This time I am aksed to create an subjective drawing. I chose the word “Shoes” to work on. I picked an old sneaker / dancing shoe made…… Read more “Key Steps in Illustration: An Objective Drawing”
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Key Steps in Illustration: Using Reference, pt. 2
I continued with some further research and catalogued different aspects of life in the 1950s: People In the 1950s, the American film and music stars like Marilyn…… Read more “Key Steps in Illustration: Using Reference, pt. 2”
Key Steps in Illustration: Using Reference, pt. 1
This assignment asked to create a person sitting in a 1950s room to give teenagers an idea about the ear. I opted to create a 1950s kitchen…… Read more “Key Steps in Illustration: Using Reference, pt. 1”
Personal Projects: Dreaming of Norway
Something I ended up spontaneously is this little side project I did tonight: an illustration inspired by the polar lights in Norway – a destination I dream…… Read more “Personal Projects: Dreaming of Norway”
Personal Projects: Urban Jungle
While working on the first assignment, I went a bit of topic. I did a few small illustrations of my “urban jungle”. Plants inspire me. I like…… Read more “Personal Projects: Urban Jungle”
Key Steps in Illustration: Assignment 1, Pt. 3
While surfing the net, I became aware of a contest run by natural cosmetics company Weleda. The contest itself calls for creative people to share their skills…… Read more “Key Steps in Illustration: Assignment 1, Pt. 3”
Key Steps in Illustration: Assignment 1, Pt. 2
One idea that came to my mind was to visualize my interests with a girl figure, and I tried to sketch a few ideas. Basically I visualized…… Read more “Key Steps in Illustration: Assignment 1, Pt. 2”
Key Steps in Illustration: Assignment 1, Pt. 1
Time to start my first assignment: Say hello to my tutor. I am to create a greeting card and present my interest, inspirations, materials I like to…… Read more “Key Steps in Illustration: Assignment 1, Pt. 1”
Key Steps in Illustration: Getting the Gist, Pt. 2
After a few days I came across a photo that showed a subway cart in front of the New York skyline. I found the image had a…… Read more “Key Steps in Illustration: Getting the Gist, Pt. 2”
Key Steps in Illustration: Getting the Gist, Pt. 1
This exercise asked me to choose an editorial from a newspaper and read, re-read, and again re-read the text, cutting down on words and ending up with…… Read more “Key Steps in Illustration: Getting the Gist, Pt. 1”
Key Steps in Illustration: The History of Illustration, Pt. 4
I decided to work on the same theme, the Jumping Man” for this second part of the excerise – to make it easier to compare the two…… Read more “Key Steps in Illustration: The History of Illustration, Pt. 4”
Key Steps in Illustration: The History of Illustration, Pt. 2
When researching his style to create a similar illustration, I decided on the following theme: Jumping man (instead of jumping boy) based on a photograph, to refer…… Read more “Key Steps in Illustration: The History of Illustration, Pt. 2”