2.1: Artist Model - Dan Leydon

Dan Leydon is an illustrator I have been following for a large time now. I find that all of his work is executed in his unique tongue-in-cheek style that not only draws on his own humuor, but draws on distinct personal elements from his reference characters.

One series of Leydon's work that I really like was his 'Just Dan it'. The top two illustrations above are from this series. What I think is really successful in these, is his decision to overlay the player's name with the face and then play on the colour's opacity. The illustrative style highlights a lot of the player's shadows and contours - this is a technique I am a big fan of.