Every once in a while I’ll go into one of my many Art and Design Havens and come out with something inspirational. Chromophile by Brandon Ragnar Johnson is nothing short of spectacular. The man has a very similar style to Rian Hughes (whom I’m a massive fan of), but with an added twist and sense of humour; I’m specifically refering to his Monkey series, so if you get a chance to see the book on the shelf, flick through it to see what I mean.

As we continue to use the computer and software within to create art and design, the traditional explanation of the word art will have to morph, at least in the minds of people. Digital art should not be regarded as anything less or secondary in nature to physical artwork. The illustrations I’ve enjoyed working on the most, are the ones that combine both the physical, raw nature of a pencil and pen and the sleek, flawless nature of the computer. The computer should never be a crutch to creating art.

One of my favourite techniques that he uses extensively is using the open space as part of the drawing and having the viewer complete the lines in their heads. It’s a much used trick in comic books, usually in dark spaces (see Sin City for extensive use of this technique). His introduction to the actual book is also very pointing.

People have asked me how I can call pieces that are made by a machine "Fine Art". I didn't. You did. And the machine didn't make them, I did.