Geo Law illustration!

I first came across George Law's work in 'Now Then' magazine in July last year, Now Then is a free independent magazine based in Sheffield that regularly features designers/illustrators as the main feature, the magazine itself looks into popular culture around the city and is definitely worth following!

Back to the main topic however, I'm really interested Law's work and have been a keen fan ever since my eyes rested on the quirky creatures, bold lines and statement colour!

Not long after that, he produced the designs for the posters and merch for 'Tramlines' festival 2011, the design worked really nicely because it gave off the hectic yet fun vibe of the festival and keeping in the local Sheffield feel by adding the tinsley water towers, a perfect icon of reference for locals and visitors alike! Law's quirky style shines out in all his work, digital and physical. Personal favourites of mine are his own personal projects such as 'Deities of Geoda' & his watercolour collections, the use of colour and simple line really make the illustrations jump out! I'd definitely recommend anyone to check out his other stuff!

Looking Up.. On Photoshop!

Checkered Sky

I made this image as part of my development for the project 'Looking up/Looking down' I'm really happy with how this image turned out! Due to the sheer number of squares and their dominance as a focus point, I wanted to keep the total number of focuses to 3, to prevent the overall image from looking too busy. 


The contrast between the graph paper and the blue sky make a really nice / subtle background for the squares to be placed on top of, helping them really stand out. I got the idea of the squares from the original image, where there were 3 buildings, one of which was covered in these large squares, resembling a cheese grater! I tried using the building in the composition but it looked too busy, so I removed the building and re-drew the squares myself on photoshop.