There are two types of
artists: Those who draw inspiration from other artists, and liars.
I love getting inside
another artist’s head and seeing the work that inspires them to create the way
the do. A lot can be learned from
identifying what elements are borrowed and how they change those elements and
collage them with others to create their own style. I figured that since I enjoy getting a look
at other artist’s inspiration, I would share some current, emerging artists I
look at often!
Nathan Yoder
Nathan is an illustrator and
designer who creates beautiful marriages of stylized images and
typography. His minimal, but
sophisticated color pallets make me want to push myself to create more visual
interest using the fewest colors possible.
Jim Sylvia
Jim is a tattoo artist
working in Los Angeles. He does
incredible American traditional style work, with just the right amount of ‘new
school’ added in to make the extremely classic designs uniquely his. The most impressive thing about Jim’s work is
the precision and cleanliness of his line work and how bold and interesting he
is able to make solid colors look.
DKNG
DKNG Studios is made up of Dan
Kuhlken and Nathan Goldman. They create posters
unlike any I have seen before. They are
both extremely clean and wonderfully textured at the same time and have some of
the most beautiful, subtle color pallets I’ve seen.
