At Sea

I created a series of nostalgic and abstract illustrations for a personal project, inspired by Italian advertising design of the 1920s.

I used block colours, gradients and custom shapes with an intention to use as few lines as possible to (hopefully) create an iconic style.

Here, I wanted to try and build a sea scape with as few lines and shapes as possible. A simple boat of two shapes seemed to be the best option, with a touch of pink on the sail. I spent some time playing with sea/sky gradients, and - again with a focus on ultra-simplicity - settled on a simple line between to depict the horizon and add some perspective.