ILLUSTRATOR LOVE: Olaf Hajek

Olaf Hajek is currently one of the world's most successful illustrators with a client list of that includes the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Apple, United Airlines, Macy's, and many many more... His work is influenced by West African and Latin American and art from India. He combines reality, mythology, fantasy and dream. You can get a book of his work  on amazon that represents editorial, commercial and fashion illustration. Olaf Hajek was born in North Germany resides in Berlin, London and New York. While studying Graphic Design he moved into illustration. His medium is acrylic on cardboard, paper or wood. He starts with a sketch and then cuts the cardboard or paper into the size he needs. He uses black color for the priming paint and then puts on different layers of background color and starts painting in the elements.