New Year/New Work

I can't believe it's 2011 and I'm going to graduate soon! Wow time flies! Knowing I had to create like 12 new works for Portfolio class, I was a little freaked out. But I've been busy sketching and developing my style over the holidays and came back with a new perspective on my illustration. Yay!

Our first assignment: pick a client and come up with an illustration that fits for that client

My client: New Orleans Tourism Bureau (gotta represent my NOLA people. Geaux Saints!)

Project: Make an illustrated map of the French Quarter's top tourist attractions.

Here's the finished project:

(Exterior)

(Interior)

You can view larger versions of both HERE! This was my first attempt at illustrating a map, and I gotta say I really enjoyed it and the details with hand-drawn text and characters make it special. 1st project of the quarter and it's already going in the Portfolio....(relieved sigh!) I might post preliminary drawings later!