I’m looking at three artists for this analysis, Georgina Luck, Natso Saki and Matt Midgley.

First off, the major thing all three have in common is that they’re working as freelance illustrators, marking artwork for magazines, book covers, posters and packaging. Freelancing, while not being as stable as a full-time job, gives artists more freedom and that’s why they prefer it. However, they still have exhibitions in various galleries, to showcase their work and attract potential clients.

They all like using watercolor, Georgina Luck and Matthew Midgley working almost solely in ink and watercolor. The two have a thin, loose but still accurate line drawing as a base, and washes of watercolor on top. Georgina, compared to Matthew, uses vibrant colors in her illustrations. The colors in most of her drawings bleed out of the lines, but that’s definitely not to be seen as a flaw, more like a part of her style. Matthew Midgley uses less saturated colors, making his drawings appear a little more realistic. Both like to have a little typography in their artwork, be it the brand name of the object they’re drawing, or just some annotations on the side.

 Natso Saki has less text in her illustrations, but has a much wider variety of subject matter, color and materials. She also uses watercolor less, relying instead on collage and ink. When she does use watercolor, it’s usually to cover big areas with a single color. She doesn’t focus on food and everyday objects unlike the previous two artists, and instead prefers big scale illustrations of urban places with lots of detail.

The three do have a lot in common, such as the materials they use and what their work is used for, but they also have their own unique styles.

I like all of the artists, especially Georgina Luck. I think the saturated colors she uses are nice and contribute to her style. They will definitely look good on a magazine page, and the splashes will draw attention. As bad as it sounds, it makes me wonder how much money she makes off those illustrations.