These illustrations were created for a Color Theory course I completed while attending Minneapolis College. The assignment required us to study a photographic image and translate its highlights, shadows, and subtle color variations into a simplified illustration.
Using Adobe Illustrator, I selected photographs of various fruits and vegetables and placed them into my workspace as reference images. From there, I began building the compositions by creating basic shapes that represented different areas of color. I refined each shape by adjusting anchor points to define the edges more precisely.
To capture the full range of hues and tints, I sampled colors directly from the original photographs and applied them to the shapes, essentially constructing layered patches of color. Once I removed the reference images, I was pleasantly surprised by how cohesive the illustrations appeared.
I believe these pieces successfully convey the highlights and shadows of a still life, distilled into a clean and minimal vector style.
I wanted to indicate the plethora of ways these vector illustrations could be used in real life so I created a variety of mock-ups featuring the design.
Mock-up design for a bucket hat using my vector illustrations.
Mock-up design for wrapping paper featuring a pattern made with my original vector illustration.
Mock-up Design for graphic socks from my mushroom vector.
Mock-up for a canvas tote bag featuring my olive illustration.
Mock-ups for pins and buttons - variety of color combinations using all four illustrations (one vector per pin and a background color).
Mock-up for a skateboard design featuring the olive graphic I created.
Mock-up I created for a lunchbox using my vector illustrations.
Mock-up created for an umbrella with a lettuce pattern from my original illustration.
