Aesthetic Experimentation 2

I decided to further experiment with using flat design with a pastel colour palette.

I used this image that I'd taken in Montmartre, Paris. I thought it would make a nice landscape. What i like about the photograph is that its quite symmetrical (similar to Wes Anderson's composition) 

I traced the image in Illustrator and coloured the image on Photoshop. I tried to simplify the image as much as possible, whilst still retaining the detail in the shapes.

When using Illustrator I began by using the eyedropper tool to select colours from the original photograph.  I then tried to use the suggested colour palette that Illustrator created. Therefore the colours in the image are all fairly similar, as opposed to using lots of varying shades and hues. Nevertheless, it could have been beneficial to have developed my own colour palette (although I haven's mastered how to do this yet).

In Photoshop I used different brush styles to add subtle texture to the trees. This was inspired by Julien Regnard (see: Aesthetic experimentation). I could have made this more dynamic, as the details aren't so clear when zoomed out.

The screenshot above shows how I used the 'auto color' tool. This made the colours in the image appear to be more balanced and in harmony with each other. I like how it made the colours slightly muted. 

I also experimented with removing the colour altogether, however I don't think it looks very good. Although there are animations that are featured in black and white (Persepolis; Frankenweenie) and are very effective, I don't think it works for my own style.

I thought the colours in the image had too much of a green tint, therefore I added a pale pink solid colour layer to balance this out. I also increased the brightness of the image. 

Overall I quite like the final outcome of the image. I think it could have done with having less details in the background as it is a little bit jarring to look at.