Wednesday 21 November 2012

Vintage illustrators

Rene Gruau
This is one of the most simple but effective posters from Gruau's 80s poster range.
He is well-known for her simplistic style of black, white and spot colour.
The illustration above best depicts his style. He worked throughout the 20s as a fashion illustrator and has been likened to Toulouse-Lautrec.

 Joe DeMers
This is a Pepsi advert illustration by Joe DeMers. He has painted lots of tone in each character's skin, yet left their clothing more-or-less monotonous and plain. His work is typically 50s, with accurate draftsmanship and strong sense of photo-realism.

From 'My Favourite Book' (illustrator and author unknown)

 This was found on a different blog, with a distinct 50s style and spot colouring of yellow. It doesn't even look unfinished, as the yellow has added to specific parts of the illustration. I would love to be able to draw like this.

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