As I've been quite unsure about the addition of colour on my digital illustrations I've decided to confuse matters even further and add texture. I know, I'll never learn. Giving myself more options is really not a good thing but it just felt like a natural progression to me.
The addition of texture makes the illustrations feel very different from the diagrammatical qualities of the black and white line illustrations. I think this is what I like about them. They feel more like actual objects and not flat illustrations. However, I'm still not sure of the outcome I want. I suppose my sketchbooks offer flat, two dimensional illustrations in abundance and it would be a good idea to introduce further variety to my work.
Although the texture is subtle (compare it to the 'addition of colour' post and you'll see!) I do like the finish. I think they work better when the textured illustrations are grouped together.
Do you know, I think this is the look I will go for in my three large scale pieces. I think I have cracked it! I'm excited about it now and can visualise what I want the pieces to look like. Now there is just the small task of creating all the illustrations.
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