Over the past few weeks I have been creating a piece of work to submit for the AOI Prize
for Illustration competition. This year the theme is 'Sounds of the City -an illustrated interpretation of urban sound'. The brief invited entrants to visually capture sounds heard in our UK cities in a single illustration.
My illustration was inspired by my walks in the Yorkshire countryside where I became interested between the relationship of rural and city life. It became apparent that urban life seemed nearby, whether that was a car driving by the roadside or the tall, shiny buildings on the horizon. I find it interesting how spaces interlink and change over a short distance. My piece therefore emphasises the entwining relationship between nature and the city by illustrating the layering of sounds, objects and atmosphere.
While creating the artwork for this brief I took the opportunity to document the process, as working digitally is something that I am experimenting with. People that know me well will know how frustrated I've been having not created that much of my own work lately, so this piece was a good excuse to experiment and get producing something in my own style.
All I have to do now is wait till November to hear who has been selected to exhibit at London Transport Museum, read more about it here
Enjoy the images below and as always let me know your thoughts :)
Thanks for your time.
Bye for now.
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| Initial sketches and ideas |
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| Final A3 sketch |
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| Development work- Digitally colouring on photoshop |
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| Development work- Finalising colours and composition |
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| Final image |
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