SIP: 100 Gin Cocktails by Sipsmith
Cover Design, Digital Illustration
I was approached by Octopus, a UK-based publisher, to illustrate the cover and interior spot illustrations for a new book by Sipsmith. The book, titled SIP: 100 Gin Cocktails with Only 3 Ingredients is filled with recipes for simple, gorgeous cocktails that can be made at home.
Read about my illustration work for Sipsmith on the Sipsmith Blog, and see more below!
THE BRIEF
Create a typographic/illustrative cover and interior spot illustrations. Lush, evocative of cocktail culture, attention to detail. Tonal illustration in Sipsmith's iconic green.
TECHNICAL SPECS
Tools used:
Illustrated in the Procreate app
Finalized in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
Printed with rose gold foil
I begin most compositions with monochromatic linework before positioning the artwork into a final layout. For this project, I began by separately illustrating all ingredients and cocktails and layering them one by one into a dynamic composition.
After establishing a linework and shading style, all elements were arranged into place, keeping in mind separate layers for specialty printing techniques.
Main ingredients of gin:
Juniper berries and leaves
Strips of dried orange peel
Strips of dried lemon peel
Licorice root
Angelica root
Orris
Coriander
Order Sip: 100 Gin Cocktails today!
- sipsmith.com
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