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(Medium): colour pencils
(Size:): A4
(Intention): My goal was to create a vibrant and colourful piece Nature is very important to me, especially during winter time when I miss it the most. This inspired me to portray a heroine who's powers can control nature and who is deeply connected with plants and animals. "Ayana" is a name that has a deeper significance:  originating from Africa, this name means "beautiful flower", which relates to the heroine. I chose vibrant colors, with green dominating the entourage and warm, rosy tones for the flowers to give a sense of contrast. For the heroine, I chose indigo and violet to make her look ethereal. Ayana is directly inspired by butterflies, my favorite insects and her wings correspond coloristically to the butterflies around her. As for the title, I chose a simple bright yellow serif font which would stand out and contrast without being overpowering.

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This turned out to be a very fun yet challenging project! Right away, I knew what superhero I wanted to create and what aesthetic and theme i wanted to incorporate to my piece.  However, I faced some challenges during the process. My first issue was the lack of materials I wanted. We are during a pandemic therefore it was almost impossible to get what I wanted, so I adjusted and worked  and used what I already had. I also had big dillemas when It came to the background since I was afraid to put too much details, so I decided to add details to the bottom and leave the backgroud simple.

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(Medium): colour pencils
(Size): A4
(Intention): My intention for this piece was to create a superheroine whose story would take place in the 1920s. For this reason, I decided to imitate a 20's vaudeville theatre poster while still adding some glamourous touches inspired by the art deco style characteristic of that time period. I wanted to create a mysterious and intriguing atmosphere for this character, so I used cold colours such as blue, white and dark purple. I also wanted to have nocturne elements associated with this character, hence the cape with wings and feather head-dress alluding to an owl.

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Medium: pencil, color crayons, and black marker
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This piece is on a A4 size regular white paper. I created a superhero name Hulk Girl, it was inspired from the Hulk. I wanted my superhero to have physical powers like strength. I wanted to create a female superhero to show the woman can be powerful too and to represent that I used violet color. Violet/purple color symbolizes women, it signifies justice and dignity.

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For this piece, I had a clear idea from the begging of what the composition should be what colours I would use. The challenge was to make an initial sketch that I would like to continue working with and resembled illustration styles from the 1920s. One of my favourite parts of this process was researching more about 20's fashion and works of famous art déco illustrators such as Erté.

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The first step was to think about my superhero and design it. The second step, the one I was most afraid was to think about the background. The first idea was to draw the superhero in the middle and next to it put a scientist that created the Hulk Girl and draw buildings in the background. I realized that I wanted to just focus on my superhero so I decided to draw my superhero without the scientist and use the broken wall effect for the background. When I had it all planned all i had to do was decide for what to use for coloring. I was planning on using markers for the whole piece but then I decided to use basic pencil and color crayons. I did use black marker for tittle and outlying the superhero and the wall.

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(medium) digital drawing / procreate
(size) 1667x2238px (screen size)
This piece is a digital drawing of a superhero I created during this unit. Celena is a name with a Greek origin meaning "the moon" or "goddess of the moon". I wanted to change from the more typical superhero. I wanted to show that superheros do not have to possess physical powers, they can have mental / spiritual powers too. There are several elements in the paintings that represent spirituality: flowers of life, moon phases, third eye, constellations, different auras. I used neutral colors with warmer undertones, to represent peace and calmness.

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One of the challenges I had to overcome was the design and composition of the work. I was afraid that the background was going to be too overpowering. At first I was going to stay with a black and white color palette but I felt that the color were just bending together, so I decided to change it to a neutral but warm-toned color palette.