It’s safe to say that children in grade school can’t illustrate images this impressive, but still, these Keren Katz renderings have a certain unrefined quality to them that’s evocative of kids’ drawings. This is, of course, a conscious design choice as Katz’s style stand outs immensely amidst a sea of computer-generated artistry. Her penchant for leaving things not perfectly colored, her exaggerated human proportions and the overall whimsy of the scenes she depicts are things that make her work endlessly interesting to examine.
For those unfamiliar with Keren Katz, she is a student at the School of Visual Arts as well as a freelance illustrator and comics artist. Her web comic series ‘The Katz Sisters’ is also notable for eliminating rigid panels, once again showing Katz’s propensity for diverging from the norm.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Unrefined Illustration Style
- Opportunity for disruptive artistry in digital illustration with a 'child-like' approach.
- Deviation From Rigid Panels
- Opportunity for disruptive comic artistry through unique panel arrangements.
- Whimsical Scenes
- Opportunity for disruptive storytelling through imaginative and playful scenes.
Where This Applies
- Digital Illustration
- Industry disruption opportunity for artists who use this unique and child-like style in their designs.
- Comic Book
- Industry disruption opportunity for comic artists who differentiate themselves through unique panel arrangements.
- Children's Entertainment
- Industry disruption opportunity for creating more imaginative, playful and artistic scenes in children's books, TV shows, and films.
