Illustrator Turns Simple Fineliners Into Forests, Rooflines And Giant Cats, Proving How Far Pure Linework Can Go Without A Drop Of Colour

Illustrator Turns Simple Fineliners Into Forests, Rooflines And Giant Cats, Proving How Far Pure Linework Can Go Without A Drop Of Colour

Shahobiddin Rustamov is a Tashkent‑based illustrator and drawing teacher known for highly controlled pen‑and‑ink work where entire scenes are built from dense, even linework and hatching. He focuses on nature (especially trees), city corners and whimsical subjects like “big giant cats,” using techniques he calls “irregular line scanning” and one‑direction hatching to show how much depth, texture and light can be achieved with simple fineliners i…