Make the Figurative Abstract

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There's more to character work than cutesy figures, as Roberto Marras demonstrates.

I do not consider myself a figurative illustrator, rather an abstract artist.

I simply prefer to let the viewer dream and make up his or her own figurative forms while looking at an abstract piece. Yet I am in love with traditional figurative illustrations, and lately I have seen lots of graphic designers drawing some superb little characters, which has lead to me asking myself how close to figurative I could get while still being abstract.

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