commercial illustration complete!
I’ve been pretty busy the last month, I think the doldrums of winter pushed me to say yes to many things, without me keeping track of my commitments. However, with a little sacrifice, I did get through the work, and enjoyed it as well.
I was fortunate to take the Commercial Illustration course at ECUAD with Robin Thompson over the last few weeks. We had our final class this week, and I must admit, I am a bit sad not to have a drawing assignment due next week that I would have to work on this weekend. It was wonderful to step away from the computer for a while and just draw. Robin gave us a good assignment each week, and I was happy to see that by the end of the six weeks, I was able to work through concepting, roughing out ideas, fine tuning and finishing the illustrations in less time and with more skill.
Here’s one of my favorite assignments, a t-shirt design that I scanned and colourized in PhotoShop. I still have to put in on my shirt, but overall I really like it. I love patterns and especially the work of William Morris, so this was an opportunity to create my own flower pattern. After completing this one, there are so many more variations that I want to try with colours and shapes, as well as the difference between working the designs in Illustrator vs. PhotoShop. So many more hours of fun!
