Iron Fine Arts and Art Installation Design · 2020
Splash Illustration
- A' Design Award 2020 Iron Winner in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: Maria Bradovkova
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 14,641
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About Splash Illustration
"Splash" is personal drawing project made by Maria Bradovkova, Her goal was to challenge her creativity and abstract thinking. She used traditional technique — colored ink on paper. Random splash of ink was a starting point and inspiration for each illustration. She observed irregular shape of watercolor until she saw a hint of a figure in it. With linear drawing she added details and made the character to stand out. Abstract shape of stain she turned into figurative image. Each drawing shows different human or animalistic characters in sentimental mood.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Project consists of five illustrations. Each drawing started from a random splash of ink later detailed with linear drawing. Topic of illustrations was not planned before. Bradovkova let splash of ink to inspire and lead her. Each has its own dominant color — blue, vine red or brown. Drawings represent human or animalistic characters in emotional moment of lament, instinct, fear, melancholy and sadness.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 123 x 93 mm
155 x 132 mm - Tags
- drawing, illustration, ink, creative process, splash, linear drawing, intuitive drawing, intuitive art
- Production Technology
- Ink, pencil, marker, white crayon on paper.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to find harmony between abstraction and figuration. Not to change the form of splash but to make the most of it. Secondly to handle composition of whole picture.
- Project Duration
- Illustrations were made during October 2019 in Cracow, Poland.
- Operation Flow
- Presented project can be an inspiration for creators to use this method in their own practice, to expand creativity and intuitive drawing. It allows subconscious to give a voice. Illustrations give space to feel and create stories.
- Research
- Bradovkova used playful and creative method in her drawing project. She combined organic form of watercolor with linear drawing. She created original and expressive characters.
- Inspiration
- Drawings represent personal project of Maria Bradovkova which she did as an exercise to challenge her creativity and abstract thinking. Presented works are part of series Drawing just today challenge, that she accomplished one drawing per day during October 2019 and published on her Instagram. The main idea was to be inspired by abstract irregular shapes of ink.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Lament, 2019.
Image #2: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Instinkt, 2019.
Image #3: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Fear, 2019.
Image #4: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Melancholy, 2019.
Image #5: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Sadness, 2019.
Colors of Splash Illustration
Design Interview about Splash Illustration
My main idea was not to plan but play. I had a method. Random splash of ink on paper. Observation, inspiration and reaction to what appeared to me from that stain of colour. I continued added details with crayon, pencil, linear drawing.
I was wondering where this method can lead me. It was a challenge out of curiosity.
I would like to continue and do more illustrations, experiment more with materials and technique.
During october 2019 I was drawing one illustration per a day. I don't remember hours exactly.
It is a personal project. At the beginning, there was a push from my dear friend, who suggested me, that I do a challenge, one illustration per a day, as an evolution of my previous work.
For this project I don't have further busines plans.
I wanted to challenge my creativity and see how my skills can evolve drawing daily.
Sure, I was experimenting before with watercolour and linear drawing.
Title links to the method. Splash of ink was the starting point for each illustration.
I used ink — liquid watercolour, marker, pencil and white crayon on paper.
Individual style that comes from traditional not digital tools. Unique irregularity of splash with combination with linear drawing that depends on it, will be not repeated.
I wanted to make minimum input to the watercolour base and at the same time, to make the most of it.
I was contacted by people working for the competition. They have noticed my work on Behance, and encouraged to apply.
I have learned that my subconsciousness can pop up when I don't plan.