P1 Illustrator Research

Justin Bua (New York/ California)
Projects: skateboards, CD covers, posters, advertising campaigns, video games, music video background, shoes, animated series "Urbania."
Why I like:  rich colors with exaggerated perspective, captures pure emotion, good use of lighting that sets the scene, each character tells a story.
http://www.justinbua.com




Kazuhiko Nakamura (Japan)
Projects: 3D art, book covers, exhibitions, posters, online magazine layouts, CD covers
Why I like: cyber punk & surrealist style,  extreme attention for detail, color palette and ambient lighting, his combination of man vs. machine
http://www.mechanicalmirage.com/



Ross McEwan (London)
Projects: ? ,  freelance illustrator & print designer
Why I like: dark abstract illustrations, minimal use of color, simple portraits yet complex transformation within.
http://fussedmag.com/05-2012/blogs/illustrator-ross-mcewan.html



My FAV!!!
Russ Mills (United Kingdom)
Projects:  music packaging designs, record covers, book covers, stage set designs, painter,
Why I like: the energy from textures, brush strokes and color with a balanced greyscale figure done in various line weights.
http://www.behance.net/byroglyphics

Nicoletta Ceccoli (Italy)
Projects:  books,  art exhibits in Italy, US and UK
Why I like:  beauty of imagination, story within (dreamlike work), softness,  
http://www.nicolettaceccoli.com/



Salty Shadow (China)
Project: mixed media illustrator with a major in industrial design:)
Why I like: fluidity and bleeding of colors- like that of watercolor paintings, bright colors and various line combinations
http://saltyshadow.deviantart.com/gallery/
 
Yosuke Ueno (Japan)
Projects: ? illustrator
Why I like: playful, fun, magical scenes, beautiful bursts of color, odd/wierd creatures yet
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/japanese-pop-surrealism-by



Mark Ryden (California)
Projects: exhibited work in museums and galleries
Why I like: imagery, innocence vs darkness/seductive positioning, combining characters and celebrity/ historical figures in an interesting environment
http://www.markryden.com/
 

Charis Tsevis (Greece)
Projects: client list- Nike, PepsiCo., Toyota, Ikea; advertising agencies- TBWA/Chiat/Day, Saatchi & Saatchi LA, DDB Munich and Leo Burnett Hong Kong; media- Time, Fortune, Wired and the Wall Street Journal
Why I like: the use of various attributes/products to make up a final composition
http://www.mypixel.se/articles/design/beautiful-digital-art-illustrations-charis-tsevis/