Sophie Melissa is an award-winning illustrator who draws\ninspiration from art deco posters.\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019d describe my style as graphic, colorful, and bold,\u201d she told\nApe on the Moon. \u201cI take a lot of\ninspiration from the composition and layout of art deco posters from the 1930s,\nwhich I studied in my first few years at Falmouth.\u201d\n\n\n\n She uses rich colour palettes, bold shapes and decorative pattern to create exciting commercial illustrations. Her creations have a nostalgic aura, taking us to a time where life is simple yet colorful. \n\n\n\n \u201cI 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 I\u2019ve made through mono printing.\u201d \n\n\n\n