Green is a favorite color around here and is a common request when it comes to ink selection. While my personal favorites tend to be greens with more yellow in them, I fell in love when this color came off the press. And what color might this new love be? That would be Pantone 363. The bride and groom selected this custom blended green ink along with bright white cotton paper and cherry wood invites. A perfect combination, in my opinion.
Just thought I would share a little peak into my process when working on a new illustration. First, I tend to do some quick sketching followed by research. By research I mean I usually gather some inspiring photos and colors, as well as look through some of my old sketches and not so neatly place them around my drawing board. Following this stage, I do more quick sketching until I start feeling the direction I want to go in. Then, depending on my mood and the style I am going for, I either create some cleaner drawings by hand which I then clean up using the computer, or I create the illustration directly on the computer.
Here are a few images as well as initial sketches and ideas from a recent custom design project. I’m really excited about the finished illustration, so I will try and post some photos of the finished project in the future.
and the credit goes to: top left image of the yummy crinkly taffeta gown by Nicole Miller (via Brides.com), all other images by me
