Illustrator research - David Fullarton

What I like and feel inspired by in Fullarton's work.

 I really like the collage aspect of David Fullartons work. The way he uses collage and handmade elements to create his handmade styles of work. I am really inspired by the mixtures of colours and textures that he uses in his work and this is defiantly something that I want to look into using in my own work. I particularly like the combination of drawings and scans of texture and material, this definitely gives another level to his work and I just love the busy element of it, the mark making and hand written text really gives a handmade traditional feel. I find that I'm often not drawn to digital works as I feel it is sometimes too polished and finished which I think is why I'm drawn to Fullarton's work even more so.
I also like the way he doesn't feel the visual need to use full colour on his portraits the whole time, it is definitely not a necessity to have this realistic coloration on faces and bodies, particular in terms of clothing. I would like to experiment with this idea of hinting towards colour giving the reader something to explore and discover for themselves rather than giving it all away to begin with.