ANNA HOLLINRAKE

 ANNA HOLLINRAKE


When designing the Outside of the academy I wanted it to look bright, colorful and cheery, a complete contrast to the inside of the building and wanted to look at an artist who is confident in creating these bright and cheery landscapes that I could use as a reference for my piece. An artist I stumbled upon was Anna Hollinrake, a concept artist who creates these vibrant peaceful utopias, covered in lush foliage.  The main piece I used as an example is this piece below, the way she incorporates green all throughout the entirety of the image, using it as shading for the characters white and orange dwelling while also choosing those two specific colors to make it stand out in its environment. Although the home looks out of place in this natural environment it also appears that it's begun to merge with the natural environment not only using the color green but the vines and bushes beginning to cover the house, the makeshift wood ladder and walkway combined with the soil steps that lead up to the entrance make this non organic shelter appear natural within the environment. I wanted to create a castle that fits in with a lush green environment with vibrant colors giving the appearance of a peaceful utopia within the mountains.

(Hollinrake, 2019)

Hollinrake, A., 2019. Anna Hollinrake - Personal. [online] Annahollinrake.com. Available at: <https://annahollinrake.com/personal-work> [Accessed 4 June 2021].


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