,,THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER"

Hey :) I apologize for any spelling mistakes in advance, but my first language is German, because I'm from Vienna :)

So when I was choosing my phrase, I was thinking about song quotes.

I wanted to choose something uplifting, and then "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence + The Machine came to my mind. The meaning of the song is debatable but for me and my friends, it has always been a motivational and happy song, so yay!

Things that relate to my phrase:

"The Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine - image 1 - student project

Moodboard:

(also inspired by the music video in the woods -> that's why I included trees :))

"The Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine - image 2 - student project

So my idea was to include a dog illustration and maybe some nature elements.

Step 2:

Lettering Warm-Ups:

"The Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine - image 3 - student project

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Step 3:

Thumbnails:

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Here I sketched out some ideas, though I liked the ones I highlighted pink best!

"The Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine - image 7 - student project

Sketches:

Then I created 2 tight sketches with the layouts I liked the most.

1.

"The Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine - image 8 - student project

2.

"The Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine - image 9 - student project

I tried to put the focus on the words "Dog" + "Days". Also I hope the dog doesn't take all the attention away from the Lettering.

So any feedback is highly apprechiated! :)) Thanks!

I like the 2nd one better, but I'm not so sure about the Lettering in general.. Maybe I'll overthink it again :)

UPDATE Nr.1:

So I stuck with the 2nd one and tried to somehow improve it..

I thought the dog was kind of distracting and I didn't really find space for him so he didn't make it into this sketch :) I tried to to make the words more different from each other and to focus on creating a nice overall containing shape with the swirls.

"The Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine - image 10 - student project

I hope it didn't get worse haha :D

(and I know it's kind of unbalanced and wonky, we'll fix that later..I guess :P)

UPDATE Nr.2:

I inked it up and coloured it! I felt as if the colours suited the phrase and meaning quite well :) I like how it turned out !

I changed up the words "The" and "and" to be a little simpler. Also I changes up some swirls and extended the bushes to act as a border :))

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UPDATE:

"The Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine - image 12 - student project

I changed some things up, as suggested! :))

Thanks for all your lovely comments so far including your feedback! :)

Sanya Elisabeth

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