Amazingly detailed illustrations and etchings from Simon Prades

Date
6 April 2012

Pencil and paper – the first tools we were given as a child after crayons and play-doh. They’re pretty good, and even better when put in the hands of someone with an eye for detail and precision. Over the last few years, illustrator Simon Prades has been churning out amazingly-detailed and technical work in a way that makes my hands feel like they’ll never be able to achieve anything that good, ever. His portfolio is packed full of pencil drawings, ink work with slices of colour and etchings and it’s the concept in his latest project Our Books that caught our attention. Choosing six books that have a personal connection to his own family and friends, Prades has created a series of lovely pencil drawings that unite both of these elements.

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Simon Prades: Our Books, 2012 (J.D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye/Axel’s book)

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Simon Prades: Our Books, 2012 (John Steinbeck – Cannerey row/Father’s book)

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Simon Prades: Our Books, 2012 (Wolfgang Herrndorf – Sand/Erik’s book

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Simon Prades: Haiti, 2011

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Simon Prades: Haiti, 2011

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Simon Prades: Chaos und Ordnung, 2010

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Rebecca Fulleylove

Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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