Teapig Chapter Continent intro Drawings

Teapig Chapter Continent intro Drawings

Teapigs had commissioned a set of 6 cityscape illustrations for they’re upcoming new book publication dedicated to tea. Each cityscape illustrations showing: Landmarks or key characteristics of the different regions/cities in the chapter. Each chapter looks at a number of different countries and would need landmarks from a number of different countries in one cityscape.

The Tea-related images- references to the tea information will be covered in each relating chapter. The tea-related elements would also need to be amongst the architecture/landscape for example teacup peeking out behind the gherkin.  The 6 cityscape illustrations and elements were broken down as follows,

Africa

Tunisia – Carthage, Zebra, Land Rover, Rooibos tea Plant, Mud Hut, Algeria – Maqam Echahid, Metal Tea Pot, Giraffe, Egypt Sphinx, Small Tea Glass

North America

Argentina/S America – Yerba mate, Sydney – Opera House, S Franciso – Golden Gate Bridge, Empire State Building (NYC), New Zealand – Sky Tower Auckland, Canada – CN Tower, Iced Tea

Eastern Europe

Uzbekistan – Bukhara, Powder Gate Prague, Bayterek tower, Kazakstan, Russia – red square

Middle East

Jordan – Petra, Oman – Asma Bint Alawi Mosque door, Fez, Saudi Arabia – Burj Khalifa, Saudi Arabia – Burj-al-Arab

Northern Europe

Ireland – giant harp, Germany – Brandenburg gate, France – Eiffel tower, Britain –London eye – Route Master Bus, Netherlands– windmill

India –Taj Mahal

Cambodia, China – Great Wall, Japan – Kamakura Daibutsu, India Rice boat, Taj Mahal

The Illustrations contained much detail within them, and with over 60 individual elements, which are made up to make a larger composition for each of the 6 cityscape illustrations. The cityscape illustrations ended up being quite intense pieces of work, I am glad they were well received by the client, and I look forward to seeing the finished illustrations published.