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Un-commissioned | Professional

Why did you make this work:
Noticing how diametrically opposed in lots of aspect my cats were was very intriguing to me: from eating habits to voice levels, all the way through curiosity and water drinking preferences. Reflecting on how they learned to peacefully share a space and realizing that even with their differences they had lots of things in common made me reflect on cohabitation, in a more general and abstract way.

What materials and techniques did you use?:
The digitally created solid colours are broken up with analog textures I created myself that were then digitally worked into a monotone collage for each colour. This ensures that the book retains a tactile quality that purely digital work usually lacks. I wanted to emulate printing techniques for the colour palette by seizing the "multiplying" effect present in risography for example.

How were your illustrations used:
I love working with the format as an important tool of communication. As a challenge, and to make the best of the book format, I decided to tell this story only through pictures. For that, I turned the cats into a contrasting duotone (blue and red) and used that alongside the page composition to keep them apart in their differences and, slowly, make them grow together in their shared interests.



Social Media:
instagram.com/anearzelus

Personal Website:
anearzelus.net/


Currently Based:
Spain

Biography:
Ane is a queer spanish illustrator in love with witty visual communication and puns. Their work is full of bold colours and simple shapes to communicate ideas in a clear, bright and graphic way. With a career in Creation and Design and a postgraduate in Editorial Illustration, they currently work for editorial clients worldwide, taking naps when needed, petting their cats and snacking often.