These Illustrations Set a Mood By Being Cloaked in Jewel-Toned Hues

Illus­tra­tor Joey Yu excels at cap­tur­ing the over­all mood of a place. Her images have sketch­book ener­gy to them—although her finals are more polished—and cloak an inte­ri­or or out­door scene in the likes of green, blue, and pur­ple tones. This imbues her char­ac­ters with per­son­al­i­ty, and we get the sense that it’s not just them, but the whole world is feel­ing a bit melan­choly or in some illus­tra­tions, lit up with hope.

To see what Joey is work­ing on next, fol­low her on Insta­gram. You can pur­chase prints of her work in her online shop.

Illustrator Joey Yu imbues scenes with an overall mood by tinting them in the likes of blues, greens, and purples.