On the one hand, his artworks are an example of what search-and-find illustration can and should be: a soft palette complementing teeny-tiny characters that altogether set up a complete plot for a story. I haven’t paid enough attention to the digital artists who draw animals and wildlife, so let me fix it by introducing the incredible freelance artits, Alex Heywood with his astonishing universe filled with extraordinary creatures. On his Instagram page, you may find various experiments with style for your inspiration - there Davind demonstrates a sheer contrast of applied techniques and the process of sketching out the future compositions! Besides, David Rosella is a founder of Gusto Robusto, an independent project creating and promoting art prints in vector technique. That’s a brief story of me discovering this ingenious author, actually.ĭavid has come a long way to becoming one of the top digital artists collaborating with many international brands like Ray-Ban, Hasbro, Disney, Air Emirates, Poste Italiane, and others. Every character has a resistless charm, hooking your attention and never letting go.
It takes some time to spot all the details, carefully packed in hidden meanings, spiced up with fantastic allegories. The robust colors dance in the eye-pleasing mixture of fantasy worlds with a take on real-life inventions, machinery, and old-school means of transport. Traditional Japanese style motifs intertwine with the Soviet agitation posters in mysterious plots, told by David Sossella, and illustrator and graphic designer from Italy. And you never know what the next destination is going to be in Steve’s new digital painting: a 19th-century circus or a pirate ship, rushing towards thrilling adventures! From whiskey labels and packaging to book covers and board games - the lively and whimsical illustrations always hit it on the nail in terms of mood and inspiration vibes of a product. Pattern-like, Steve’s digital illustrations are composed of teeny-tiny decorative elements, apart from the main characters, which create a vivid setting for the composition, completely erasing the borderline between reality and a fantasy world. Steve Simpson has dedicated a significant lifespan to wallowing in the comics creation process and build his distinctive illustration style as a digital artist. Even though the recent works gravitate to Mexican folk art (or a variation of it to a certain degree), it’s not all the Day of the Dead mood.
Every time you look at Steve’s artistic illustrations, you get a little bit of a festival waltzing into your life.