{"id":100,"date":"2022-06-12T21:44:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thechoptops.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2023-08-23T03:52:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T03:52:00","slug":"parched","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.graphic-design-media.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/parched\/","title":{"rendered":"Parched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"animated fadeIn slow\"><strong>PARCHED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeIn slow has-small-font-size\"><strong>Job:<\/strong> Art print<br><strong>Client:<\/strong> Private commission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"154\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery rl-hover-effect-1 rl-hover-icon-2\" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphic-design-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Parched_mockup-2.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphic-design-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Parched_mockup-2.jpg\" width=\"1188\" height=\"971\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphic-design-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Parched.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphic-design-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Parched.jpg\" width=\"1188\" height=\"918\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeIn slow has-small-font-size\"><strong>CONCEPT:<\/strong> Create an original composition inspired by the desolate social landscape of recent years, this portrait of a survivor captures the mood of adaption and isolation.<br><br><strong>CHALLENGE:<\/strong> Capture what social distancing felt like too many with a single character and setting.<br><br><strong>SOLUTION:<\/strong> Adobe Illustrator was the perfect choice for this scene thanks to its clean vector editing capabilities. 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Behind them, I placed a burnt orange sky fading up lightly and a bright yellow sun with a vast radiant blur engulfing the landscape like waves of heat.<br><br><strong>RESULT:<\/strong> The final piece expressed the feeling of struggling to survive in uncomfortable surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARCHED Job: Art printClient: Private commission CONCEPT: Create an original composition inspired by the desolate social landscape of recent years, this portrait of a survivor captures the mood of adaption and isolation. CHALLENGE: Capture what social distancing felt like too many with a single character and setting. 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