I decided to try stylizing in two ways. First I took a basic, rounded star and drew it in many ways in pencil. Then I switched to a basic flower to play with different mediums. In both cases I don't love most of the results, but I kept reminding myself that an experiment's success is not based on the resultant product, but on what is learned through the process. Which means these experiments were a success, indeed. :)

a star and a flower - stylized different ways - image 1 - student project

I almost didn't make one of the stars into a character, but I'm glad I did—it ended up being my favorite one! At first I was having a hard time figuring out how to make something that's cute by nature more elegantly styled (at this point I was kicking myself for choosing a rounded star to play with). My commitment to fill the page helped push me to try new ways, though, and eventually I found a few. While they're not perfect, by any means, it was enough to give me an idea of what could be used if I wanted to develop some of the ideas further.

a star and a flower - stylized different ways - image 2 - student project

The flowers were an experiment in using a variety of mediums and tools—many of which I'd never tried before or had very limited experience with. Again, although they are far from perfect, I learned what kinds of things I'm interested in exploring further. For example, while I dislike using cold press watercolor paper in general (which I was reminded of in doing this exercise), I found I rather like how it adds texture to ordinary markers. Speaking of markers, I decided to try coloring one and then painting with water on top of it (the bottom pink one). I was surprised at how well it worked! I also discovered—to my surprise—I really enjoy playing with gouache. I think my favorite flower of the bunch, though, is the pink one towards the bottom-left. I love how soft it turned out and how the colors in the leaf blended.

So I have a lot more learning to do, but now I have a better idea of what kinds of things to explore. Thanks for inspiring me to try playing with style!

Hannah Burgdorf

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