Malika Favre is a French illustrator based in London. She grew up in Paris and moved to the UK to pursue illustration after graduation. Her work spans editorial, music, fashion, and any medium she can get her hands on. Malika’s approach to illustration is about paring things down as much as possible. She tries to capture the essence of her subject using as few lines and colors needed to convey the core of the idea. She loves combining organic curves and unapologetic color palettes. She creates playful, often sexy art that will always leave some space for the viewer’s imagination. Less is definitely more. “When I was a kid, I used to draw very Manga looking illustrations. I was good technically but didn’t have a style of my own. I was drawing compulsively but not really thinking of how I would make it my own. I happened quite late actually. I almost happened by accident as I was exploring doing an illustration for an erotic design magazine back in 2006! I started paring down my illustration and ended up with a triangle and a couple of shapes to define the female body. I felt there was something there and so I kept on going. From that point, it took a couple of years to refine my style. I feel it is evolving constantly. I am trying new things all the time. Some work, some don’t. The core of my aesthetic had always been there though. I have always liked organic shapes and bold colours, even when I was very young. Editing is the key”.
