EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS
FOR THE CHINA PROJECT
I was commissioned by The China Project to illustrate an article exploring sanctions and economic warfare scenarios between China and the United States.
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Editor / art direction: Anthony Tao.
Article author: Dylan Levi King
LEAD ILLUSTRATION
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"There is limited clarity on the efficacy of sanctions and, even among well-informed non-specialist observers, no clear idea on how they should be conducted to maximize efficacy."
-- Quote from the article
SKETCH
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The lead illustration idea originally belongs to the article author as communicated by the editor. I was happy to bring their vision to life. This sketch took me less than an hour to make.
ADDITIONAL ILLUSTRATIONS
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Given the tight deadline, I was given the complete artistic freedom for the additional illustrations. I decided to elaborate on the idea of the lead illustration and expand it.
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"The prospective economic war between the United States and China is unlikely to be one-sided, but rather an exchange between two near-peers."
-- Quote from the article
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After the lead illustration sketch had been approved, it took me less than 24 hours to complete all three illustrations.
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Read the full article here.
THANK YOU!