Below are a couple of examples of different illustration styles which I found most intriguing. These include: line work, paintings, digital paintings, screen prints, paper cut out collages, ink, watercolors and pencil sketches. This variety of styles and mediums used to create these illustrations has inspired me to experiment with these. I want to look into: colored pencils, oil pastels, line work, water color, acrylics, digital art, ink, pen and sketches. My favorite illustration styles from the ones I’ve researched are the ones with block colors and/ or are line work heavy. I also like the ones with emphasis on complex patterns. For my book I’m thinking about using the more line based illustration styles. This is because I’d like to focus on the use of intriguing composition in my book rather than putting emphasis on complex illustration which I might not be able to do to a high standard. I like the clutter of Shanghee Shin’s images and the complex patterns of Chrissy Lau’s images. I might experiment with patters in my book. On the other hand I’m intrigued by the simplicity of the Alyana Cazalec’s illustrations. I also like the use of just two colors in Chrissy Lau’s illustrations. I’m thinking about using pale blues and black line work.
Bibliography
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-salisbury/childrens-book-illustrations_b_1316345.html?slideshow=true#gallery/211478/0
http://www.illustrationweb.com/styles/children