Illustration Brief

Today we got the brief for our final project of the year, the illustration brief. I'm actually really looking forward to doing an illustration project as throughout this year I feel like I haven't really been able to add any illustrative elements to my work, purely as it hasn't really been relevant to the other projects.

I'm excited by how the brief sounds, it is to design a cover for the Penguin Book awards from a choice of The Wind in The Willows or The Big Sleep. 

I've decided to choose The Big Sleep, as I think the subject matter will be very interesting to cover, the setting of Los Angeles in the 1930's and the storyline revolving around crime and gambling has a very sinister feel to it which I think will be interesting to explore through illustration!

STRENGTHS: I quite enjoy illustration so I think it will be quite easy to stay focused on this topic.

WEAKNESSES: I don't have much experience transferring illustrations onto the computer and then editing them or going over them so I think that's a weakness!

OPPORTUNITIES: More experience can be gained especially using a computer to illustrate.

THREATS: Time! Illustration can be very time consuming so I think it's important to really consider what to illustrate and to stay completely focused and not get behind!

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