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EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION | THE ATLANTIC

EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION | THE ATLANTIC
THE COLORED BACKGROUND WAS CREATED FROM A PERSONAL PROJECT WHERE I CREATED VARIOUS ABSTRACT BACKGROUND PIECES USING ACRYLIC PAINT, PASTEL CRAYONS, AND CUT PAPER.

THESE WERE REALLY SMALL ARTWORKS NO BIGGER THAN A LARGE POSTCARD, EASY TO MAKE AND STORE AWAY FOR A RAINY DAY OR AS AN ADDITION TO A COMMISSIONED EDITORIAL PIECE. 

TO MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING, I UPLOADED THE SCANNED IMAGE TO MY IPAD PRO AND USING THE PROCREATE APP CREATED A SERIES OF FURTHER ABSTRACTIONS TO THE ORIGINAL IMAGE. 

BELOW I INCLUDED SOME EXAMPLES OF BACKGROUNDS THAT I HAD ALREADY MANIPULATED BUT DOING DIGITAL CUT AND PASTE. 


ABSTRACT VERSION 1                                                                                                      ABSTRACT VERSION 2
EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION | THE ATLANTIC
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Editorial illustration collage for The Atlantic magazine article concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic

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