Illustration for Motion

In the summer of 2021, I took the Illustration for Motion course taught by Sarah Beth Morgan, from which I learned the foundations of modern illustration and how to create artworks for animation projects. Below is a showcase of the 8 projects that I worked on in this 3-month course.

Project 1: Character Design

The brief: This project is for an upcoming ad campaign for a new boutique bubble tea shop called Normal Bubble Tea. They’re looking for 5 styleframes that feature a female character grabbing a cup of bubble tea while doing something active with her new found energy.

Project 2: Abstract Forms

The brief: Me & You is an established industry news site focusing on the creative lifestyle. They’re currently working on a series of articles featuring desk setups from a variety of creatives. Each creative involved is required to illustrate their own desk.

Project 3: Designing a New Style

The brief: Me & You is back with a new request. They’d like to have some illustrations for a special report on putting limits on binge watching shows that target a new younger demographic that typically doesn’t view content through more traditional channels.

Project 4: Feelings

The brief: This summer, Grandma’s Kitchen is releasing 5 new flavors of their award-winning protein shake. They could think of no better way to release the news than through a 15 second animation. Their goal is to express the sense of extreme satisfaction to their viewers - that feeling you get when you just had the best meal of your life.

Project 5: Perspective

The brief: Using isometric perspective, create a simplified, geometric version of any landmark/favorite spot of the city that I live in.

Project 6: Forced Perspective

The brief: CandyCart is a mobile service that delivers home movie snack needs within an hour. Their app is (finally!) launching in a month, and they want to build the hype with a :20-:30 pre-roll ad. They’d like to see a new styleframe that is more grounded in reality, using some perspective. In addition, they’d like to explain some of the transitions to their animator, so they need a transition guide as well.

Project 7: Retro Style

The brief: Get inspired by the retro vibe and infuse it into my style. Add more surrealism, personality, and nostalgic feeling to my illustration.

Project 8: The Final!

The brief: Using everything I learned from this course to create 8 styleframes on a subject of my choice. I chose Cus D’Amato’s speech about his concept of fear as my subject.