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Weightlifting On Steroids:
In this project, I create a series of illustrations inspired by an article RTE published about the prevalence of doping in olympic-level weightlifting. For this project, we were required to create 3 illustrations based upon an article online, in print or a book passage.
Below is the initial article:
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Reference Image Examples:
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Initial Research Notes and Sketches:
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Idea Development, Pose Exploration, Early Drafting:
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Primary Drafts For Multiple Design Directions:
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Rationale:
This section provides a break down of the main illustration, draft concepts and spot illustrations. If you are interested in the meaning and significance of the ahead work, please briefly read through this section.
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Spot Illustration 1: London 2012 Roidlympics.
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Spot Illustration #2: Overfilled.
Below are color studies and 3D renderings created in Adobe Dimension.
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Main Illustration: Lifting The Weight Of Your Decisions.
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