In March I began an online Illustration 'bootcamp' course with a different market to design an illustration for each month, for a few months. Already it has given me plenty of food for thought in my approach to illustration and as a career - and so has been well worth doing. The first assignment was to design a journal cover, and with some colour suggestions, I leant very much on a summer theme from the start - Covid might prevent it, but can't forget about those summer holidays! It was a good chance to experiment for me and I wanted to be braver using hand-coloured methods for a final piece rather than opting for an entirely digital colour finish each time! Also not to play it 'safe' and do something a bit different to my usual approach. I'm looking to try out some more journal covers in other media soon to build my portfolio in that way further. :)
The second assignment has now been finished and I will shortly also post that here.
