This was my final for Digital Illustration. The concept was to create a design based on the quote chosen. My response to the quote was to create a "mother nature" like being. I did this because for one, people like seeing images of other people. It evokes emotion that we can easily relate to due to expressions. Also, mother nature is believed to be the all powerful being in nature so my reasoning was that if you acted as if you could make a difference than you will.
I've changed a few rough lines and technical details in my design but feel that I am still struggling to be expressive with the type. So, I am asking for your feedback. Is the type successful as it is or should I modify it in any way?
This is a really gorgeous illustration, Kayla. I love what you've done with the hair, especially. I do agree that you should try to be a little more expressive with the type, though, because it seems to me like it gets overpowered by how strong the imagery is. Experiment with bolder typefaces- maybe a serif font? It's worth playing around with. I might also put emphasis on "what would I do?" by making it bigger and perhaps italics, creating some more space between it and the rest of the quote. That line is the cliffhanger that you want to leave the most emotional impact on your viewer. Make it really stick with them so that they consider what THEY would do. Also, the name of the person you're quoting seems a little too separated from the quote itself, though that may change when you play around with your font choices, it's something to keep in mind.
ReplyDeleteAwesome illustration. I love the hair its really elegant the only thing i can see that need a slight touch up is the braid; If you can smooth out the braids a little that would be great.
ReplyDeletelove this illustration work. Great colors, very earthy. I agree with Siobhan that you should experiment with the typefaces, or type size and weights just to make it stand out more. Nice job
ReplyDeleteI've seen this in the hall and I have always admired it, but I never noticed that there was text there. Maybe you could mack it easier to see.
ReplyDeleteKayla, you have some great feedback here, and I would only add that the last line "What would you do?" is probably the most important one. And with some leading to hold it apart from the type above - that alone might do it. Making the font a bit bolder will "whiten" it more, which is all it needs in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteWell... of course now I'll throw in a curve ball and suggest that you could rethink the line breaks (and the shape of the text block)... maybe to something like this:
If success
or failure
of this planet
and of human beings
depended on HOW I AM
and WHAT I DO...
.... how would I be?
WHAT WOULD I DO?
- Buckminister Fuller