Redrawing the Line risograph publication

For one of the last projects, we had to produce an illustration for a risograph publication - 'Redrawing the Line.' This is a women-centric Indian magazine that focuses on issues surrounding the female population. In our illustration, we had to present an issue currently facing the opposite gender. As seen below, I have illustrated a female figure that is covered by various renowned make-up brands - portraying how advertising can lead to a woman's true beauty being covered up, in a literal sense. The logos are arranged on a grid which can also be seen as a cage/cell that women are trapped in by these beauty products.

The two-part separation can be seen here, with the above image to be red, and the bottom image to be black, in the final risograph print. There exists two variations of the black image as the brand logos may not show up the way I want them to if they are the same colour as the background. Leading on from the two-part separation of my illustration is a brief description of my practice and self-portrait - to be featured in the publication also.

I am a mostly traditional illustrator and like working in pencils and watercolours, though I enjoy the freedom of digital drawing. My drawings are mostly black-and-white, but I have introduced more colour over the years. I like to put metaphor in some of my works, as I feel it is important to represent significant themes through art. My art style is usually very detailed and this allows me to capture the weight of an image from reference or real life.

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