Josephine Kyhn’s illustrations are crammed with details, making for a messy (but delightful) effect. “My universe is filled with people, animals, nature, and a lot of color and structures,” she told Ape on the Moon. “I like using some kind of storytelling in my work.”
Her method clearly proved to be successful, with clients that include The Boston Globe and VICE. And the Copenhagen-based freelance illustrator has also worked on a couple of illustrated children’s books.
“In my illustrations, I am mixing analog with digital coloring and layering,” she explained. “I usually make a pencil drawing and paint details on top of it on a new piece of paper using ink and a light table.”
“I like that my pencil drawings are a bit dirty with structures, and the randomness in dry brushstrokes and ink washes,” she went on to say. “Then I scan everything and put it together in Photoshop experimenting with colors and layering until I get a result that fits me.”
Take a look at some of our favorite illustrations by her.
