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Rita
Pride and Prejudice Icons
In my sister blog ritaLOVEStoWRITE.com did a series of character studies in the week leading up to Pride and Prejudice’s 200th anniversary on Jan. 28th. I thought I’d share the silhouette icons I made on this site.
I adapted the scanned in the silhouettes from Silhouettes A Pictorial Archive of Varied Illustrations by Carol Belanger Grafton (a Dover Publication). Then I worked with them in Photoshop, adapting them so they represented each P&P major character.
Mary and Kitty was my first Character study and I really liked the touch of negative space in Mary’s glasses, so I decided to add that to the following silos. Kitty gets a ruffled collar in the final collage. Mary and Kitty are the two least defined sisters, so I kept their silos simple and little humble.
Lady Cather and Caroline are both pompous creatures so I gave them lots of plumage in their head-gear. (Something I had to moderate when I did the collage for the final post — see the last image.)
Charlotte and Collins need to show contrast. Charlotte is sensible and modest with her simple hairstyle and respectable bow. Collins is silly and talkative. He couldn’t even keep his mouth shut while his likeness was being captured. I love her downcast glaze and the hint of a clerical collar at his neck.
I admit… Mr. and Mrs. Bennet were a bit of challenge. I kept making Mr. Bennet look too much like George Washington!
Lydia and Wickham needed to be young and flirty (I love her little hat pin and feathers). He’s dashing in his uniform, she’s pert and pretty.
Awww… Bingley and Jane. What’s not to love. The challenge here was making Jane beautiful, but reserved (almost distant) and not as interesting as Lizzie.
Lizzie and Darcy. Here I tried to show both tension and attraction. I think Lizzie definitely has sass in this silo. I love how she’s leaning into him, ready to challenge his notion of a perfect woman.
And put them all together and you get…
What do you think?
Ad: ARRIVE Einstein house ad
ARRIVE Einstein ad
Love this concept ad that encourages new clients to give us a try.
Ad Design: ARRIVE balloon ad
ARRIVE Balloon ad
This ad went into a program for a hot air balloon festival.
Ad Design: ARRIVE “FAVE” Ad
ARRIVE “Fave” ad.
I liked the colors and the “laundry list” effect of the ad. I still get a little nervous looking at that guy with his lap top at the end of the dock though. Don’t try this at home.
Cover Design: ebook
eBook cover design for Lynn Reynold’s Thirty-Nine Again. Note the type style change in the title. That’s to boost readability in the thumbnail size on Amazon. Also added a tint to the background so it wouldn’t bleed into the white of Amazon’s “page”.
