12/27/2023 0 Comments Cashew plant botanical drawing![]() ![]() I picked a few of these up whilst in America, I felt like there was a point where I kept seeing them pop up in other artist’s Instagram feeds. In third place, we have the Pigma Micron fineliner. Let me know if there are any others out there that you think are worth a shout! Out of all the fineliners I’ve been through, I’ve done a quick review on my top three – including my go-to brand for botanical style illustrations. They’re easy to control, they produce uniform lines and there’s no worrying about inks running together or waiting around for the work to dry. I have experimented with various inks and brushes along the way but fine liners always seem to come out on top. Over the years I have worked my way through countless tools hoping to capture a mere modicum of this particular style. The illustrations themselves are beautiful in their own right, but it’s often the natural process of aging in the paper that helps propel that uniqueness further. They represent a time where printing methods were a lot simpler, and in turn this may have inadvertently produced oddities or inconsistencies in the artwork but this merely adds to their charm. And I believe it’s because of this that people find botanical illustrations so charming. So it’s no surprise that designers often look at ways of integrating illustration into brand identities as a way of crafting distinction. Illustrations and artwork have the power to connect with people in ways no other medium can. It’s a lasting relic, something tactile that is a sum of all the hard work, patience and years worth of practice that is funnelled into a final piece. On top of that, the illustration themselves take years to finish so it doesn’t necessarily matter how talented you are, the need for patience will always remain.īut as for most artists, often it’s not about how long something takes, it’s about that visual reward we seek at the end. What was interesting was the group of individuals who create these illustrations undergo a highly selective process after having their portfolios scrutinised, those that are chosen spend over 10 years learning to draw in that particular style and refine their skills further. And I know that illustration for currency is a massive leap from botanical/scientific illustration, but the sheer craftsmanship and the time spent working on one illustration certainly has its parallels. I cannot remember the exact name of the documentary that I watched (I will update this post when I do) but it was all about how illustrations for US currency is crafted and it was fascinating. Get the proportions off and it’s instantly noticeable, shade with one line closer than the rest and you either have to apply that to the whole drawing or start again. These types of illustration undoubtedly take serious skill, it’s as much of an art as it is a science. You see them adorning everything from old stamps, bank notes, passport pages all the way through to modern day brand collateral. ![]() Like so many other people, I’ve always had a bit of an obsession with botanical illustrations, and when you look closely at all the intricacies it’s easy to fall in love with them. ![]() For most people this will seem like the driest post ever, but my fellow designers out there might actually find this quite useful!
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