Located in the United States, freelancer Andre Junget has 3 main disciplines, which are Traditional Illustration, Architectural Illustration and Nature Illustration.

This self-taught illustrator began his career in 1991 and has won Awards of excellence for his designs in 2005, 2008 and 2009 from ASAI. The illustration he displays range from classic automobiles, architecture and house portraits just to name a few of his precise illustrations.

His work identifies his drawing in detail, those designs without colour show the intensity of the object he has drawn and you can see the effort put into the illustrations with the shading and immense detail.

Andre explains his love for architecture as “the way it used to be”. Those architectural designs are based off home-fronts, building exteriors and landscapes. These will contain water colours, pencil and pen and ink designs, drawn by the hand of Andre. Take a look at his piece, Water Villa, which shows his skill with water colours. The piece is set on a blue background and a designed boarder to add more visual effect.

A master of water colours and coloured stencils, he is able to create a wider range of illustrations for his portfolio. He uses coloured pencils and pastels in his piece Inspiration Point, which is a beautiful landscape looking out over houses and the hills with trees.

None of Andre’s illustrations have been digitally enhanced and that also gives them the distinctive feel, they have had a lot of time and effort spent on them. He considers himself a pen illustrator that idolises working within the architectural medium and with this, he plans to pay tribute to past architects and keep their name alive

In 2007, Andre was elected to the Society of Illustrators, which is a life long dream of his. He also practises a wide variety of architectural illustration styles and continues to develop his brand, his trademark illustration style for his clients and collectors.

It is very difficult for aspiring artists not to be inspired by the work of Andre Junget. He clearly makes a living from his skills and focuses on enjoying what he does best. If you find your self in a situation where your not enjoying what your doing then think about subjects or things that make you happy and draw them. Some of the most successful artists would probably tell you that they would practise their skill without being paid for it. So focus on doing what you love and the financial rewards are just an added bonus.

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