Jamie Hewlett is an English comic book designer, illustrator and designer. He is best known for being the co-creator of popular comic tank girl and also as the co-creator of the amazing anti-band Gorillaz.
I love the attitude he manages to get in his pieces, the somewhat non-existent culture that exists only within his art work is in my opinion, extremely cool.
I discovered Jamie Hewlett when I was about 10 years old when I first listened to the Gorillaz first album ( Gorillaz). The video's for the songs filled a visual void for me at the time, It felt right watching them, he got it right.
His work is reminiscent of Japanese manga style work, mixed with very western cartoon influences and also comic book style art work.
I love how his characters have such strong personalities that are shown with very simple features.
The world his Gorillaz characters live in and the things that happen around them is quite magical.
I thought of Jamie Hewlett when starting work on 'Trainspotting' by Irvine Welsh.
His characters style is normally quite scruffy, cool and bohemian with a care free attitude.. much like the characters in 'Trainspotting'.
I will take inspiration from Jamie hewlett during my character development.
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