Simple line art illustrations are a minimal joy

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These line art illustrations showcase a gorgeous, simple style

Sometimes, all you need is a line. To start drawing, that's all there ever needs to be but often illustrators embellish these lines with their own style and flair. Whilst these are beautiful in their own right, sometimes all you need is to stick to the lines to create great, minimal artwork.

Line art is a series from Romanian illustrator Paula Rusu made for a variety of postcard designs. "I'm pretty fond of this illustration style," she explains. "I got pretty OCD while working on them, so I hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them."

The simple use of colour and the minimal character designs are wonderful in their execution. We think this kind of illustrative style is perfect for just about anything - branding, editiorial and so on. For now, take a look at Rusu's brilliant collection.

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See more images from this project over on Behance.

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Sammy Maine

Sammy Maine was a founding member of the Creative Bloq team way back in the early 2010s, working as a Commissioning Editor. Her interests cover graphic design in music and film, illustration and animation. Since departing, Sammy has written for The Guardian, VICE, The Independent & Metro, and currently co-edits the quarterly music journal Gold Flake Paint.