Mcbess Illustration

Mcbess Illustration

IllustratorLondon, United Kingdom
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Mcbess Illustration

Mcbess Illustration

IllustratorLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Mcbess (Matthieu Bessudo), born July 5, 1984, is a French illustrator living in London. His style combines influences like Fleischer Studios' old cartoons with contemporary shapes, symbols, and types. Mcbess's drawings often present himself at the center of a surrealist world filled with food and musical references – such as amps, guitars, and records. He is also a musician in a band, The Dead Pirates.
Projects
  • MOUNTAIN MAN
    MOUNTAIN MANMOUNTAIN MAN
  • Jack Daniels
    Jack Daniels
  • LET'S ABSINTH SINK
    LET'S ABSINTH SINK
  • OVER THE HILLS
    OVER THE HILLSOVER THE HILLS
  • DEAD
    DEADDEAD
  • SOIF
    SOIFSOIF
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Projects credited in
  • Bowling AnimationsEvery single bowling alley in the world uses one of 2 systems. So every bowling alley in the world uses the same animations that play after you bowl. After researching the systems I found a way of being able to change the animations. Not being able to animate myself I looked around for someone that could create something special for us. I wanted to aim high and potentially get some creative press out of the project as it was such an unusual project. As All Star Lanes is a vintage brand I wanted the animations to borrow from classic styles of the past. I thought that McBess would be prefect for the project as he is a well known name but his style was spot on for what I wanted.. I met with him and his partner Simon and they were very keen on the project as it was something different. Along side this we discussed promoting them with some limited edition posters online videos and an event which McBess's band would play. Unfortunately at the time the company was going through a management transition so was unable to convince the team leaders that spending £14k on animations was a good idea. So we only got to the storyboard stage. During my time as head of design at All Star Lanes I was always trying to convince the leadership team that investment in the Brand was key because it was the only thing that stood us apart from the likes of Hollywood bowl. Unfortunately the company was going through a change of management at the time so its was difficult to convince them to be brave.
Skills
  • Drawing
  • Digital
  • Editorial
  • Illustration
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop