Week 7 v2

Final illustration of week 7 version 2. I like how this one turned out, and i feel the background really belongs in this image.

Much better than my first attempt i think!

Gladiator

Again another character i will be using for the nbew week 7 illustration and this here is the gladiator who symbolises the extreme "macho" male. The idea is that he will be shot by one of cupids arrows and will now be hers. Lions head instead of human head for the extra macho-ness.

Cupid

Week 7 illustration has to be redone and heres one of the characters i will be using for the new illustration. I know cupid is meant to be male but this is my own take on it and sorta havea rouch plan of all the stuff i want to include in it. Not much to say about this but i am really happy with it.

Week 46

After much expermenitation, this is the final illustration i have come up with. Initiallly i had fire around the circumference of the sun but it looked really crap so i changed it for sun rays like in my original sketch. The sun rays are supposed to be abstract torches (the modern kind) but i'm not sure if that communicates well enough.. they do however serve their purpose as sun rays. Water details was added and more feminine detail was added to the character as i had read that lakshmi is also meant to be beautiful.

Week 46 WIP

Initial idea for the week 46 illustration, with the theme being diwali. I used I used a figure i would associate with indian religion and culture and put her sitting on a lotus flower as i had seen in some old depictions of the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi


This is a sketch showing ideas and composition. Diwali is the festival of light so i want include elements which would suggest light, such as fire, flames etc. Also using a reflection to create the 4 arms of Laksmhi and again I'm noticing the use of opposites in my work (water/fire). I seem to sub-consciously include a lot of opposites and contrasts in my work

Week 7

Final image for Week 7 illustration. I changed quite a few parts, the butterfly elements were almost removed completely and made into a hair clip instead as i didn't want that idea to stand out as much. The triangle was changed into a circle as i think that represented love more (they actually both stood for love), and more love related symbols were added (the roses and doves) and finally more detail were added to the bodies in general to make them more masculine/feminine.

I was quite happy with the final image but it was too generic and obvious (which i agree with) so this will be redone.

Week 7 WIP

WIP image 1, a straight representation of sketch 2. Using roughly drawn angel ones instead of butterfly wings to see what it looks like, was supposed to represent cupid's angel wings. Looks very flat at this stage.

WIP image 2, i toned down the blue a bit so the illustration stuck out more then added actual butterfly wings. Also added a cheeky gradient to the guys hand to kill the flatness. Overall the image is a little dull.

Week 7 Sketches

These are a few sketches from the Calendar Brief. This particular illustration is for week 7 (February 9th 2009 - February 15th 2009). The rules are to use 2 pre-set colours depending on the month (Black and blue for February) and to choose a specific date to illustrate an event/season etc. I chose to work on Valentines day


First sketch using hearts and a couple to represent Valentines day. The butterfly wings are supposed to symbolise "butterflies in your stomach".

Another sketch but using a different couple this time. I wanted to use a couple standing as i intended to have the option of incorporating the actual butterflies into the stomach to make that particular message clearer

Background elements

So I've been using background elements in my recent illustrations and I've had a lot of trouble just thinking of what i can add to it without just creating clutter and the answer seems to be pretty simple - with a simple idea of semiotics and to keep the items relevant.

For example, if i want to show that something is outdoor then i could perhaps add a tree, grass, clouds for a example to fill the top half of the page. Mix this in with some more abstract shape relating to the topic and it starts to create something much more interesting yet still make sense and feel part of the illustration.

flat vs 3d

This is the Final illustration for the "flat vs 3d".

I wanted to use reflections to show the difference between 2d and 3d. I didn't really add much to version 2 but just tweaked a few of the details as adding more just seemed to clutter it, overall I'm happy with the outcome.

Flat vs 3d WIP

First WIP image, using the a reflection to show the idea of something vs another. I thought this was dieal for the illustration as i could use 3d models with 2d shadows.


2ns WIP image showing more detail in the background and also finer detail in the reflection. I intend to add more detail in the background and reflections