With the specific blooms already chosen for the content, and Beth focusing on the typographical element of this project, research was conducted into how abstract or realistic watercolours can be, for this publication it was decided together to keep them as realistic as possible, yet incorporating my own personal style of watercolour to create a looser style illustration which can compliment Beth’s typography.
Spring:
-Crocus
-Blackthorn
-Dog Rose
-Nigella
Summer:
-Honeysuckle
-Teasel
-Buddlia
-Yellow Iris
Autumn:
-Common Fern
-Sea Buckthorn
-Virginia Creeper
-Bramble
Winter:
-Winter Heliotrope
-Gorse
-Winter Jasmine
-Ivy
Identify:
- flowering time
- height
- close relative
- description
Crocus
Description: The cup-shaped, solitary, flower tapers off into a narrow tubular shape. Their colours vary, however lilac, mauve, yellow, and white are predominant, Crocuses typically have three stamens. Flower is composed of six petals.
Relatives:
Habitat: Crocus lives in alpine meadows, rocky mountainsides, scrublands and woodlands.
Height: can reach 8 to 12 inches in height.
Flowering time: February and March
Perennial
Blackthorn
Description: White flowers appear on short stalks before the leaves in March and April, either singularly or in pairs. The dark brown bark is smooth, and twigs form straight side shoots, which develop into thorns.
Relatives:
Habitat: Common in woodland, scrub and hedgerows
Height: mature trees can grow to a height of around 6-7m
Flowering time: march
Dog Rose
Relatives:
Habitat: In woodland, hedgerows and on scrubland
Height (flower): 3-6cm
Flowering time: June-July
Watercolour illustrations that I created to fit with the typography that Beth has created
All illustrations complete, they were edited digitally ready to apply to the spreads. Beth was pleased with how the illustrations turned out, they resemble the botanical plants perfectly, yet they have an illustrative quality that creates a light hearted tone for the informative project.
The colours used have been taken from the existing blooms and modified, brightened up to resemble fresh florals, even for the winter blooms they can be bold and bright.
Mock up of first illustration to see how the type and illustration connect
Testing layout ideas using sketches and the basic layout
mock up, no specific grid system has been used as the publication does not need a formatted structure.
Whilst completing the illustrations, Beth had been working on the type, creating her own using the serif font Baskerville as inspiration; the type created has been inspired by botany, incorporating loose flourishes to the letter forms.
Creating this digital mock up allowed us to visualise how the pages will look, the composition of the florals definitely needs to be changed however it gave a good example to work with. The illustrations need brightening and resizing but overall the layout works well, and the significant information is clear and the typography is clean.
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