The Social Gathering

Mixed media pencil, black fine-liner and watercolour paint. Final edit on photoshop. 

The illustration above depicts the seven characters I created over the summer: psychedelic butterfly, Ollie the Orangutan, Foo Dog, Tortoise-shell hare, Thumbelina, Horn-boy and Oceana, taking part in a social activity. The activity illustrated is sailing, and the drawing includes a self-portrait. Constructing an effective composition to include all eight characters was challenging, however I am very happy with the end result. The use of tonal shading has brought depth to the drawing, the subtle details of each character brought to life through intricate line-work. The bold blue splash adds movement and drama to the illustration, symbolising the sea spray off the rough waves. I have entered this drawing into the V&A illustration awards 2013. 

Ollie the Orangutan

This is Ollie the Orangutan, one of my seven characters for this years Uni summer project, inspired by Amy Schimler's illustrations. I created this character by scanning in a line drawing along with various different textures and then editing on photoshop; developing techniques I used when creating 'Kara the Koala.'

This post is dedicated to my brother and sister on their 17th Birthday, love you Ali and Claire.