When figuring out an illustration about burnout the first color that popped into my head was a cool colors and a lot of blue.
When I was in my younger I had a blue room. Everyday I woke up to that sad plain blue wall feeling unmotivated for the rest of the day. I went along with the color blue; a blue wall, a blue person, a blue electronic screen. Blue can be interpreted as a depressing color. So I added blue wherever I could while adding other cool colors. To make all the colors cohesive I added a light opacity box on top of the whole illustration so all colors have a tinge of blue. I played around with some grain but ended up liking the illustration with out grain.
To better understand burnout I had to look up some examples of what it was and grab some elements of what it could look like in a living space. I wanted the figure to blend with their surroundings, making them one with their emotions and messy room. I also added details for the viewer to wonder and pick up more information behind the burnt out figure.
In my sketches having a phone in the illustration meant something to me. Most people have one now a days and social media is like a Russian roulette to me, you get nice up lifting content or really soul sucking posts
The design of the figure was going to be more blue and more feminine. I really wanted bouncy, purple hair. Once I played with the opacity and added more colors, a pink short bob cut was just a nice pop from everything else. Burnout doesn't discriminate.
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