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Tasia M.S. explains the key details of her magical illustration for LightBox Expo, including structure, her brush choices and more
My task began when LightBox Expo asked me to work on an illustration befitting their event, which I was so excited for. They also wanted me to incorporate their logo into the artwork, which had to be more than just an appendage.
My goal was clear; I wanted the logo to represent the feeling of awe I have for LightBox. It needed to
radiate as the focal point, ensconced within the heart of the illustration, sparking curiosity as if a magical creature had just stumbled upon an enigmatic revelation.
My initial idea was to have a fairy sat on some flowers in a forest and interacting with the logo. It didn’t work as the flowers took too much focus from the logo, which I wanted to be the primary detail. Instead, I opted to do a majestic mermaid.
With my newfound clarity, I embarked on this voyage where the mermaid, intertwined with the logo, would unearth a world of wonder, fusing together fantasy and reality into an extraordinary tapestry of imagination. Using The Fisherman and the Syren by Frederic Leighton, as well as the mermaid paintings of Victor Nizovtsev, as my inspiration, I set out to create a fitting illustration of my own.
