The other day I was overcome with the urge to draw a Mexican sugar skull…so that’s what I did!
I took inspiration from lots of different skulls I found, but mostly I made up the decorations. I also wanted to include the text ‘Momento Mori’ (‘Remember you will die’ if I recall correctly) and what better way to include text than on a banner? Pink is definitely the colour to deal with death :) (excuse the lowered quality of the image…the text is actually very clear). Overall I’m really pleased!
In other news I plan to be taking part in a few collaborative efforts in the very near future. The first is Find Chaffy, where illustrators create a panel showing his latest adventure; the second is I would be… where illustrators/designers illustrate what they would be if they weren’t a designer. You’ll have to wait until I’ve done my illustration before I tell you! And last but not least Monstrous Collab; which will result in an A2 poster filled with characters (finger’s crossed I’d get picked!).
I’m soooooo excited to get going with these, so it probably won’t be long until they’re done. Sleep is for pansies…
Illustration by Julia 