St. Louis Zoo Animal Postcards
The Objective of This Assignment was to make post cards for the St. Louis Zoo focusing on the animals they have. I wanted to use the Low Poly look on the St. Louis Zoo's websites main page animals.
Above is the low poly penguin
Thought Process
When I was given this assignment I really wanted to have fun while also pushing myself into doing low poly art. I have always enjoyed looking at as well as making low poly art, so I wanted to challenge myself with using the style on animals. I also wanted to keep the color palette very simple so it doesn't confuse the viewer to much.
Above is a low poly hippo
Design Process
When it came to the overall design I would use a low poly grid over the picture of the animals and trace every triangle. I would change the size of the grid to also add or reduce the visual complexity. Once I would have all the essential foreground elements traced I would then color each section one flat base color. I would then either darken or lighten certain triangles depending on the placement as well as lighting.
Above is the low poly Lemur
Skills Learned
Low poly art, Adobe Illustrator, character design, composition.
