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An illustration of a person walking through a dense jungle of oversized, colourful leaves. They wear a matching patterned hat and outfit, with a camera hanging around their neck and a large knife in their hand.

Brilliant process imagery from illustrator Jon Jones

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Date
21 April 2015

You know what we really love apart from great illustration? Seeing how that great illustration was made. Jonathan Jones is a South African illustrator who flits between countries making his beautiful work, but what sets him apart from most of the rest of his freelance counterparts is the way he documents that work online. It’s lovely of course to see the final product of his endeavours, but to see layers of red, yellow and blue build up into a singular image allows a kind of eureka moment where you instantly understand the practitioner’s skill and wish you’d spent more time learning about colour separations at university.

A line drawing of a figure in samurai armour riding a horse. The figure wears a traditional helmet and holds the reins, with a sword tucked into their belt.
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Jon Jones: Samurai T-Shirt

An illustration of a figure in traditional samurai armour riding a horse. Both the rider and the horse are pierced by numerous arrows.
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Jon Jones: Samurai T-Shirt

A black and white line illustration of a person hacking through a dense jungle with a machete. They wear a wide-brimmed hat and a utility shirt with a camera hanging around their neck.
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Jon Jones: Adventure

An illustration of a person wearing a patterned outfit and a wide-brimmed hat, standing in a dense jungle. The entire scene is rendered in shades of red and white.
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Jon Jones: Adventure

An illustration of a person walking through a dense, stylised jungle of red and blue foliage. They wear a matching patterned outfit and sun hat, carrying a camera around their neck and a knife in one hand.
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Jon Jones: Adventure

An illustration of a person trekking through a dense, colourful jungle. They wear a patterned outfit with a matching hat and carry a large knife.
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Jon Jones: Adventure

An illustration of a person sitting on a red motorcycle against a white background. The figure is rendered in shades of red and white, with one hand raised in a wave.
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Jon Jones: Smoke Break

An illustration of a person riding a motorbike, rendered in shades of blue and white. The figure is stylised and minimalist, set against a plain white background.
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Jon Jones: Smoke Break

An illustration of a person sitting on a red and blue motorcycle against a white background. They wear a white T-shirt and blue trousers, holding a smoking cigarette.
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Jon Jones: Smoke Break

An illustration of a person sitting on a red motorcycle, smoking a cigarette. They wear a white T-shirt, a black jacket and blue trousers against a plain white background.
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Jon Jones: Smoke Break

An illustration of a city street seen through the window of a bus. A person in a brown coat and hat drives a yellow vintage car, while a figure in a top hat rides a penny-farthing bicycle behind them.
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Jon Jones: Three colour editorial Illustrations

An illustration of a modern, tiered building under construction, flanked by two yellow cranes. A small sign on the grass in front reads “ART MOVE!”.
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Jon Jones: Three colour editorial Illustrations

An illustration of a person with blonde hair and orange sunglasses sitting at a white Yamaha grand piano. A small dark cloud with a lightning bolt hovers over their head, and a speech bubble contains an exclamation mark.
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Jon Jones: Three colour editorial Illustrations

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About the Author

James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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