Illustration Design

The animal that was chosen to be used in the illustration was determined through personal experience as well as there being supporting research. 

The brief requires that the prints are made on A3 paper with a 3px brush size. These are requirements that have been met when completing the illustration. The brief also states that the book will be A4 therefore indicating that the A3 print will be folded in half. This means that the pattern either needs to be across the full page or with a margin gap so that the least amount of detail is lost within the margin fold. 

Reflecting back on the Adult Colouring book research, many of the patterns are repeated to fill the page. Repetition is also something that is known to relax and individual due to the repetitive motion/appearance. 

Through discussions with peers, the singular design was favourited due to this being the design that allowed the full details of the illustration to come through. Although the reasons for repeating the illustration design were described as being 'strong' and 'relevant', it was also said that the 'impact of the illustration is lost through the overcrowding of the page and the mass of detail'. This led to the reconsideration to which design would be submitted. The designs were also printed on A3 to demonstrate how they would work with being folded down the centre. As the repeated patterns do not cross the centre margin line, the only issue raised was with the centred design. However, due to the design having minimal detail in the centre, this was not a justified issue.