Antoine Maillard’s detailed illustrations are tonal and atmospheric

French illustrator Antoine Maillard has a rich, tonal style to his editorial illustrations and comics. Detailed and atmospheric, Antoine’s work is evocative and tells a story. His illustrations for publications like The New Yorker, and The New York Times Sunday Review stay true to his style, and communicate the story simply.

Sticking to an autumnal and monochrome palette, his works carry a mood that sometimes allude to something darker. In some illustrations Antoine captures scenes out of context, enhancing these tense undertones.

In his comics, Antoine adopts a similar approach and bases his narratives in the everyday. Full of close crops of his characters mixed with wider landscape shots, his panelled illustrations feel almost filmic with their pacing and composition.