Illustration

In my free time I love to draw. Drawing has always been a big hobby of mine and I like to incorporate it as much of possible within my design work; I love hand drawn out types and quick sketches to document ideas and themes. I tend to use drawing as a method of communicating my ideas. 

As part of the process and production module we were tasked with creating an advertisement for a book of our own choice. I thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to implement elements of drawing through the use of computer developed illustrations. 

Using Illustrator, I then experimented with drawn over picture illustrations. I first of all started by using the same colours as the original photo. Using the pen tool, I created basic shapes of the portrait, adding extra details around the mouth and eyes. From previous experimentation in life drawing, portraiture and computerised illustrations, I knew that simple shapes and lines work effectively posed next to the detailed beauty of facial features. 

The book I chose to advertise was AMY: My Daughter wrote by Mitch Winehouse about the tragic and short life of Jazz singer Amy Winehouse. The book is a very dark and concluding book about the singers hectic and frantic addiction to drugs and alcohol; this reflected in the aesthetic of my Amy Illustrations; I used a grey colour scheme by which would set a subtle mood throughout the video. I once again used the pen tool to create shapes, layers to position some shapes behind others, which ultimately enhanced the contour and aesthetic look of the portrait. This is an example of the work I created;