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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Amazing Graphite Drawings by Alexis Marcou



Developing a unique drawing style is an essential characteristic of successful illustrators. Letting your artworks speak about yourself gives you that distinct identity that is strong and memorable. We have featured so many artists who possess their own distinct styles that separate their works from just being awesome but greatness! And today we will be adding another amazing illustrator to our archive of creative inspirations.

Alexis Marcou

Meet  Alexis Marcou, London-based illustrator whose works are characterized by sketch style illustrations that speak about his ability to capture movements of subjects using graphite pencils and other traditional tools. His great use of tones and lines using pencils when added with digital highlights breathe life to his drawings.
After graduating from University of Plymouth, his illustration career began last 2007 and had been drawing for various huge clients like HP, Hewlett Packard, Atomic Skis and Nike. Lets take a quick look on some of Alexis’ works below:

Nike Lion | Alexis Marcou
Nike Lion | Source

NIKE 10 | Alexis Marcou
Nike 10 | Source

MAU Album Cover | Alexis Marcou
MAU Album Cover | Source

HP Wallpaper | Alexis Marcou
HP Wallpaper | Source

HP Wallpaper | Alexis Marcou
HP Wallpaper | Source

HP Wallpaper | Alexis Marcou
HP Wallpaper | Source

Iconic | Alexis Marcou
Iconic | Lady Gaga | Source

Iconic | Alexis Marcou
Iconic | Rihanna | Source

Iconic | Alexis Marcou
Iconic | Aerosmith | Source

CRUSOE | Alexis Marcou
CRUSOE | Source

CRUSOE | Alexis Marcou
CRUSOE | Source

CURSOE | Alexis Marcou
CURSOE | Source

Oxygen | Alexis Marcou
Oxygen | Source

Nike House of Hoops | Alexis Marcou
Nike House of Hoops | Source

Nike House of Hoops | Alexis Marcou
Nike House of Hoops | Source

Check out more of Alexis’ illustration work on his Behance portfolio or visit his website for more information.