Graphic Design · Class of 2020
Emilé ENGELS
Emilé Engels goes by his artist name Mr. English. He focuses mainly on traditional and digital illustrations and his mediums include ink on paper for traditional work and digital programmes such as Illustrator and Photoshop as well as Procr...
Artwork: Book of The Little Flame, Digital and printed and bound book, Emilé Engels
Artist statement
Emilé Engels goes by his artist name Mr. English. He focuses mainly on traditional and digital illustrations and his mediums include ink on paper for traditional work and digital programmes such as Illustrator and Photoshop as well as Procreate for his digital illustrations. A lot of his work is influenced by pop culture and street art as well as childhood nostalgia and he uses a variety of different styles and techniques; this shows his appreciation for his craft and his willingness to learn new skills.
He makes use of visual elements from his own childhood such as incorporating imagery or styles from the various forms of media and pop culture he absorbed growing up. He believes that a person’s core creativity is linked to their childhood and that it is important to tap into that raw fun creative side of a person’s childhood. From a young age he was intrigued by the idea of mortality and anatomy and how everything works, he makes use of skulls and skeletons in some of his work and this darker and more macabre visual language creates a strong contrast between his more childlike motifs. He tackles serious issues such as depression and anxiety with lighter tones and imagery.
What you will see in Engels’s range of work is flat illustrations with flat highlights and shadows. He also specializes in hyper-detailed ink on paper illustrations using stippling but he is not limited by these.
Selected work
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Book of The Little Flame Digital and printed and bound book -
DPS from The Little Flame Book Digital and printed and bound book -
Mythos Game TCG Advert Digital -
Dystopia This illustration is a mixed media piece I created during South Africa’s lockdown period. It illustrates a person in a hazmat suit creating art in this new post COVID-19 world that we live in. Medium Mixed Media -
Skate the Streets of Japan 2 These are a series of digital adverts for a skateboarding campaign that I created. Medium Digital -
Deflecting This is a mixed media digital illustration that talks about depression and anxiety. It illustrates how people use humor to deflect real life mental or physical issues that affect them. Medium Digital -
Mythos Trading Card Game This is a trading card game that I created, designed and illustrated. It is based around the idea of various mythologies from around the world. Medium Digital and Board -
Skate the Streets of Japan These are a series of digital adverts for a skateboarding campaign that I created. The idea is that each skateboard’s design is linked to a different theme and mythology linked to the traditions of Japan, these boards allow you to skate the streets of Japan whenever, wherever. Medium Digital
Copyright
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