Illustrator Draws Inspiration from Art Deco Posters

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.

ā€œIā€™d describe my style as graphic, colorful, and bold,ā€ she shared with Ape on the Moon. ā€œI 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. ā€œI start each project with research, then I draw out ideas before developing my final sketch,ā€ she explained. ā€œI then spend time working with this in Photoshop adding color, texture, and extra elements.ā€

ā€œI 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 Iā€™ve made through mono printing.ā€

Check out some of her work below.