IF: Pretend

November 18th, 2008 at 10:38 pm

My first thought about the last Illustration Friday topic was that it will be quite inspirational but, finally, I went a bit further in the concept than expected and choose to sketch a guy who, after pretending too much, see his face on a mirror and don’t recognize himself… so he get surprised or even scared.

Well, according to my partner, this is not an obvious illustration for a topic called “pretend” as it should works without any forms of explanations. I kind of agree with that but I’d like to have various point of view on this question: Should an illustration be obvious at the first second you see it, or is it good to have a little reflexion in order to understand it?

As usual (when I run out of time) I sketched using Colors! on my Nintendo DS.

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  1. I dig your colors and style a ton! Very rich. Very well done.

    Personally I like illustrations that invite the viewer to speculate and interpret.

    Digital Scott on November 19th, 2008 at 3:18 am

  2. I know a lot of people who might encounter this lol. Great job!

    leona on November 19th, 2008 at 5:23 am

  3. What a fabulous idea! This picture fits perfectly with the theme!!

    ellen on November 20th, 2008 at 12:59 am

  4. Awesome, the idea, the way that brings you to this illo, the design, the colors, I love!

    Marina GEY on November 20th, 2008 at 12:13 pm

  5. Ah zut je l’aurais mieux dit comme ça: le cheminement pour en arriver à cette image, dont on ne saurait dit si on veux en rire ou en pleurer, une impression de malaise qui flotte,
    L’idée donc, me plait, la recherche, et puis j’ai déjà dit le reste!

    Marina GEY on November 20th, 2008 at 12:15 pm

  6. More super terrific work … with o without descriptions!!!

    Faruffa on November 20th, 2008 at 6:45 pm

  7. This is a facinating peice of art. I like it though. The eyes pop out at u as if the person was scared out of his mind.

    Taylor on November 20th, 2008 at 10:35 pm