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I always wanted to draw a full animal in a vector format as a way to test my vector construction skills. How to fit organic shapes into geometric ones.
So I decided to take the leap and draw a mighty beast for the year of the rabbit.
For Chinese people, the rabbit is a gentle creature representing hope and a long life.
Done entirely in illustrator using a geometric composition. The illustration relies heavily on gradients and textures to achieve a 3 dimensional effect.
So I decided to take the leap and draw a mighty beast for the year of the rabbit.
For Chinese people, the rabbit is a gentle creature representing hope and a long life.
Done entirely in illustrator using a geometric composition. The illustration relies heavily on gradients and textures to achieve a 3 dimensional effect.
As usual, it all started with a sketch.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/fd47b2d3-fa37-493d-8da2-807e169c5e30_rw_1920.jpg?h=523c4b730e23e61a2759e944bdbf4846)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/928fe024-8a04-4291-ab9d-c10de7c0c3a2_rw_1920.png?h=231a7d28849345100097696ade725b68)
Then, scanning and importing to illustrator to build the basic shapes.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/36919d86-7e44-4889-9980-2c45c6583f1c_rw_1200.png?h=a453c8cd58632f16d74e41c8f1b99d6e)
The colour scheme was chosen to fit with the tradional colours associated with the rabbit in Chinese astrology: Blue, Red and Pink.
I added a light green to create the contrasting background.
I added a light green to create the contrasting background.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/7c2a5006-502d-4b4f-aca6-0cf58c5f8d1c_rw_1200.png?h=90cdce5788a4bfb84352e7f6bda8dfa9)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/5ff9e433-e7ee-48f7-921d-f830096a4e12_rw_1200.png?h=f8c2725ee8139bf69f5943263e170aa4)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/d9e5f7a7-5bca-49c8-b236-3e575065214e_rw_1200.png?h=87c3df57665bd4b23eb8e51b6da026d7)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/e5b12745-d754-485f-8db1-60f7582279fd_rw_1200.png?h=79ea72bdcf27d89fb5dbb15090dd296b)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/7ba7eeaa-1a03-4f87-a8b7-b7354fc4189d_rw_1200.png?h=663e97f69b8ff3ec53cc6a2d0efe7e4d)
Building the whole scene with gradients and textures, including fur for the rabbit's body and halftones for the ground and moon.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/dcbe3be5-9e3a-44f2-b449-0a619cbeba5f_rw_1920.jpg?h=278efd3eb4742728071bb7196a64ab18)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/ae6654f6-119c-4d98-9673-17e8715f1082_rw_1920.jpg?h=57590a312535bf6ce516446db395fe83)
The additional elements such as the lillies and clouds are also part of the traditional set found alongside the rabbit in the Chinese zodiac.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/39dd2ca3-23b9-4e60-b5fb-a0fe5b8227bf_rw_1920.png?h=69b71d8af3ab74bcf90390255a7c2569)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/8e577b30-0607-469d-82f6-a1cdd508605c_rw_1920.png?h=8ebe19d265147dcf0e05ad2a9186eeab)
The outlines:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/bf843fe2-4f4c-4146-86c4-dbfc8eebf6e9_rw_1920.png?h=f10776152154724a74ff5421ceeeb484)
The poster:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/567270b5-062d-4f8e-a4f1-f45e41bf17f2/15a046f3-9d36-4808-a8ee-da9d61b8ae38_rw_1920.png?h=078b2535b93bc8276d11cb0fd32b21b5)
Photo credits: Oriento
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