Sophie Melissa’s bold and graphic illustrations have a nostalgic feel to them. Drawing inspiration from art deco posters, her creations call to mind a simpler time.
āIād describe my style as graphic, colorful, and bold,ā she shared with Ape on the Moon. āI take a lot of inspiration from the composition and layout of art deco posters from the 1930s, which I studied in my first few years at Falmouth.ā
Based in London, UK, Melissa has worked with VOGUE, Fujitsu, WIRED, and Tesco Magazine. āI start each project with research, then I draw out ideas before developing my final sketch,ā she explained. āI then spend time working with this in Photoshop adding color, texture, and extra elements.ā
āI love working digitally but also love the imperfect nature of hand-drawn work. I combine both of them by starting each illustration as a pencil drawing and, once created digitally, I overlay traditional textures Iāve made through mono printing.ā
Check out some of her work below.