Self-Insertion project

Alright so this isn't me but I asked if it would be ok to use this image since it fit the general idea for the assignment, so here you go. This was done for my sister to use for her family Christmas cards after she got upset over the pictures that were taken by a (cheap) portrait studio. It was a quick job because it was so close to Christmas but she was happy and that's all that matters ( I know best big brother/uncle ever).

The separate images:

The final images:

Complex Vector Illustration

Original photo:

My Illustration:

  I chose the word "delicate" as inspiration for this illustration, and when I think delicate I think of flowers. A quick google image search of flowers came up with a ton of choices but I really like the overall composition, and limited color palette of this particular image. Because I chose such a simplistic image I decide to make it as detailed as I could within the allotted time (if I had more time and a higer resolution reference image I could have made it look exact), so I chose to use the gradient mesh tool for the entire image. It took the better part of a day (I want to say about 9 hours) to get it to this point. Overall I'm pretty happy with how it came out but like I said with more time I would have made it a bit more realistic. 

Exquisite Corpse

Project 2 part 3: The Final Logo

    Every designer dreams of landing a client that will springboard their company into the limelight, and for me the client was Springfield billionaire Charles Montgomery Burns. I was contacted personally by Mr. Burns' assistant, Mr. Smithers, who informed me that I had been hand selected by Mr. Burns himself to design a logo for his new fragrance line. Honored to work for such a prestigious client I accepted the offer (as if I had a choice) and began work immediately.  
 

The design brief:
   Design a logo to appear on both the packaging and the product for a new line of cologne by Charles Montgomery Burns. The logo needs reflect the personality and values of Mr. Burns while targeting other billionaires looking for an exclusive fragrance experience.

The Design:
   The design that was chosen by Mr. Burns consisted of two parts 1) a stylized silhouette of Mr. Burns' heads and 2) a elegant typeface which reads "Charles Montgomery Burns". While these logos were presented only in black and white to maintain their classic feel, they will be printed on the actual product in 24 karat gold leaf as shown in the product mockup.

The sketch: 

The finished logo:

The product mockup:

**The mock up for this project was done in Photoshop. Since I didn't not have cologne bottles without a label I had to take an image from the internet in order to create the mockup. I didn't take this picture here is the link to the original photograph: http://images.wisegeek.com/cologne-bottle.jpg