Quentin Blake! Blake's work is fantastic and he is renowned for his many illustrations for Roald Dahl's children's books (below illustration from the BFG). But now he is still drawing for books but has also turned his hand to cards, and i have bought a few myself. There is just something about the way he draws, it's amazingly accurate but the way he portrays the characters you get a good idea of there personality just in that one shot of them.
The website is also a joy to visit, at first you arrive and are disappointed at the lack of imagination, but then as you hover over a particular buttons drawings appear associated with that topic (see below).
It's an interesting site and show's more than just the infamous Roald Dahl illustrations. Looking around the site you get to see the various drawings cropping up everywhere making you smile and just to make the journey a little more fun.
http://www.quentinblake.com/
1 comment:
I really like Quentin Blake's work and have done since I was young and read Roald Dahl. I'm not sure what it is because regarding accuracy they aren't strong, but I think their speed and style reflect how a childs imagination would create the image of the characters and I also agree that the qualities of the charater come out through the illustrations and help you to understand more about them. I always remember 'The Enormous Crocodile' being one of my favourites for illustration.
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