Artacuno is another instagram artist I follow, however, her style varies quite dramatically, and I like how she uses each medium slightly differently yet still to the point where you can tell the work is hers. Be it Pencil, Paint or Pen, I like how each piece is its own, usually with extensive backgrounds and a lot of action going on. It amazes me how she comes up with half of the ideas she thinks of, because I could never come up with half of the stuff she does. She is a huge inspiration within my artwork, and is at a level I wish to one day see my art alongside.
I really enjoy these clean, pen illustrations, as you can tell that there was a lot of thought behind each part of the piece, whether that be the positioning of things, the small hidden ‘easter eggs’ or just the use of perspective or hierarchy, outlining certain things slightly bolder than others.
However, not only does she do clean, neat pen pieces, she does slightly looser paintings with beautiful scenery and lighting. I tend to draw quite tight and usually on a smaller scale, however when looking at some of these bigger paintings, It makes me want to try bigger scale work, as well as getting back into painting myself.
Her pencil work is also similar to her painting work, sometimes larger in scale, as well as full scale pieces with backgrounds and brilliant lighting, with a lot of texture within them.
I am also a huge fan of her marker pen work, focusing on a colour and using that as the main subject of the piece. Just looking at these makes me want to experiment more with my own style and use mediums I would usually tend to stay away from.
Adam Renshaw PDP 