Illustrator Iain Macarthur creates realistic portraits that incorporate non-objective stylized elements. Similarly to Alex Pardee, he creates most of his work with pen and watercolor. To this extent, the explosion of color effect present in Pardee's work is also frequent in Macarthur's. Where they most significantly differ, however, is in the overall style of the penwork. Macarther's work is characterized by borderline hyperrealistic portraiture and patternized design elements. According to his website, he specializes "in shirt designs, tatoo designs, prints designs,posters, album art, logo and branding, editorial illustration, private comissions."
I chose Macarthur primarily because his work has such an interesting design quality to it. The clash of realism and non-objective elements creates an interesting visual dichotomy. Furthermore, the emphasis on developing an excellent composition is incredibly apparent. Iain Macarthur's work is highly stylized and well composed.
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