Artist Review

Meg, HUNTArtist ReviewI can see an illustration and it might look great but if it doesn't make me think a little bit or really strike me with its humour or emotion I'll just walk away or close the magazine or whatever. If I come back to it more than once, it's hooked me.Distinctive styleSense of playSense of joyUtopia of the charmingly weirdStyle:Saturated with colour and patternContent animals, strange monsters, secret meetings, people in disguises and inconceivable surroundings.Charming and colourful creature-based illustrations Lettering and Patterns for visual development and the editorial/publishing market.SilkscreeningComicsFlat uses of colour and graphic linesLess dependent on line, more interested in shape, pattern and abstractionTexture, painterly,

Artists of Inspiration

Megs Creative ProcessDraw something (usually in colored pencil or sometimes in regular mechanical pencil) on paper, usually Bristol board if Im inkingInk it (often using white ink over the black after for added interest) or leave the pencil sketch as it isScan the artwork or sketchColor in Photoshop, in layers, often set to multiply

gouache inked my line art with a Kolinsky brush (Ive been using a #1 Kolinsky Designer brush from Rosemary & Co lately) or with a dip pen (usually a g-nib). Photoshop CSscanning in cut painted paper, scribbled brushmarks, charcoal for custom brushes, and ink washes.

How she inspires me