Jillian Tamaki has a quintessential style that I have noted among Japanese artists (those that are from North America anyway): the line. The style focuses more on linework than on tone or contrast. The lines run across colors and accentuate them rather than bordering. Think of it likes painting with colored pencils. It’s a style that I’ve only seen in Japanese artists for some reason. Others have tried to imitate it but it turns shaky and loses its simple force in the hands of others. Tamaki does a superb job with her work, and her colors are always lovely.
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chief | 26-Feb-07 at 11:05 am | Permalink
i think you mean skanky, not shaky. right?
i dig her work.