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Lois Van Baarle
Neon Gravy
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Top 3 Designers

Tang Yau Hoong : Male

Tang Yau Hoong is an artist, illustrator, graphic designer living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He creates art that is conceptual, surreal and fun in a simplistic and unique way.

All prints are professionally reproduced as limited editions from original artwork created by Tang Yau Hoong. Fine art prints or Giclée prints are made using the finest archival paper and pigment inks. They are in museum-quality and made to last for generations. The surface of the print is delicate and it is important to handle it very carefully to avoid any abrasion.

I came across his work about a month ago when researching for a project. His work is truly inspirational and I look forward to experimenting with similar methods.

Contact Details : contact@tangyauhoong.com

 

10 Reasons why I like Tang Yau Hoong:

1. His designs are clever and original
2. He uses colour selectively which works well
3. All his work is printed to the highest quality
4. He uses negative space well
5. His work is simple but extremely effective
6. You have to look at his work twice to understand everything going on
7. His work includes illusions which I makes looking at it very interesting
8. He has many different styles which I like, some very illustrative and some digital.
9. He combines different ideas
10. He is awesome

Lois Van Baarle : Female

Lois started teaching herself to draw digitally in 2003. She was born in Holland and has dutch nationality, Shes lived all over the world, including the United States, Indonesia, France and Belgium. Upon finishing high school in 2004, she studied animation in Ghent (Belgium) for a year and then moved back to her home country to study animation at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU) in Hilversum. She is currently a freelance illustrator and animator located in Utrecht.

Contact Details : info@loish.net

Age : 26

The words of Lois Van Baarle

Inspiration

Many people ask me where I get my inspiration and ideas from. I am often inspired by other artwork that I find on the internet, through DeviantArt or browsing websites. I watch a lot of movies and animated films which are sources of inspiration too. I also have a lot of friends who draw or animate. The things which most often inspire me are colors or color combinations, which usually give me an idea for a drawing and motivate the drawing process.

Artistic Influences

When I was 15, I was inspired by japanese drawing styles (animé and manga), as well as various french comic artists (particularly the work of Aurore BlackCat) and Art Nouveau (particularly Alfonse Mucha). After joining DeviantArt I became very inspired by a wide range of other artwork on the site, mostly digital paintings. My DeviantArt favorites (a collection of images on the site which are my personal favorites) gives a pretty good idea of the type of artwork that inspires me, as well as this influence map I created in August 2010:

Developing my own style

Some people ask me how I managed to develop my own style. It wasn’t really a conscious decision I made, nor do I have any specific tricks or methods to doing this. As lame as it sounds, I suppose developing your own style has to do with drawing a lot and very often. The more you draw, the more your work evolves and you start to find the ways of drawing which suit you best. It's important to nurture these unique approaches and not to be afraid to approach things differently if it feels right to you.

Getting started with digital art

I’ve been asked by people who are just beginning to draw digitally for tips on where to begin. In my case, I started by just messing around in photoshop and other digital programs, not expecting too grandiose of an outcome. I draw a lot of smaller drawings in a day, rather than putting a lot of my time into larger, more elaborate pieces. The more detailed digital works came gradually as my skills improved. So a more concise answer would be: draw a lot, draw fast, and experiment!

10 Reasons why I like Lois Van Baarle:

1. Very Creative and Origonal
2. She uses colour really well
3. Unique Style
4. Her animations are very well crafted
5. Humourous Animations
6. Very detailed work full of tones.
7. Feminie Touch
8. Great Sketches in her development work
9. Imaginative design and mind
10. Cartoon style illustrations

 

Company : Neon Gravy

Neon Gravy is a small studio based in Huddersfield consisting of three designers; James Burlinson, Richard Nabarro and Jesse Brough. They have experience within Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Web Design, Album/Single Art, Packaging Design, Concept Design/Art, Magazine/Editorial/Book Design, Product Design, Character Design, Wall Art, Branding, Promotion, Video Editing, Animation, Fashion and more.

I found out about them a few years ago when talking to a work mate who knew one of the lads in the firm, he told me about their work and have been a fan ever since. They are all still in Uni so their site isn't updated as much as I'd like.

Contact Details : creative@neongravy.com

Tel : 07729992499

 http://www.neongravy.co.uk/

10 Reasons why I like Neon Gravy:

1. Inspiring Individuals
2. Experimental Design
3. Great Illustration Styles
4. Branding logos are well crafted
5. It seems like they have similar interests in design to me
6. Great Use of Colour
7. Textures
8. Clever Innovative designs
9. Work well in collaboration
10. Awesome work