Wednesday Art Feature: Matthew Roby

I first discovered Matthew Roby's work through some friends that worked with him on his animation; Reel. Reel reminds me of when English kids TV actually had a decent budget (the days before the tweenies!) and they took the time to produce beautiful, stylised stories.

Matthew 's illustration style takes me straight back to my childhood, and my love of reading (well, more my love of looking at the pictures in books!). I could imagine the child in me spending hours just staring at the illustrations in his books.

Matthew dosn't just illustrate, he also does weird and awesome sculptures. I love how he finds the fine line between creepy and humorous. I'd love to know the back stories behind these amusing and intricate characters her creates.

[Etsy] [Facebook] [Website]

Wednesday Art Feature: Marcel Bakker

Being a big fan of childrens story book illustrations, I'm often drawn to simplistic, happy, quirky and carefree works that use lots of colour. Marcel Bakker's work is no exception.

Marcel's beautiful balance of digital work with water colour textures create the look of an intricate and perfect traditional illustration. I always admire an artist who can master the art of making digital artwork look almost traditional.

If you want to check out more of Marcel's work please check these links:

 [Deviantart] [Blog] [Facebook]

Wednesday Art Feature: Kribkrib

I found Kribkrib while browsing through childrens story book art on DeviantArt and his work just stood out to me. Not only is it bright, happy and carefree, It's full of detail and imagination. It's no wonder his art translates so well to childrens story books.

Kribkrib is a freelance illustrator from Indonesia who loves to work on t-shirt design, cover album art, poster design, children storybook illustrations. He also has a blog where you can see more of his amazing work.