Recently I have been working on a new style of teen clip art for my teaching resources. I have been combining some new techniques along with my love of fashion, to come up with a trendy new style of illustrations!
I've always believed in keeping my resources current for teens - both in terms of content and aesthetics, so I decided to explore ways in which I could take my clip art up a notch to make it even more modern and relatable for young people.
I began with sketching some random people wearing modern attire and taking selfies! My initial drawings were very much in the "development" stage (a.k.a. "poop") and so I discarded about 6 of them! However I persevered, and once I had created a particular character, I was finally happy with the new style. So, I put her up on Instagram to test the waters and receive some feedback:
I began with sketching some random people wearing modern attire and taking selfies! My initial drawings were very much in the "development" stage (a.k.a. "poop") and so I discarded about 6 of them! However I persevered, and once I had created a particular character, I was finally happy with the new style. So, I put her up on Instagram to test the waters and receive some feedback:
I was delighted with the comments I received, and that post has been one of my most liked pictures ever, which is amazing! So, I sketched on and came up with a range of different illustrations of teen boys and girls on their phones (duck face selfies and texting included!) and decided to make this into a clip art set on TpT:
Click to find this set in my TpT store!
They've only been up a day and have already received a lot of interest, which is wonderful - I hope this fresh new look will help to engage and inspire our teenage students even more!
I have been on a roll since then and I drew another set especially for a new resource I had just recently finished creating (awards certificates: emoji style!). These illustrations are of teens receiving awards, trophies and medals and you can see a couple of them on my new resource, here:
I have been on a roll since then and I drew another set especially for a new resource I had just recently finished creating (awards certificates: emoji style!). These illustrations are of teens receiving awards, trophies and medals and you can see a couple of them on my new resource, here:
I have lots of ideas for future illustrations, and I can't wait to carry on drawing and expanding my horizons. I already created a teacher illustration as a Valentine's gift to my Instagram colleagues earlier this week, which was another kindly loved post:
Finally, here's a sneaky peak at an illustration fresh from my desk this morning along with a before and after shot - I hope you like it!
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EDITED TO ADD: More drawings and some deep reflection later, I've had to accept that these new style of illustrations are dramatically more labour intensive than my usual clip art; so much so, I feel they have actually developed into individual works of art in their own right! Although I am thoroughly enjoying drawing them, I have realised that these are in a new league of their own!
Therefore, I have decided to create a special Premier Illustrations especially for this style! I will create these illustrations exclusively for you seriously dedicated clip art lovers who will accept only the best in luxury illustrations for your resources! If you have any specific requests, feel free to email me.
Therefore, I have decided to create a special Premier Illustrations especially for this style! I will create these illustrations exclusively for you seriously dedicated clip art lovers who will accept only the best in luxury illustrations for your resources! If you have any specific requests, feel free to email me.
