Athletic Illustraasjerige by Hao Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Skoane Keunsten en Keunstynstalaasje Ûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsSkoane Keunst· 2021

Athletic Illustraasjerige

by Hao Li

Client: Hao Li

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Skoane Keunst Category

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The Design

About Athletic Illustraasjerige

Athletic is in searje sportteemde yllustraasjes makke mei digitale skilderprogramma's. Elke ôfbylding reduseart in komplekse atletyske beweging ta ienfâldige linen en foarmen. De meast represintative posysje fan elke sport waard selektearre nei in wiidweidige stúdzje fan referinsjebylden. Der waarden spesjale kwasten en texturen ûntwikkele om it oerflak fan tradisjoneel skilderjen op papier op te roppen. Elk orizjineel keunstwurk mjit 1920 by 1920 piksels by 72 dpi. De searje beoget de skientme en de enerzjy te toanen dy't yn ien inkeld momint fan beweging besletten leit.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Athletic Illustraasjerige is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Athletic Illustraasjerige wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Athletic Illustraasjerige foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a series of illustrations, in the work I have tried to present the texture of traditional painting by using digital tech.
At the same time, generalize the complex form of motion into simple lines and shapes is another thought of mine, in this way I can show how dynamic and beautiful the motion of sports is.
Dimensions & Packaging: The original painting size is 1920X1920 pixels, 72 dpi by each.
Tags: sports, motion, shape, movement, illustration
Production Technology: This is an illustration series made completely by computer painting software, Adobe Photoshop.
Inspired by traditional painting on paper, I tried to restore the sense of the material in traditional painting with software, through many attempts, I finally created the most suitable brushes and textures.
Design Challenge: The key to this series is to accurately grasp the most unique characteristics of each movement and present it through the simplest graphics and lines.
In the process of collecting information, I noticed that each sport contains a large number of body movements, how to find the most representative and at the same time aesthetic movements in so many movements is the biggest challenge I faced.
Research: In order to better complete this series, I did a lot of searching for each relevant movement and summarized the most representative movements from a large number of picture materials.
After completing this step of selection, the next step is to simplify the complex body language and retain the most critical information. Therefore, while taking into account both the form and aesthetics, every line and every piece of the figure presented in the picture has its own necessity
Inspiration: I did an animation about badminton a few years ago, and since then I have been fascinated by the expression of sports-related topics. In this series, I focused more on capturing the beauty of the moment than showing the whole process of sports, and I found that each sport has its own standard movements, and they present a unique form that is easily recognizable and has a strong sense of beauty. So I decided to create this series of illustrations.
Project Duration: The project is made in 2019 and featured in Behance Illustration in January 2021.
Operation Flow: This is a sports-themed illustration that tries to convey to the viewer the unique beauty of each sport.
Image Credits: Image #1: Illustrator Hao Li, Athletic, 2019.
Image #2: Illustrator Hao Li, Athletic, 2019.
Image #3: Illustrator Hao Li, Athletic, 2019.
Image #4: Illustrator Hao Li, Athletic, 2019.