Cover illustration for Alef Magazine, Qatar

Last week I did the cover image for Alef Magazine, Doha, Qatar. 

Medium: Paper

Making:

 

The magazine issue was for February and the theme was Art of Giving. It also had to have a heart in the illustration. So I had to create illustration such that it doesn't look like a valentine special issue.. Had to avoid using red, pink, orange shades...I wanted to use roses too in the work, and got carried away, making many paper roses, but used just one :)

Some angled shots:

 

Close-up images:

I'll update the post with some pictures of the magazine cover, when I receive the hardcopy. Soon!

Ritratto a Firenze!

I had taken these pictures in February near the entrance of our building. Really liked how the sunlight made everything look so dramatic. Color of the reflected light looks lovely in the pink one. It was a beautiful day. I had thought of taking portrait commissions while I am here in Florence. So I had to have a nice poster. And I wanted to have handmade type. So used paper quilling to create these typography, Ritratto for Italian, and other in Inglese! 

I'll edit them in photoshop and use them in the posters. Also working on a series of portraits, hope to complete them soon!