Splash Illustration by Maria Bradovkova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Fer in Beaux-Arts Competition Category.

FerBeaux-Arts· 2020

Splash Illustration

by Maria Bradovkova

Client: Maria Bradovkova

A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Beaux-Arts Category

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The Design

About Splash Illustration

Les illustrations sont des projets personnels réalisés par Maria Bradovkova. Son objectif était de pratiquer sa créativité et sa pensée abstraite. Ils sont dessinés selon la technique traditionnelle - encre colorée sur papier. Des éclaboussures d'encre aléatoires ont été le point de départ et l'inspiration pour chaque illustration. Elle a observé la forme irrégulière de l'aquarelle jusqu'à ce qu'elle y voie un soupçon de silhouette. Elle a ajouté des détails avec un dessin linéaire. La forme abstraite des éclaboussures a été transformée en image figurative. Chaque dessin montre un caractère humain ou animal différent d'humeur sentimentale.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fer

Splash Illustration est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. Splash Illustration est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. Splash Illustration est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Project consists of five illustrations. Each drawing started from a random splash of ink later detailed with linear drawing. Topic of illustrations was not planned before. Bradovkova let splash of ink to inspire and lead her. Each has its own dominant color — blue, vine red or brown. Drawings represent human or animalistic characters in emotional moment of lament, instinct, fear, melancholy and sadness.
Dimensions & Packaging: 123 x 93 mm
155 x 132 mm
Tags: drawing, illustration, ink, creative process, splash, linear drawing, intuitive drawing, intuitive art
Production Technology: Ink, pencil, marker, white crayon on paper.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to find harmony between abstraction and figuration. Not to change the form of splash but to make the most of it. Secondly to handle composition of whole picture.
Research: Bradovkova used playful and creative method in her drawing project. She combined organic form of watercolor with linear drawing. She created original and expressive characters.
Inspiration: Drawings represent personal project of Maria Bradovkova which she did as an exercise to challenge her creativity and abstract thinking. Presented works are part of series Drawing just today challenge, that she accomplished one drawing per day during October 2019 and published on her Instagram. The main idea was to be inspired by abstract irregular shapes of ink.
Project Duration: Illustrations were made during October 2019 in Cracow, Poland.
Operation Flow: Presented project can be an inspiration for creators to use this method in their own practice, to expand creativity and intuitive drawing. It allows subconscious to give a voice. Illustrations give space to feel and create stories.
Image Credits: Image #1: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Lament, 2019.
Image #2: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Instinkt, 2019.
Image #3: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Fear, 2019.
Image #4: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Melancholy, 2019.
Image #5: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Sadness, 2019.