Developing unique illustration style by illustrating a poem book

Abstract

The main purpose of this thesis is to create a unique and recognizable illustration style. To perform this task a poem book, November, written by Andrey Solodov, was illustrated. It was not a client work, and the book was chosen according to own interests in poetry art. The thesis covers the description of the drawing process at each stage, and all basic elements for creating book illustration are discussed. This thesis employs a practice-based approach as it consists of theoretical part that covers the process of illustration and its fundamental elements. The second part is a practical one that showcases the own creative process of the author and explains its different stages. As a final result a cover design of the book and illustrations for the poems chosen by the author were created. During the working process the author’s drawing technique and skills were developed and improved.