The Breakdown

At the end of the day i have chosen to do this brief illustratively, and despite the fact that i have my own illustrative style that varies depending on the subject matter, it is wise to look to others for advice and direction. I have therefore decided to look into the illustrative styles of a few notable illustrators.

Although there is alot of range in illustration styles, i will be limited to the ones that are suitable for my topics, regardless of which one i choose.

The intricate yet cartoonish style of Hokusai, i particularly like the grain on the image, i think that to draw my illustration like this could provide it with the grit that i enjoy employing in my own illustrations. It of course has limitations in that cartoons often lack the ability to achieve hyper realism, thankfully i had never planned to attempt to achieve such a thing.

The comic realistic style employed here in this postcard for Margaret Thatcher is one that i have always found to an effective way of interesting older audiences, its cartoony enough to remain comical but realistic and gritty enough  that a serious message isn't lost within its colours and lines.

Illustration such as this, where there has been no physical drawing, but instead photgraphs have been digitally altered, are effective at creating adstract pieces. Often images with colour splash are mostly black and white with the colour added on top making this type of illustration one of the most likely to catch someones eye. Its this particular feature that i find most interesting with this type of illustration, as the ability to catch an eye is paramount in graphic design