an illustrator's manifesto

(just a quick note to inform you all that i'm aware of the grey background on all the images i've uploaded, i've no idea what blogger's done with my clean white backgrounds! *sob*)

 
1/3 of my university summer project was to write a manifesto. i'd like to think that my beliefs as an illustrator about what will help me to improve my own skills and build valuable connections with other like-minded individuals are fairly short, sweet and simple, so i didn't want to overdo my manifesto by gushing on for paragraphs about when it was that i first picked up a pencil and why it is that i continue to still pick one up now as an almost twenty year old. after jotting down what it was that i felt was important, i picked out a few main points and shortened them as much as i possibly could to leave me with a list of phrases to help keep me, and perhaps other illustrators, inspired to work hard and persevere within such a competitive field of work!

my visual idea is - admittedly - simple, and is based around the idea of 'dreaming big' - something i feel is very important if you're wanting to push yourself to succeed in this area of 'work'. above i've included some of the colour schemes i had a play around with before choosing my final one (which is the large top image.) colour schemes are something i've always struggled with, however, with the help of adobe kuler and actually taking the time to sit and think about a colour scheme before going mad with colours on the final design (duh,) i've learnt that i can, in fact, throw half decent ones together with a little bit of effort, hurrah!

right now i'm pushing on with the last third of my summer project, which is to design and fold (very vague brief...) something based around an event or topic that you find interesting, and i've decided to look into the ban of animal testing for cosmetic purposes in the EU, something i was really pleased to hear about back in march when it was passed! i've learnt quite a lot already from the small bit of research i've done and already feel a lot more passionately about the cause, so i plan to start taking a more cruelty free route with the purchases i'll make in the future. hopefully within the next week i'll have my finished piece to show you all on here, so stay tuned!

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