wabi sabi

Illustration for the article “Wabi Sabi: The Japanese philosophy that will help you embrace change and accept the past.” The article talked a lot about how we can’t stop time or avoid change, we can only observe the passage of time and live in the present moment with mindfulness.

 
 
 

Process

First I take notes while I read the article and map out any related ideas and concepts. Then I brainstorm visual concepts for the final illustration.

 
 

Final sketch

Planning out the colors before moving on to color & texture