These are some examples of the illustration in this book. It looks like it was hand-drawn, and then added to the computer where the colour and text was added to it.
I like how it switches between black and white to colour. I also like how the text is done in speech bubbles. The colours on the coloured pages the colours go together very well and it isn't 'in your face' and too bright. This could influence my narrative because I could use the fact that the colours aren't too bright, as this would make it look more realistic. I could also use the way I think this was designed: I could draw my narrative and then scan it to the computer to add colour and text.
2. Emma Dibben
This is some of Emma Dibben's work that I liked. It's hand drawn and very realistic. I really like the fishes because I think it is well drawn and it looks like the animals it is meant to be. I also like in the nettle drawing how she hasn't coloured to drawing in, but has done the actual drawing just in the colour it is supposed to be (e.g. nettles are green but instead of colouring around the detail, it is drawn in that colour). This is what would influence my designs, as it would add colour to my designs, but not too overdone. Again, I would scan my drawings into the computer and add text afterwards.
3. Nishant Choksi
After looking on www.centralillustration.com, I found that I really liked Nishant Choksi's work. He specialises in character illustration and has worked with the Guardian and Vodaphone. This is because they are very abstract and different. I picked my two favourites (above). These are my favourite because they made me laugh. I think that these were, again, hand drawn and then tweaked on the computer. These could influence my designs because, if I really thought about how to do it, I could make mine different by using an abstract design.
4. Clare Melinsky
These are some of Clare Melinsky's works. She specialises in lino work, but has done some well known work, such as front covers for the Shakespeare novels and the Harry Potter novels (above). I reckon that these were hand drawn and maybe even coloured.
I chose these two pieces of work because I love those designs for the Harry Potter series (and I love the books!) but the second piece because I love the amount of detail she has gone into and I really like how it is shaded in lines in the water. I really think it sets the scene. Again, the colours work well together as well and they don't overpower each other. This could influence the way I design because the sea looks good in this design, so I could try to replicate this in mine.
5. John Holcroft
John Holcroft is an illustrator. His work looks hand drawn and then coloured on the computer after being scanned in. I love his work because it has meaning in them. For example, the top one is basically saying that over time, a house costs a lot of money, and the second one is along the lines of 'you are what you eat'. I love that he has taken sayings and made them visual. My work could be influenced with this because it is literal, and the detail in really well thought out and interesting. For example, you can see individual notes of money floating down.
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