I have been working on this brief for just under a week now, and it is becoming apparent that when I actually get myself together I can make decisions and indeed produce something to a standard I am happy with. Its just a shame I figure this out at the end of the first module.
This brief was intended as an incredibly quick turnaround but due to prepping boards and printing, it took longer than intended.
The initial sketches were scrawls in the back of one of the notorious notebooks which I then fleshed out on A3.
Revisiting this brief allowed me to flex some illustrative skills whilst giving myself restrictions which I never normally do.
Sticking to a strict 3 colour 8 tint palette turned out to be a good decision, but one that did not become apparent until two days in of tampering with the illustrations I had done.
The colour decision was boiled down from a range of colours I had selected from the various swatch books on illustrator, mainly sourced from the Russian Pop Art and Middle Ages section. This was intentional since alot of the books I was illustrating had dark themes set in an alternate universe/timeline.
I decided to source different typefaces for each book since they all have such different themes. But the decision to keep the hand drawn/illustrative style applied to the typefaces made the overall outcome much more acceptable.
This is simply because the type did not compliment the illustration.
This resolved, I still felt that there was something missing, so I sourced out some textures (something I tend not to do) and apply them, turned out they worked fantastically and gave the illustrations some feel and depth.
The logo was an instant idea to help tie the books together as a set, simply reading a book with the experience of playing a game combined together to form a booktroller.
Admittedly I didnt finish the blurb, but I just ran out of time, plain and simple. I thought I could draw and design a suitable outcome for the brief, since I had such a clear idea of what they would look like.
On the other hand I am very pleased with the outcome.
This brief was intended as an incredibly quick turnaround but due to prepping boards and printing, it took longer than intended.
The initial sketches were scrawls in the back of one of the notorious notebooks which I then fleshed out on A3.
Revisiting this brief allowed me to flex some illustrative skills whilst giving myself restrictions which I never normally do.
Sticking to a strict 3 colour 8 tint palette turned out to be a good decision, but one that did not become apparent until two days in of tampering with the illustrations I had done.
The colour decision was boiled down from a range of colours I had selected from the various swatch books on illustrator, mainly sourced from the Russian Pop Art and Middle Ages section. This was intentional since alot of the books I was illustrating had dark themes set in an alternate universe/timeline.
I decided to source different typefaces for each book since they all have such different themes. But the decision to keep the hand drawn/illustrative style applied to the typefaces made the overall outcome much more acceptable.
This is simply because the type did not compliment the illustration.
This resolved, I still felt that there was something missing, so I sourced out some textures (something I tend not to do) and apply them, turned out they worked fantastically and gave the illustrations some feel and depth.
The logo was an instant idea to help tie the books together as a set, simply reading a book with the experience of playing a game combined together to form a booktroller.
Admittedly I didnt finish the blurb, but I just ran out of time, plain and simple. I thought I could draw and design a suitable outcome for the brief, since I had such a clear idea of what they would look like.
On the other hand I am very pleased with the outcome.
Open publication - Free publishing
Open publication - Free publishing
Open publication - Free publishing
Open publication - Free publishing
Open publication - Free publishing
Open publication - Free publishing
Open publication - Free publishing
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