Initial breakdown and analysis of Yordanka Poleganova

Yordanka's illustrative style is so different to Caroline's in the respect the whole image is produced digitally and is meant to look that way.  Playful and Characterful!

My initial analysis began with the illustration below;

My analysis began with the tracing of the above image and then it was scanned into Photoshop so as I could begin copying the styles used in order to better understand Yordanka'a methods of illustration.

Basically I found it rather easy, yet fun to recreate this image.  All it really involved was the selection of an area, for instance the hair of both models.  This was selected on the background layer with the use of the 'Magic Wand Tool' and then a new layer was created where I then went to 'Layer', 'New Fill Layer', selected 'Solid Colour', then clicked 'OK'.  I then selected the chosen colour by using the 'Eyedropper Tool' and then the selected area was filled with that colour.  The illustration below shows my intrepretation of the two models from the original image;

Whilst carrying out the above steps throughout this illustration, I found that Yordanka likes to keep to a select colour palette which mimics the scene it is set in.  I also found that she uses the same few colours on both models, for instance, the models' rosey cheeks are in fact the same colour as their trousers, while the red circles used in the background is the same colour as their shoes.  This doubling up use of colour is a clever detail only picked up when you actually break down the illustration.  Below is my finished intrepretation of Yordanka's illustration.