Inspired entirely by Nick Misani's Fauxsaic project, I decided to try making one of my own. This will be part of a mailer for Mosaic Boston's Easter weekend services.
The process was very long, but entirely worth it. Very pleased with the results!
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Original sketch of the lettering I wanted to try
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All vectored up
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After adding the tiles around in Procreate
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I created a blue hex pattern in Illustrator to be the background tiles behind the design.
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The colored-in artwork before lighting and texture
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The finished piece!
Added shading, texture, and lighting to the tiles in Photoshop.