Illustration -
Lustrious Lotus
An illustration for Lustrious Lotus, a fictional herbal tea brand with a focus on supplying floral flavors. The use of thin lines in the illustration portrays an elegant, refreshing product which plays into the therapeutic effects tea has on some people. This product is geared toward tea drinkers of all ages.
Process
Rough Sketch
Before being rendered out in Illustrator, an initial sketch on paper was drawn out.
Because the blend tool was being used to create a line-heavy linocut appearance, the initial drawing needed to be simple and clear.
Alternative Attempt
When I returned to this project to prepare it for my portfolio, I wanted to try a different technique for the illustration.
This version was done by painting on paper with sumi ink and vectorizing it in Illustrator after.
After testing the new illustration on the packaging mockup I noticed how little similarity it had to the clean, elegant brand that I had already established.
Ultimately I decided to return to the initial artwork.