sketches and process he has when making work, but the most amazing part is the vision he has for turning a image into a journey which is full of so much information. He calls his sketch books his doodle world as he can create whatever he want on every page create world, monster, creatures of all shapes and sizes, he creates palaces out of shells been flaunted by a snail, the man is gifted. From Kerby Rosanes the importance of sketching, doodling everyday getting your imagination out of your head on to paper keep the strange ideas flowing and build up a world for my own for myself.
Matt Suanders www.mattsaunders.ink Is a illustrator from leeds but now based in london town. I have followed matts work for many years and have seen him over the last few years take hold of his tone of voice and apply it to a number of different products. Matt has recently been doing gig posters for Modest Mouse working on illustrations for J.K Rowlings Pottermore. Matt also puts out his own personal work that he sells though his s osial media pages which he keeps up to date all the time with what he is woking on and to show his new work off.
Tim Burton www.timburton.com One of the biggest inspiraion to me is Tim I have grown up watching all his films and looking at his art work and illustraion. I feel it can be said tim burton has created a whole world from his own head. I love the character work he does be it for a film and book or a short storey. Some of the characters he has created such as Jack skellington who was created for The Nightmare Before Christmas animated film nearly 22 years ago have become mega stars of the merchandise world and has been used many times still to this day. I love his book The Melancholy Death Of Oyster Boy and Other Stories its full of wonderful short wth spot illustration to support and give a visual on each peace of writing. He is also the creator of the best film in the history of film to ever be made MARS ATTACKS is my all time favorite film, lord Burton dint come up with the original idea of mars attacks as it was originally a trading card series by topps, but he certainly put his magic touch to it and made it gold. As Tim has so many designs and a world of his characters set in his own worlds he must not stop drawing and creating all the time and thats what im currently doing just drawing or creating something or developing a idea everyday and trying to stay within the creative bubble, finding my own creative world.
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