Athletic イラストレーションシリーズ by Hao Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅賞 in ファインアート・アートインスタレーションデザイン Competition Category.

銅ファインアート· 2021

Athletic イラストレーションシリーズ

by Hao Li

Client: Hao Li

A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in ファインアート Category

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The Design

About Athletic イラストレーションシリーズ

「Athletic」は、デジタルペインティングソフトウェアで制作されたスポーツをテーマとするイラストレーションのシリーズである。それぞれの作品は、複雑なアスリートの動きをシンプルな線と形へと還元している。数多くの参考資料を精査したうえで、各競技を最も象徴するポーズが選び出された。紙に描く伝統的な絵画の表面感を想起させるため、独自のブラシとテクスチャが開発されている。各オリジナル作品のサイズは72dpiで1920×1920ピクセルである。本シリーズは、動きの一瞬に宿る美しさとエネルギーを提示することを目指している。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅賞

Athletic イラストレーションシリーズは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Athletic イラストレーションシリーズは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Athletic イラストレーションシリーズは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。

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.