Chris King

Chris King is a freelance Illustrator and Graphic designer. He has featured in many art based magazines. One of my favourites being 'Computer Arts'

His illustrations are mainly exciting comic culture based. He's had big clients over the years, one of the main being 'Konami'.

Sturnus Vulgairs was a particular illustration I loved for many reasons. Firstly, the colours used are a great combination and the shapes and lines used to make the bird look unique and clear. The white background with the circle and text really adds a sense of sophistication. As I am very much into graphic design, the clean look of the image is very aesthetically pleasing, and I could imagine it being blown up for a poster or for advertising.

Although the clean cut nature of the photo looks great, I find no reason or purpose for the circle to be there as at first glance it bares no relation with the bird in the picture.

A small area of the picture, where the birds wing is sticking out of the circle, caught my attention the most. I like the fact that he chose purposely to make the bird not fit to make the picture seem more natural. This is a great way to compliment nature.
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