I started to digitalise the sketches on the sketchbook on Illustrator. To create the hand I used paintbrush tool and thinner strokes to create the outlines first. Once I had the outline done I added some thick strokes in darker areas of the hand and kept some strokes thinner for lighter areas. The illustation below is the first draft which I like the outcome. I then created the gender symbols in pink and blue then placed them in the palm which looks like its been squeezed. For the bursting colours I thought about using other colours as well as pink and blue. As a first draft it does work out but I’m not happy with the hand as it doesn’t look so neat and the colours bursting I’m not sure if they all go well together.
As I was struggling with the hand illustration I thought about scanning the sketches I made on my sketchbook and using them. I scanned the drawings which had more detail. I then added the gender symbols in more solid block way to change the style. I tried with and without colours bursting I think I like it more with the colours bursting out because it fits in with the purpose of our campaign. The colours are the same but I made them smaller than before as I think they were too big in the first one. I’m not sure on using the scanned images because I think they’re too detailed and I wanted to keep it very clean. I could add a color to the hand rather than keeping it black and white it might be lost with the vibrant colours.
These two are the final designs which I feel confident with, there are two versions. The first one is under a skin toned light yellow background with thinner strokes on hard and blue and pink strokes exploding. I changed my idea on different colours bursting because I think the meaning of the act gets losts if there’s other colours as well. So I kept it very simple also it links with Dans video better because he used only blue and pink. The second version is white thicker but simple strokes in the hand and only colour in the hand with white background. When I asked my team members they chose the second version. I agree with them as the second version is clean, simple and it does show the messages clearly. The bursting colours are lot bigger and spread out but as the hand is filled with colour it all balances each other out. I’m very happy with the outcome and Dans video as well. We had many ideas but chose this one which we think fits the protest manifesto.
Busra Yildiz 