Recent Work: Step-By-Step Of Story Illustration 2

Copyright 2015 OlusolaAkinseye

Recent Work: Crime Thriller Book Cover Designs

My cover illustration and design for a crime thriller novel. Below are two other versions of the same.

The illustrations were created on Photoshop and designed on CorelDRAW. Images copyright (2015) Olusola Akinseye.

Past Work: Story Illustration

Recent Work: Magazine Cover Illustrations

Past Work: Colour Illustration

Past Work: Market Scene Illustration 2

Past Work: Market Scene Illustration

Recent Work: Ebola Exposed!

Illustrated publication commissioned in the wake of the West Africa Ebola outbreak. Ebola Exposed! is free for viewing here. Please share the link with all your friends and contacts.

Past Work: Concept Art With 'Commerce' Theme

Past Work: Illustrations of Good and Bad Friends

 

I made these illustrations late 2008 or 2009.

Past Work: Illustrations for Supernatural Story

Past Work: Culture Shock- Lagos Transportation

 

Anyone who has experienced Lagos transportation during rush hour will not be surprised by the reality depicted in the above illustration. The abiding wave of  madness  and anxiety that grips commuters is really pitiful. This anxiety is so pervasive, at times, passengers rush and struggle to enter a bus that has more vacant seats than the number of 'rushians'. 

Copyright 2013 Olusola Akinseye 

Past Works: Early Photoshop Illustration

I am still reorganising my studio files and recently came across some early Photoshop illustrations. This work features my attempt at using the selection feature. Before this time I only used the airbrush tool. The image is the cover illustration for a novel written by Professor Akachi Ezeigbo, English don at the University of Lagos. The cover was commissioned by Lantern Books.

Recent Work: 'Nigeria's Debt Hits N5.82 Trillion Naira' Cartoon

I read that Nigeria owes about N5.82 trillion, and this does not include state debts (Punch Newspapers, by Everest Emaefule). We have gotten so used to negative news about large sums of money we no longer realise how daunting these figures actually are, even in these times of economic distress.

 

The idea for this cartoon came to me as I read the news yesterday. For those unfamiliar with Nigeria's brand of locally fabricated English, the following translation should suffice.
Mother: My child, how many ten naira notes make up one trillion naira?
Son: I can not tell, mother.
Son (thought): I do not want you to suffer a heart attack.

On another note, as I upload this cartoon, I realise this is my 100th post. 100 updates! My appreciation goes to the readers of this blog. Readers from as far as Russia, India, the U.S., the U.K., South Korea, Germany and everyone else. Thanks to Google Analytics I can acknowledge your visit.

Recent Work: 'Police Arrest Native Doctor' Cartoon

I read about the splendid work the Onitsha Police did over this weekend (Punch Newspapers, written by Emmanuel Obe). The culprits included a 'juju man' who provided supernatural protection for the armed thieves. Though armed robbery is a sad and serious matter, I found the superstition of the robbers and the moment of clarity, when they discover their faith in charms was futile, to be very funny. Hence this cartoon.

Copyright 2011 Olusola Akinseye.

Recent Work: Ancient Yoruba Character Designs

I am working on a project that requires period designs of six characters from the political and military life of ancient Yoruba culture. I found the Oba, Iyalode, Oluwo, Balogun, Eso and Ilari suitable for my purpose.

 

 

 

 

The pencil art has been ready over a year but I just had time to work on the painting.

 

 

 

 

 

I felt my first Iyalode design (below) was too modern. I decided to make her look more 'powerful' to reflect her political might (above).

All artwork copyright 2011 Olusola Akinseye

Recent Work: Poverty And Hunger In Africa Cartoon

I just finished illustrating a cartoon about poverty and hunger in Africa. I based my concept on the wide difference between the abundance of the ‘Haves’ and the abject lack of the ‘Have-nots’. The visual might seem a bit distasteful for some, but I feel it aptly demonstrates the current state and expectation of the impoverished.

The first sketch captures the composition in profile. I later felt it was too tidy and I could have done a better job illustrating the obese man stuffing himself. A point of interest for me in this composition, is the reality of ‘trickle-down’ economics in third world society. That is, the improvement of the state of the poor is connected to what flows down from above. And we all know what flows downhill. 

The second composition took about 5 hours to complete.

  

I focused on visually displaying the supply difference: surfeiting against limited supply.

 

I did not want to resort to the common cartoon practice of sticking a label on the second man that reads ‘Africa’. I feel the observant viewer might instead notice the peculiar shape of his head.

 

Copyright 2011 Olusola Akinseye