Overall I didn't enjoy this brief as much as I thought I would, but I think the main contributing factor to this was my choice of book in the first place. I think a book with more of an idea rather than an objective focus would have been much easier and more fun to illustrate, and I think I could definitely have done more with the design.
I did consider changing the book right at the start of the brief, however I though it best to try and challenge myself with something which required a lot more thinking; plus, as a practising illustrator, I wouldn't be able to pick and choose which brief or subject I work on, so I need to get used to challenging myself more with materials and ideas rather than staying in my comfort zone.
I am happy with the materials I used in this brief, I have never really painted or used brushes before, and it was a nice change to be able to use something more fluid than fineliner. I would have liked to work with a bit more colour, however, with the subject of my book, it would have been inappropriate to use colour on a cover of a book which only focusses on b&w. Hopefully the next brief will allow me the freedom to use more colour.
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