A touch of gloss can make anything look good!
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All the astrological symbols have been customised
to relate to the satirical predictions in the article |
It’s been quite a year for illustration commissions, due in no small part to the fact that I am one of the few illustrators left in our organisation. I’m possibly also the only one stupid enough to work all hours because I don’t want to turn the opportunities down.
Putting the adverse effects on my health and family life aside, here’s a gallery of covers I’ve illustrated for the Sunday Star Times Sunday magazine this year.
The SST seem to like me because, rather than ever really establishing a style of my own, I rip real artists off. Or homage them, if you prefer. And Sunday is a glossy supplement - so the stock quality helps me look good most of the time…
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| In the style of: Frankie magazine |
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| In the style of: Roy Litchenstein |
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| In the style of: The New Yorker |
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| In the style of: hang on, this just might be my own! Fancy that... |
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Not in the Sunday Star Times magazine section, but in the style of:
Soviet propaganda posters |
You are a very, very clever man Mr Hughes. Very clever indeed!!!! And you're certainly one up on Lichtenstein who was a tracer. Before giving up illustrations all together to become a tiny principality, which was always his silly game plan anyway.
ReplyDeleteAnd you are a very, very funny man, Mr O'Byrne. Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteAnd who doesn't want to be a tiny principality?