For the Japanese Knotweed, I tried out loads of different silhouettes and textures until I got one that I liked the look of. By simplifying it as much as possible - flatter shapes, less realism - the more I got the sort of shape and bold 'look' I was wanting.
I tried out loads of different formats and typefaces to go with the card - wanting to step away from my older method of drawing the typefaces by hand. I actually liked quite a lot of them, and i'll probably use them more in the future (Except the 'cheeky bunnies' one, that one is a bit pants)
Whilst they're all very similar, I thought the line wight and the sizing of the 'Moon Flower - Regular' typeface fitted the visual 'look' that I was going for a lot more than the others did - it's a little bit lighter, so it steals less of your attention from the pictures.
This is what it all looks like mocked up and in a pattern - I also made a little gift tag out of the individual motif that could work as part of the set:
I think this is the strongest design i've done - it's really bold, closest to the feel I originally wanted these to have, but I do think they're still a little bit too 'static', and maybe lacking in a lot more character than I wanted them to? I think that is the sacrifice you make for digitising your work, because its a lot harder to retain the 'quirks' that typically come from making analogous work.
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