David Downton

David Downton was born in Kent, in the south of England in 1959. He studied at Canterbury ( Foundation year 1977- 1978) and Wolverhampton (BA hons illustration/graphics 1979-1981). In 1984 he moved to Brighton and began his illustration career. For the next 12 years - a period he describes as 'wagging my tail when the phone rang' - he worked on a wide variety of projects ranging from advertising and packaging to illustrating fiction, cook books and, occasionally, fashion.
 David Downton uses media's such as ink, watercolour and fine liner. He uses minimal lines to create dramatic effect and it makes his work look more realistic. I think David's work is slick and sophisticated and what I will take in to consideration is the way he uses shading with ink to create detail and the light lines and the contrast of light lines and think lines.