Creative Boom

MARCH 7, 2022

Olga Shtonda is an award-winning illustrator from Kharkiv, Ukraine, who loves to combine different graphic techniques with printmaking, ink, pencils, collages and digital. Olga believes her visual style was influenced by studying printmaking and graphic art at Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. "I © Olga Shtonda. © Olga Shtonda.

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Colossal

APRIL 14, 2022

She works in an array of mediums from printmaking and ink-based illustrations to mixed-media installations and fiber, pushing the limits of human anatomy into the realm of the absurd or subversive. With a background in medicine, Edinburgh-based artist Flore Gardner fosters a creative practice that explores the body and its untapped potential.

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Creative Boom

JULY 20, 2022

Gérard - who was commissioned to illustrate a new edition of Cormac McCarthy's The Road published by The Folio Society – impressed judges with his acrylic paintings that perfectly capture the beauty and brutality of McCarthy's text. Kerry's primarily digital work used hand-drawn textures and layers to add depth and detail to her cover.

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Illustration Illustrator Printmaking Textures 393

Colossal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

All images © Grace Gillespie, shared with permission Grace Gillespie grew up in an artistic household, but she resisted pursuing visual art at first, especially printmaking, because it was something both of her parents excelled at. She found solace and energy in their variety of colors and textures.

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Colossal

AUGUST 30, 2023

” All images © Matt Roussel, shared with permission An avid printmaker with a love for experimentation, French artist Matt Roussel constantly craves new challenges. As Roussel carves each piece, the gouges reveal a tantalizing texture. “L’Oisleuse.” “I’m quickly bored when I make same things.”

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Creative Review

MAY 13, 2021

But there was a time when I couldn’t move forward with a story I was supposed to publish,” she tells CR. For a texture like printmaking, I use a brush and layer effect. I sometimes buy the texture from the maker, or use ones I’ve personally scanned or shot.”

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Illustration Illustrator Textures Printmaking 100

Colossal

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In his series of mounted printing blocks, he highlights the curving textures of lilies sprouting from a scarab beetle or leaves emanating from the body of a trotting horse. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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