illustration inspirations and ideas

looking into Illustration styles and ideas...

These two images are from Federations Winter 2011 campaign,
I really liked the separated aesthetic of the images, with an image to one side and a detail on the other. really gives a slightly messy, edgy street vibe.
Could work well as an illustration style for me.

Eniko Mihalik, by Derek Kettela for 25 magazine, spring 2010

What I like about these photographs is the unusual mix of colours and textures, portrays a fun and exciting illustration style that could be applied to my work with the incorporation of my tree bark textures as an image overlay.

magazine advertisement for label Coop, by Lauren Connolly and Alexandra Dunn. Described as "young, energetic, rough and ready"
another good example of an illustration style i can relate to, because i do not like drawing faces on my models, this is a way to do it well. and similar aesthtic as my collection.

i really like the use of colour in this illustration, very vibrant and eye catching!