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Collect
Gathered visual references, shapes, and colour relationships to establish the mood.
Archive / Illustration
Yellow Submarine
A personal study in illustration and motion. I developed the scene in Procreate, then explored animation and different compositions as a way to grow my drawing and motion skills together.
The idea
This piece uses an expressive illustrated world to explore how familiar cultural references can become a springboard for a personal visual language.
Focus
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character
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colour
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composition
The finished illustration.
01 / IllustrationThis personal illustration uses a bright submarine window to frame an underwater character. I used the piece to develop my handling of colour, texture and composition, then explored how the scene could work in motion.
Watch the illustration take shape.
02 / Procreate processThe Procreate recording opens up the drawing process behind the finished image. It shows the illustration developing over time, making the changes in shape, colour and detail part of the story.
Taking the drawing into motion.
Yellow Submarine / Animation versionsI used the finished scene as a starting point for developing my motion skills. These versions explore how movement and framing change the illustration, connecting my drawing practice with animation. Seen alongside the Procreate recording, they show the progression from making the image to making it move.
Process
From reference to world
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Draw
Developed characters and objects through an expressive, hand-built illustration language.
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Compose
Balanced the details into a playful scene that works as both image and story.