Studio Duco — Etching & Engraving Illustrator

Intelligent illustration in the post-truth era is Studio Duco's forte. Contemporary themes are combined with a classic etching-inspired style to create astounding, intriguing, witty and timeless artwork. It’s perfect for projects that cleverly explore ideas across advertising, editorial and book publishing.

Behind Studio Duco is illustrator Chris who received a BA in Illustration from the University of Portsmouth and has built himself a successful career in commercial illustration. Clients benefit from his inventiveness and experience. A fascinating range of influences go into the Duco style – Albrecht Durer and the Northern Renaissance, TS Eliot’s The Waste Land, mannerism, Albert Camus and Friedrich Nietzsche.

Approach

The linework for each illustration is created by hand using ink on paper. This is then digitised, with shadows and highlights developed in Photoshop before it is finished with colouring and pattern work.

Key Software

Photoshop

Style

As well as captivating the viewer in a narrative, Studio Duco’s sublime line work juxtaposes a classic etching style with modern thinking to wonderful effect. The characters and situations ask important moral questions, unpicking our value systems and today’s deep divisions in politics and culture.