Drinky drinks of the week!
Illustration notes App: Procreate Brushes used: MaxU Gouache Retro 1, MaxU Grainstorm Smudge (for London Fog, and Horoyoi only) Time: Around 1.5-4.5 hrs per illustration Dimension: 4x6 inches
I loved drinks and I wanted to try and build on the previous style from the soda pop girl. I really liked how the drink came out there too thus a further exploration.
References were used for each drink, most of them my own photos. To help me exaggerate and to make the drinks more vibrant when I start to color I would saturate the photo so that those colors then become my base. No color-picking was done in order to practice colors better. The colors in the illustration are still pushed a bit more so that it has more contrast within itself.
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The frame design was added to make the background less boring but I had no aim in really making them detailed. Despite being low effort, it is something I am interested in trying out again but with more purpose. I wonder if drawing intricate frame embellishments has been around for a long time. I wonder who or what are some possible inspirations for this.
Overall, I like how they look however I can't quite imagine where these could be applied easily. Is it for editorial, is it for merch, or is it for entertainment? Is there a story, a use, or a form of entertainment in the illustration itself? I'm not sure but I might have relied on the caption for their stories too much.
I'm still glad to have gone through this process because how else can you learn? Also, just proud of myself for completing some sort of consistency for a bit. Hehe