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Thomas Hedger experiments with hazy tones and a looser colour palette

Ahead of his upcoming graduation from London's prestigious Central Saint Martins, illustrator Thomas Hedger has produced a new series of work.

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An abstract landscape with layered shapes in soft peachy and yellow tones, featuring a red sun, teal trees and wispy branches against a pale pink background

In contrast to the bold nature of his previous pieces, Hedger's new body of illustrations features hazy tones and a looser colour palette – a very conscious progression by the artist.

He explains: "I’ve been thinking about how I can make digitally created drawings softer and a bit more forgiving – the medium can be quite harsh and brutal so playing and experimenting with gradients has helped by creating subtle tones that blend and flow.

"Progressing my style by taking the same outlines and colours forward but using them in a different way I think perhaps gives a different feel to my work - being softer can give it a more emotive quality through better-capturing mood, which means I’ve been able to expand the topics I work with."

London-based, Thomas has become renowned for his brightly coloured designs, which he's created for a range of clients from the New York Times to The Guardian and Urban Outfitters.

You may recognise his work from our post on the Petrol Station series. Discover more at www.thomashedger.co.uk.

Illustration of an open box with wings, a campfire and falling leaves outlined in coral red with teal fill against a dark gradient background by Thomas Hedger
Blue and white illustration showing abstract figures emerging from a cylindrical container surrounded by geometric house-shaped forms and botanical elements
Minimalist illustration featuring a metal chair and pendant lamp casting shadows against a deep blue and cream geometric interior space
Thomas Hedger illustration featuring hazy coral and peach tones with interlocking figures, flowers, and geometric patterns in a soft, layered composition
Architectural interior with arched doorway and window in muted tones, potted tree on right, and green snake illustration below
Classical architectural columns frame a layered cross-section showing underground soil with various circular microorganisms, a flowering plant growing upward, flames above, and a staircase ascending to the right on a pale yellow background
Overhead illustration of a person holding an Egyptian flag, lying on a turquoise tiled floor with a black shadow beneath them
An illustration of a revolver half-submerged in water, with bubbles rising from the barrel, set against a coral and teal gradient background
Illustration of two pale green hands holding a sad face figure above soft pink abstract shapes, with an empty speech bubble above
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