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.
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.
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