Business blue tits
by emmaillustrates
Business cards were the order of the day around working yesterday. Here’s the finished design for the front face of them:
I’m already thinking about changes i’ll make for the next set! I’d imagine the bird and corner may need to be drawn with a heavier line or they might disappear although i really want it to be as subtle as possible, so I’ll see how they look when they’re printed. A greater contrast between the grey colour and the bright colour might be good. A darker, cooler grey would help i think.
I started out with a drawing from a shirt i’d made. Here he is, he was just hand painted so he’s looking a little battered a couple of years on.
Here’s mr blue tit as a sketch from the shirt and some claw images i copied, as i was never happy with how i had painted them on the shirt. in the end i used the open claws (bottom left of claw drawings) and worked from those to imagine how they might act when gripping a thread.
Here’s the two elements combined. I was toying with two ideas for the thread, either he’s pulling open the edge of the card or it leads onto the other side to spell out my name. I liked the idea of a bright corner being revealed, so that’s where i landed.
What an interesting and lovely concept! Love the colours too ~ Sara
Thanks Sara, my previous ones were really out of date so i’m feeling hopeful! I can’t wait to see what they look like printed up.