Exploring experimenting with existing illustrations, changing colour palette slightly by experimenting with an overlay of the exclusion and linear light settings. I wanted to use existing illustrations so that I could change the colour palette’s and decide on which final outcome I preferred in preparation for final piece planning. I used a grid with my original colour palette and layered it in different ways. I wanted to use one of my flashcards as I wasn’t completely happy with the final result before this. The final result ended up reminding me of David McKee’s ‘Elmer’ series, and wanted to explore it with one more illustration.
I used the same technique of the grid overlay with my stamp-style number flashcards, using two different overlays for the background solid colour without the grid, as I wanted the background to stay a solid colour, like the ABCD flashcards. I was happy with how the inside layers looked, and I think it worked out as effectively as the original stamp colour, as I liked the way the colours merged with the original solid colours. I had to change the background colours a few times, as I wasn’t happy with how it originally looked. I settled on the first design, as I think it forms the most cohesive design.
