TAYLOR ADAMS

My art consists of intricate line work, bright saturated colors and concepts that explore the relationships between people/creatures and their environments. I am equally influenced by both Franco-Belgian comic book illustrators and Japanese Manga artists. The Franco-Belgian illustrators include Jean Giraud, Claire Wendling, Edgar P. Jacobs, Enki Bilal, and Alfonso Font. My Japanese Manga influences are Miyazaki, Katsuya Terada, Taiyō Matsumoto, and Katsuhiro Otomo. I’m used to strict deadlines, but in a perfect world my workflow is - sketch on bristol, ink with rapidograph or isograph pens, scan the illustration in pieces, photomerge the pieces in photoshop, and color the line art digitally. I’m very accustomed to working with screenprinters so I create with color separations in mind and tailor my palettes to the silkscreen process.

Bio

Taylor C Adams (born 1993) is a self taught illustrator from Jacksonville, AL. He has worked in the film, music, and comic book industries since 2016. Taylor began his career in the music scene by designing posters for his own band. As he toured, he was approached to create posters, album covers, and merchandise for other artists. He has since collaborated with many musicians including Eric Church, Mt Joy, Primus, Puscifer, and A Perfect Circle. In 2016, he co-founded the guitar pedal company Deep Space Devices with Clint McDuffie and has also illustrated FX pedals for other manufacturers such as Mask Audio Electronics, Tonetuga, and Cormac Industries. In 2022, Taylor became a member of the non-profit organization American Poster Institute, where he was invited to join the Advisory Board. His responsibilities include organizing events such as Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN, and serving on the board for SXSW in Austin, TX, Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany, Corona Capital in Mexico City, Mexico, and Pitchforkfest in Chicago, IL.