A Very Busy Umbrella Store. 2017. Adobe Illustrator.
At the very back of this umbrella store, lived a little umbrella named Mimi. But, Mimi wasn’t fancy at all… in fact, she was just a plain black umbrella. But Mimi had a secret, which, made her special… very special indeed.
Mimi. 2017. Adobe Illustrator.Town, Street, Store, Mimi Panoramic. 2017. Adobe Illustrator.Aditi Raychoudhury. On a Very Bury. Busy Town, Busy Street, Busy Store, Mimi Panoramic. 2015. Adobe Illustrator.
On rainy days, lots of people came into the umbrella store to buy, well …umbrellas! And the shopkeeper would always show them his fanciest umbrellas”….
….”But, the shopkeeper never showed plain little Mimi to anyone… and no one even asked for her.
So, she just lived quietly at the back of the store, waiting for the right person to come along.”….
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Does the right person come along? Does Mimi ever get to leave the store? What made Mimi special? What is her SECRET?
I am not telling till some one publishes this story… till then.. here are some illustrations/sketches of work in progress.
Aditi Raychoudhury. Very Busy Street. 2014. Pencil on Tracing.Aditi Raychoudhury. Busy Little Umbrella Store (With Baskets). 2014. Adobe Illustrator CS5.Aditi Raychoudhury. Busy Little Umbrella Store. 2013. Pencil.
Character sketches –
Aditi Raychoudhury. Blue Boy with Mamma. 2013. Adobe Illustrator.Aditi Raychoudhury. Blue Boy with Mamma. 2013. Pencil on Paper.Aditi Raychoudhury. Dad with Stroller and Runaway Girl. 2013. Adobe Illustrator.Aditi Raychoudhury. Close-up of Runaway Girl. 2013. Adobe Illustrator.Aditi Raychoudhury. Close-up of Dad. 2013. Adobe Illustrator.Aditi Raychoudhury. Runaway Girl. 2013. Pencil on Paper.Aditi Raychoudhury. Couple Behind Counter. 2013. Adobe Illustrator.Aditi Raychoudhury. Couple Behind Counter. 2013. Pencil on Paper.Aditi Raychoudhury. Toddler Girl with Trench Coat Mamma. 2013. Adobe Illustrator.Aditi Raychoudhury. Toddler Girl with Trench Coat Mamma (Refined). 2013. Blue Pencil on Tracing Paper.Aditi Raychoudhury. Toddler Girl with Trench Coat Mamma. 2013. Pencil on Paper.Aditi Raychoudhury. Exiting Mamma with Runaway Son. 2013. Adobe Illustrator.Aditi Raychoudhury. Exiting Mamma with Runaway Son. 2013. Pencil on Paper.Aditi Raychoudhury. Tall Man With Umbrella. 2013. Adobe Illustrator.Tall man with Umbrella. 2013. Adobe Illustrator CS5.Aditi Raychoudhury. Trio. 2013. Adobe Illustrator CS5.Trio. 2013. Pencil.Aditi Raychoudhury. Smarty Panta Girl with Father. 2013. Adobe Illustrator.Aditi Raychoudhury. Smarty Pants Girl with Father. 2013. Pencil.Aditi Raychoudhury. Smarty Pants Girl’s Father. 2013. Pencil.Aditi Raychoudhury. Smarty Pants Girl. 2013. Pencil.
Love the concept, and admire the way you capture people in motion! The little girl’s blue dress looks especially visually interesting! Love how the line work just breathes so much life into it!
Aditi,
Your artwork is 2B – Bold and Brilliant! The architect (trained not practiced) in me loves the bold but simple lines. The Indian that I still am (even after living in Canada for 17+years) wants to drink the brilliant colours.
~ Radhika
[I came here via MonTueWed.]
Hi,
Thanks, Radhika! Looks like we are birds of the same feather – with degrees in Architecture and spent our formative years in India – I got both my undergrad and grad degrees in Architecture – and I did work in that industry for a while! And, Yes! being an architect and growing up in India does inform my work! I love lines (the concept of ligne claire) and color!
i’m not sure where the umbrella baskets are, but the whole composition looks great! The colors are vibrant and i love every small details and the patterns you used 🙂 it looks really great !
Thanks! If you click on each of the first two images, you will be able to see that the first one has some baskets of umbrella strewn across the floor, in addition to the gazillion other umbrellas on the ceiling and shelves. I am trying to figure out if i should leave the baskets in or take them out.
Easy to tell you what I think — Awesome! Love them Aditi!
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Thanks, Michael! That means a lot!
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Love the colourful illustrations, so vibrant!
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Thanks so much! Will post some sketches for the other pages soon
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Love the concept, and admire the way you capture people in motion! The little girl’s blue dress looks especially visually interesting! Love how the line work just breathes so much life into it!
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Thanks so much, Joey!
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Thanks!
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Aditi,
Your artwork is 2B – Bold and Brilliant! The architect (trained not practiced) in me loves the bold but simple lines. The Indian that I still am (even after living in Canada for 17+years) wants to drink the brilliant colours.
~ Radhika
[I came here via MonTueWed.]
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Hi,
Thanks, Radhika! Looks like we are birds of the same feather – with degrees in Architecture and spent our formative years in India – I got both my undergrad and grad degrees in Architecture – and I did work in that industry for a while! And, Yes! being an architect and growing up in India does inform my work! I love lines (the concept of ligne claire) and color!
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Stunning, magical! You are sure to peek the interest of a publisher. Your colors and drawings and so delightful. – Sharon
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Thanks, Sharon! I hope a publisher will be as interested as you. 🙂
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i’m not sure where the umbrella baskets are, but the whole composition looks great! The colors are vibrant and i love every small details and the patterns you used 🙂 it looks really great !
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Thanks! If you click on each of the first two images, you will be able to see that the first one has some baskets of umbrella strewn across the floor, in addition to the gazillion other umbrellas on the ceiling and shelves. I am trying to figure out if i should leave the baskets in or take them out.
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i think you should keep them, the whole composition is superb as it is 🙂
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thanks!
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