Abstract-A Universal Visual Language

DEISIGN | Post-Apocalyptic Cover Illustration Timelapse

This is a time lapsed video of some speed art I found on youtube by DESIGN, the art is of a boy in a dump and I just really liked how they created different texture and made different textures appear using the brush tool. I find the attention to detail on this design amazing and the depth that the design creates most of all I like the process that they go through creating the different elements like the character and the background and creating shadows to make the design look more atmospheric and realistic. This post-apocalyptic design is very inspiring and overall I just like watching these sort of videos watching how they go through the process of creating this art work.

Boy of the Dump

http://youtu.be/Fclzfniw4Jo

Perth Cathedral- Development

Here is the development I went through to create the Perth Cathedral which is a very popular historic building in Perth, I used 7 colours which sounds like a lot but I had to use this many to ensure I had the correct amount of shading and colour differences between different parts of the building. 

Overall I am very happy with this design, the illustration as a whole is at a good standard and I feel I can add this piece to my Big illustration and focus on layout. 

The Kilt Shop

Fourth Bridge

The Big Illustration- Fourth Bridge

 This is my next development of my illustrations, I have created a replica illustration of Fourth Bridge using a reference image of a photograph I took of the bridge while driving past on the way to Perth. 

I created the bridge using the Pen tool and used rectangles for the bridge separators, I also used various different Stroke strengths to create the wiring of the Bridge and the steel structure, I used a higher strength for the Steel to make it clear which part of the bridge appears the heaviest. 

I also looked at the history of the bridge to get a better idea of what the bridges texture and environment should be, I discovered that the Bridge was built in the 1890's and since then there has been a never ending job of painting the bridge over and over again, this is why I have added the small ladders on top of the flats to demonstrate the job that has been going on for so many years.

I have used lots of small circles on the steel structure of the bridge to give it a different texture to the rest of the bridge,  this makes it more identifiable as a metal and seems to give it a heavier appearance which I like. 

I created the wires using a clean stroke without any fill to make the wires look thin but still structurally integral.