ILLUSTRATORS THAT INSPIRE ME
I've made it abundantly clear that Pinterest is my ride or die and definitely the first place I go to for inspiration. Anyone familiar with the platform knows that the related posts can lead you down quite a rabbit hole. This well of links and recommendations is often where I find the exact inspiration I'm looking for - a tweak of the original picture I clicked on.
I create most of my artwork inspired from original pieces which I've found on Pinterest. The reason I became so intrigued with art was that I was convinced I could recreate artwork I found online, but for free. Why would I pay £25 for a print that I could do myself? That didn't make any sense to me, and it has snowballed into much more than just a hobby for me. Art gives me a reason to search for inspiration, learn new mediums and take time out of my day away from screens and apart from the rest of the world.
Time and time again I find myself going to illustration for inspiration. My favourite technique is watercolour with pen illustration but digital illustration is something I am also hoping to master one day. I've collated a few of my favourite artists' Instagram pages to show you what I like about each of them.
Leni Kauffman
Leni Kauffman is an illustrator I admire for her use of colour. She illustrates with watercolour as well as digitally, and finishes art is always bright and beautiful. Travel and portraits are her thing, and they bring her work to life with movement and dimension.
All The Ways To Say
All The Ways to Say is the name of a prints brand which I first discovered after seeing their work in Oliver Bonas. Their prints have popped up in various independent shops since then, and the urban jungle theme is very me. I actually have one of their prints - a pink globe with leaf continents - in my bedroom.
Alli Koch
I discovered Alli through a book recommendation: her floral illustration guide Modern Florals. This beautiful and simple book takes you through the steps to drawing all kinds of flowers and plants, and as a starting point, it is really perfect. Line drawing is her thing, and I find so much inspiration from her.
Sabina Fenn
The warm tonal palette (with the pop of emerald) of Sabina's travel-inspired watercolours make me feel like I've been sunbathing. She takes a lot of inspiration from Morocco and having visited Marrakech myself, the colours and relaxed style takes me right back.
Maggie Enterrios
Maggie is a commercial illustrator and pictures of her work with brands are so fascinating to me. She creates the sort of art that makes me want to be an illustrator and her patterns are so detailed without ever repeating. She creates the art that you see on a label and wonder how someone drew something so beautiful.
Kasturi Roy
This artwork is 100% aligned with my personal art style. The watercolour background shapes and details filled in with black liners is such an elegant look whilst still being fun and graphic. Her work is a little bright for me, but I still find inspiration in her patterns and designs.
Jacqueline Colley
Jacqueline is another artist that I found through Oliver Bonas (a good tip is to find art online that you love and then search for the artist, Society6 has a lot of amazing creators). She works in risographs, an area of printing which I know next to nothing about, but discovering new techniques is such a fun upside to stumbling upon her artwork.
When I am in the mood to create, finding examples from these illustrators gives me the boost of inspiration I need to actually start something. But even if all I do is surf, at least I'm looking at something pretty.
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