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Young Earl Grey

Young Earl Grey - Retro Fashion Illustrator & Poster Artist. France

With a loose, energetic style and an eye for retro fashion, Australian artist Rhea Isaacs fills her illustrations with joy… and a hint of attitude. Working under the moniker Young Earl Grey, she isn’t shy about using bubbly pink love hearts, loud 80s colour schemes, high belts or zany stripes.
Rhea moved to Paris in 2015 to merge with the European illustration scene, quickly finding a market among both edgy and established names in fashion, music and publishing. The music and films of the 1980s are some of her biggest influences – from Back to the Future to Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen. Meanwhile, her biggest artistic inspiration is Keith Haring because of the way his work bridged commercial and fine art. Rhea studied animation and illustration, graduating with honours in Print Media from Sydney College of the Arts.

Approach

Drawing everything on her Wacom tablet, Rhea adds her bold colours in Photoshop then gives the piece a little grain for a tactile feel, bringing mood and nuance to the images with finely tuned cel-shaded shadows.

Style

Rhea’s style captures a bright and positive world where everybody wears chic clothes and cool sunglasses. She’s fascinated by the idea of capturing the magic of the 80s and 90s, and dialling it up.

Client list

Young Earl Grey’s clients include Puma, Black Rainbow, Riton Time, Kah-Lo, High Snobriety and Pepe Jeans.
Ahn Mika
Ahn Mika
Nylon Japan recently commissioned Young Earl Grey to create this super fun full page spread
Ahn Mika
Back to School Down Under
Back to School Down Under
Clarks Shoes Australia launch their back to school campaign with art by Young Earl Grey.
Back to School Down Under
Sassy
Sassy
Young Earl Grey designs a cheerful T-Shirt for Sassy World.
Sassy
Puma x Panini - Suede 50th Anniversary
Puma x Panini - Suede 50th Anniversary
Young Earl Grey works her magic creating these fantastic designs for Puma/Panini
Puma x Panini - Suede 50th Anniversary
Live Drawing for Pepe Jeans
Live Drawing for Pepe Jeans
Young Earl Grey was recently invited by Pepe Jeans to create live artwork on their special denim
Live Drawing for Pepe Jeans
Up & Down
Up & Down
Young Earl Grey creates this energetic animated music video for Riton and Kah-Lo
Up & Down
Ginger
Ginger
Young Earl Grey creates the artwork and animation for Kah-Lo and Riton’s latest track 'Ginger'.
Ginger
A Sassy Collaboration
A Sassy Collaboration
Young Earl Grey sees her fabric design used on Sassy World and Jade Clark swimwear.
A Sassy Collaboration
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