Another year, another valentine. The theme this year was "fill your life with warmth, energy, & all the love", because we all need that these days. I can't remember if I came up with the theme first or the design, but regardless, I decided to paint some flowers and layer in some metallic touches. I had these gorgeous gold framed envelopes that I had found the year before, so obviously wanted to use them. By combining hand painted elements with digital art, I was able to create a vibrant, fun design. Below is the process I took to get to the end result. Cards were printed by moo.com, which I then cut to a specific size.
always sketch first.
more prototypes.
original painting!
adding all the dots.
so many dots.
original painting to final concept.
before cutting in half.
adding the final touches. metallic!
final design front and back.
all the flowers.
opening experience.
all the happiness.
making the mail pretty.