Mel Marcelo Illustrates The Stars
You're mistaken if you think good illustrations are the result of just stenciling photos and tooling around with advanced computer programs. People who do it well have the ill skill-set, and while we can always Google image our favorite celebs, artist/illustrators like Mel Marcelo are making eye-balling famous people that ch more interesting.
Marcelo, a California-based illustrator, has had his art published in magazines like Newsweek, as well as several ad campaigns for brands like Oakley, but his recent work, like a shutter-shaded Barack Obama, and re-depictions of Seth Rogen, and Elizabeth Banks really impressed us. His Flickr is chock-full of bangers, but check some standout pieces below…
BARACK OBAMA
BRUCE LEE
ELIZABETH BANKS
SETH ROGEN
JAMES DEAN
Tysonz November 5, 2008 at 1:33 am
This is true artistic work right here, nowadays artists just use a few filters and call it a day. Peep the detail work in these designs, even though some of these are indeed half tones created by his Photoshop program I seen others in his flickr that showcase his one color stencil game
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31240738@N03/2970070400/in/set-72157608007730335/
even pros at photoshop could not do stuff like this with their filters. That Obama is dope, adding the glasses on it was a good look. Props to the blogger for puttin this up….