I have been working in Adobe Illustrator for a lot more of my recent work. Typically, I will block out most of the illustration in Illustrator and then move to a bitmap program to do much of the detail work.
Recently, however, I have been focused on creating illustrations based around the concept of fauxsaics – tile-based patterns replicating the look of intricate mosaics.
Both of these illustrations use custom brushes on paths within Adobe Illustrator to create "hand made" tile patterns; sometime called Fauxsaics.
You can see more details on these illustrations on my personal website here.
