My former visuals looked most often overloaded, and quite illegible when their size got smaller. I also used to draw too many lines, and put too many colours. What I have learnt is that I always have to bear in mind the subsequent adjustment of height and width of the picture I am making. I usually work on A5 or A4 sized paper (sometimes A3); the illustrations are always bigger than the final visuals displayed on the website. When a picture has its size reduced, all the details get crammed together. That is why, in the end, everything looks ‘heavy’ and illegible.
Furthermore, I had a look at my old blog as well as my old website, and I realized there was a lack of balance between the form and the substance. The form was a bit too distracting as there were too many decorative visuals to be seen at the same time. And the latter increased the page loading time considerably... I had to keep in mind that nowadays a website and its blog are expected to be responsive.
Let us not forget about the information given in the website header: my name, and what I do. This time I wanted to put there my whole name and surname, together with the nickname I have been using on the Internet. All the more reason to simplify the drawing as much as possible, so the eye of the viewer does not get completely lost, and manages to pinpoint the relevant details (there is quite a lot!).
The overview of all my work made it crystal clear for me that I draw my creative fuel mostly from birds and houses. They have always been an inspiration to me no matter how many times I draw or paint them. They constantly provide the degree of freedom of gesture I need, in order not to feel hindered by the ‘not-good-enough’ thoughts plaguing my mind when I start working. Their lines and shapes have a positive effect on me; they have never been disheartening nor scary, but rather comforting to draw. They have indeed fostered my creativity and inclination to make pictures, to this day.
Birds and houses are characteristic of my work. Therefore, they should be embodied in my website header one way or the other.