As an illustrator, the biggest challenge is often a blank page. Endless possibilities, but neverAs an illustrator, the biggest challenge is often a blank page. Endless possibilities, but never
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Alex Foxley
• 12h
As an illustrator, the biggest challenge is often a blank page. Endless possibilities, but never knowing where to start. Today I took a slightly different approach to drawing. I gave myself twelve Post-it notes, three colours and one theme. The result was a playful set of nature-inspired illustrations with a quirky, psychedelic twist. Sometimes unexpected work comes along when we set ourselves some constraints.
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Maty Sandoval
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• 11h
The mushroom snail hybrid is my favorite of the set, that shell pattern shouldn't work as well as it does. Constraints like this (twelve notes, three colors, one theme) seem to force way better ideas than a totally open brief. Do you do this kind of exercise regularly or was this a one off?
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Alex Foxley
• 5h
Thanks Maty! For sure, constraints definitely help you bring better ideas to the table. Working with the square format also allowed me to be a bit more playful with some of the forms. And yes, it was actually my first time doing this but I’m definitely going to be giving it another go!
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