Well, it took me a while to find this artist; however it took me even longer to find what I needed... he's got folders for every type of illustration under the sun! Unfortunately, for now I can only share his vector illustrations with you.
Okay, here's illustration number one, and as usual, I'm starting with one which focuses on architecture. It immediately jumps out to me because I've noticed that, when looking from the outside edges towards the middle, there is gradually more and more detail which allows the focus to immediately be drawn to the centre.
Following suit, Birkey has juxtaposed black and white with light colours; however he has braved more bold reds and greens instead of sticking to pastels. I like the textures he has included like on the glass panes and the sketchy quality that the lines have (as I've noticed that they're not all the same density.)
Out of all of the line techniques which I have seen so far, I like this one the most due to the depth and emotion which can be gathered from the sketchy feel. It contrasts in this way compared to Dent's work, where everything is very organised and the same density. Being imperfect and sketchy is what makes this image seem alive in my opinion.
I know this one is architectural as well (sorry!) I've been trying to have some variety with vector illustrations but this one is different due to the 3D aspect. It contrasts to every other image I have posted linked to this type of illustration by how it has obviously been digitalised whereas the others still appear to have a hand drawn quality to them.
The flow of use of minimal and light colours continues with this image. It is different, but it still has an illustrative quality as the lines which compose the building's structure can still be seen.
What can I take inspiration from with Birkey? Well, I really like the variety of 'detail density' which has been used to give his images life.
Check out his many other styles of illustrations here: www.birkey.com
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