Baczynski makes a lot of comics and little zines, quite often using screen print or risograph print methods. She also works digitally but gives her work a screen printed aesthetic using overlaying techniques in photoshop.
Her work is quite similar to mine in that I also like to make comics that focus on character and narrative. She makes quite a few that focus on image rather than relying on text, which is something I want to improve on.
She sells her work at comic and illustration fairs, such as Thought Bubble! I can see my own practice developing similarly to hers (if I can motivate myself to make the products), but perhaps slightly different in that I aspire to write graphic novels and longer comic books, as well as zines and comic strips.
Luke Pearson
Similarly, Luke Pearson also focuses on narrative and character. He often illustrates for children (Hilda), and so his work features a lot of bright colours. I am drawn to bright and bold colours, as I like my own work to have a playful tone, even when dealing with more serious subject matter.
He is often published through Nobrow Press, which is again, not necessarily the route I want to take myself as an illustrator, but one which is similar to my aspirations. I think my work focuses more on the plot and narrative rather than imagemaking and illustration, as I feel Nobrow books do.
Natalya Balnova
Balnova's work I admire because she screen-prints a lot, and regularly makes use of using two overlapping colours! She also makes quite funny little zines and books, again looking at character in her work.
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