Illustration work
Hand-drawn illustrations capture nature, exploring river systems and wetland habitat formations in the aerial perspective of a wetland floodplain. The textures of planting draws the eye to the mosaic of edge conditions, reedbeds, scrubs woodlands and their potential in flood mitigation measures, for resilient ecological designs.
As feasibility-stage river and floodplain visuals, these conceptual vignettes help design and ecology teams communicate the spatial character and habitat potential of floodplain restoration to clients, stakeholders and planning audiences.
The conceptual storyboard illustrations trace the shift from a constrained river corridor to a restored floodplain habitat, showing changes in flow and planting structure.
Illustration of a village square with blooming cherry trees, capturing light and shadow and busy shopfronts beyond.
Illustration of intimate back streets of a market town, with the gardens peeping over walled streets.
Illustration of historic buildings with character in old market town backstreets.
Illustrations capturing special spaces within housing development that give them a sense of belonging.
Illustrations of rural-edge settings with homes meeting the ecological setting of meadows and soft boundaries.
Aerial illustration of a housing development, lit with the afterglow of the sunrays.
Illustration showing aerial view of housing development showing intimate street-lined trees, with the village and farmlands beyond.
Illustration of a farmhouse of vernacular stone and slate, surrounded by native birch and heather with the Scottish highland mountains in the distance.
Illustration of a modern architectural home, with stone and wood cladding, in a woodland setting.
Illustration of a prairie planted garden with a winding path, lit up with sun rays catching the vibrant colours.
Illustration of a walled garden hit by sunlight capturing the forms and colours.
An illustration of a cottage garden planted with naturalistic perennials, creating a colourful play of light and shadow.
Illustration of the historic buildings of the Winchester Cathedral enclosure. The textures of old brick, timber framed render and old walls of flint.
An illustration of the historic cathedral courtyard at Salisbury cathedral, home of The Magna Carta. Textured painting captures the age in the wall, the weathered stone and the lichen.
Process:
The process of the digital illustrations that are created at Studio Lilaya follow a similar process to traditional watercolours. I create illustrations that are artistic impression of your design intent
1. Composition
This is where we form the building blocks of the illustration composition. Discussions regarding the composition and the design intent are useful at this stage as we progress into materiality.
2. Base washes
The colour and value studies follow, where we aim to capture the lighting and the main colours. This gives an opportunity for reviewed and adjustments, before the final colour washes are completed.
3. Final washes and details
The colours that follow are final layers of digital watercolour. It builds on the previous discussions and allows me to develop the textures, details and shadows, bringing the scene to life.
Let’s work together
duhita@lilaya.co.uk
Winchester. Hampshire, United Kingdom