I didn't really think much about the crafting and composition of his work until Matt brought up his work in a presentation for visual language and again today for the Illustrated Self brief.
In this one he uses a tonal colour palette of warm reds and oranges, which provides a contrast to the bold blue of Hilda's hair. The composition is also considered, the rule of thirds playing a part in that Hilda is positioned in the bottom third and the background takes up the top two thirds. The characters in the background are also facing the opposite way to Hilda, leading the eye around the image, as we follow the direction of their eyes and the way they're positioned. The muted colour palette also suggests a sense of depth, as it is almost like a spotlight is on Hilda, the main character in the foreground, and the characters in the back are all in the dark.
Matt showed us this image today as part of inspiration for the Illustrated Self brief. Again, the rule of thirds is prominent with the colour scheme, and there's a strong sense of depth. The image is very busy but everything is still well spaced and your eye is drawn around the image with the lines of the building and the dinosaur's neck, for example. There's a lot more colour in this one but the palette is still harmonised and works well together. The overall colours are clearly blue, orange and purple, and the other colours do not overwhelm this palette.
Luke Pearson is very adept at using muted colour palettes with one main hue - this makes me think back to the first brief we did - Typology. The effect of a simple muted colour palette is a lot stronger than cramming in load of colours which would overwhelm the image and draw focus away from the content, such as in the comic.
I think for my Illustrated Self poster I want to create something with a similarly muted colour palette, just choosing two or three colours and maybe screen print it?
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