Flowers are one of my favorite subjects to draw, and for this project I chose lilies for their magnificent scale, elegant forms, and almost sculptural presence. Working from photo references, I explored how I could reimagine the flower in a way that felt distinctive and personal.
I wanted some areas of the flowers to feel highly detailed, such as in the stamens, while retaining the warmth and character of a hand-worked illustration in the petals and the leaves. For this reason, I built the artwork primarily with vector shapes in Affinity Designer, and used pixel-based brushes to introduce texture, subtle color variation, and organic imperfections.
After creating the illustration, I was curious to see how it might translate into the real world. I invite you to imagine the illustration applied to book publishing, commercial, lifestyle and luxury beauty products, and wine labels.
From Illustration to Application
The project in vector hairlines and pixel view as seen on my Affinity canvas
Color Variations
Color variations can be subtle while enticing different emotions
