in depth analysis

Matthew Midgley

This is a piece of work done by Matthew Midgley, he's a freelance illustrator working in West Yorkshire. He graduated from college in 1992 and has developed his style by working in a series of sketchbooks.His influences come from modern illustrative artists, focusing on urban life. His primary source of inspiration is  from observation, whether it be a prolonged sitting in-situ or from a quick sketch. He prefers to work directly onto paper using ink, fine line, waterproof pens and sometimes biro or marker pen for effect. This piece is a sketch I think he's used a fine liner, waterproof pens and a biro to add in the cross hatching at the end. I think he done this piece by observation as he's shown the shading using the darker colours and crosshatching. I think this piece of work was made to use in a magazine advert as I think if it was used to advertise converse that it would catch peoples eye and would be appealing. I think the work has been given a cartoon effect using the outline although the object still looks realistic. I think this was made by first of all sketching it out using a pencil and then going in and adding detail using the waterproof pens, biro and fine liner. He uses the colour of the actual object but by using different shades of it he shows the shading and the shape of the object. At first I thought the work could have been done using coloured pencils as you could see the lines going in different direction. I like this piece because it shows what you would see if  you was to have taken a picture of the object although this is more interesting so therefore I think this is the better technique to use.

Georgina Luck

This is a piece of work done by Georgina Luck, she is a freelance illustrator working in Brighton. Colour and an interest in line quality form the basis of her work. She studied at Bristol School of Art and graduated in 2006. She currently illustrates across a wide range of platforms including packaging, book jackets and outdoor media. I think she uses fine liner and ink in her work, she doesnt keep her colouring in the lines but i think this is what makes her work unique as it gives it a cartoon effect. The objects are out of proportion because they are spelling out 'HE'. It's clear that the piece is handmade, the ink/watercolours have been used messy but the lines have been made clear as she's gone over them using a fine liner. I think this piece of work could be used in a book or a magazine, she only uses the main colours you can see and isnt careful about if they mix or not. All the colours she uses are bright in she does use different shades to show lighting. At first it looked like the object were just randomly placed on the page but then when I looked closely I could see that they were letters and spelt out something. I like the fact she isnt careful about the colours she's using and if they smudge because it makes it look more realistic as an illustration. I think her work does resemble that of Matthew Midgley as they both seem to use the same materials and draw everyday objects, but they just use them in different ways. 

Natsko Seki

This piece is done by Natsko Seki, she was born in 1976, she grew up in Tokyo but studied illustration in Brighton and made her way to London where she now works on an increasing number of worldwide commissions. Her work is inspired by architecture and fashion from different ages and cultures. Natsko enjoys applying her friends and family members into her illustrations by collaging photos from her old family albums and her own photographs. She believes they are the crucial parts of her practice, that are timeless illustrations become personal and have a meaning. I think she creates her work by drawing out a scene and placing picture that should be there and pictures that shouldnt so the picture then becomes surreal. The picture isnt all in colour, it looks like only the pictures she's added into the scene are in colour but the background she has created is in black and white. I think you would find her work in books or in magazine, maybe in advertisements. Her work looks like it is mainly themed on people, what they're doing and just general life. In this picture the surrealism comes from the pig and bears walking along the street. The colours she's used are bright and colourful. I like this piece of work because it is unique and I havent seen anything similar to it before. It still shows the illustration side of work that the other artists use aswell, they all have there different techniques that are effective in different ways, if I had to choose my favourite artist it would be Natsko Seki. Her work has its own meaning that she's created and its personal to her, I also like the surreal feeling she's added to it, as it looks like a normal scene apart from the colours that are missing until you get close to it and see whats actually in the picture.