"A Dog With a Secret" is the illustration project that I have been making during the class recording. I'll go through the steps to show you exactly how I made this illustration:

1. Starting with the geometric shapes, from the class template:

A Dog With a Secret - image 1 - student project

2. Then I modified the shapes and drew the characters/objects that I associated with those shapes:

A Dog With a Secret - image 2 - student project

3. The storyline that connected all those little drawings was as follows: A newly engaged girl was moving to a new house with her dog. The house had circular windows through which curious googly eyes peered out. She stood on the pathway, wearing a skirt, aware that the house contained a piñata and boxes waiting to be unpacked. Meanwhile, a beehive hung from a nearby tree.

This was the rough sketch, that illustrated the story:

A Dog With a Secret - image 3 - student project

4. Afterwards, I roughly applied some colors, to have a basic understanding of where the story was going. In this process, the googly eyes moved from the house into the tree:

A Dog With a Secret - image 4 - student project

5. It was time for me to reimagine this story in my own style. I decided to merge the girl and the dog into a single character, using a beehive and a piñata as inspirations. I combined elements such as the shape of a tree, googly eyes, and a box in the design.

A Dog With a Secret - image 5 - student project

6. As a next step, I sketched the main shapes that would later become a new illustration.

A Dog With a Secret - image 6 - student project

7. Then I brought the dog image as a reference and made the clean outlines: A Dog With a Secret - image 7 - student project

8. Then I applied the colors, textures, and details, which would make the illustration almost ready. A Dog With a Secret - image 8 - student project

9. Finally, I used the "mirroring technique" that I explained in detail during the class, to correct the main mistakes and add the final touches. Here's the final result:

A Dog With a Secret - image 9 - student project

That's it! Thank you for checking my project. If you have any questions, please let me know on the discussion page.

Enjoy your day!

Masho

Masho Marg

Multidisciplinary Artist & Designer

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