"Fearfearfear is a silly thing."
My friend Ana posted this, and I knew I had to letter it, with her permission, of course!
I wanted to illustrate something related to the conquering of fear, and combine it with the lettering of the phrase. I decided to wrap my concept around the fear of heights, with regard to the splendor of viewing the world from up high. You can find my process below!
I wanted to illustrate something related to the conquering of fear, and combine it with the lettering of the phrase. I decided to wrap my concept around the fear of heights, with regard to the splendor of viewing the world from up high. You can find my process below!
This is the general direction I'm looking to explore, with the trapeze artists knocking out the words "fear" stacked upon each other. I want a color change in the letterforms inside the "spotlight" for effect. Now I'll be working on making letterforms that are bold enough with ornamentation that fits its theme. I want the words for fear to be a bit silly (which is why I took out the sinister pointed terminals!)
Thumbnail roughs to find a balance between the lettering and the illustration. I thought putting more decorative ornamentation in the circus tent frame would balance the solidity of the shapes in the interior. I thought the silhouette crowd at the bottom made for some interesting shapes and will see if I can keep them.
Everything is still up in the air (ha), but I think it's heading the right direction. I chose a more centered composition instead of handing the entire comp on an axis so I could do a whimsical border.
We've got frames upon frames. I want to keep a ragged quality to the line, so I use a mix of tracing paper and marker paper.
