There are many ways to draw a picture. Every illustrator has its own, so when are finding an illustrator to create the illustrations of your food or products, you might want to know sorting out the illustrators based on their style. The typical example would be that you can’t ask an illustrator who does the cartoon-style illustrations to do a renascence looking paintings.
You also want to find an illustrator with a related background. If you are looking for a food illustrator for example, you don’t look for an illustrator from medical industry or real estate business. Although they are professionals and know how to draw an esthetically pleasing illustrations. It is very important for the artist to know the client’s intent. For example, I’m originally from a bakery, so I know what the ideal shape of croissant looks like.
Their famous mini-france. From a Japanese bakery.
I usually start by a simple drawing just to understand the shape and texture of object. This is a must because every great art starts with a detailed plan. A plan for picture is made with a deep understanding of the object.
draft for illustration
Then I move on to digital drawing and start over the drawing on my computer. It is a long process but it needs to be done in order to make a great picture. The drawing is most of time digital so that it can be used in web or in print.
It is also one of the advantages illustration has that the filling can be depicted beautifully
After the illustration, I can present the image to the client. Upon their request sometimes I make things like a-frame boards or price signs, and posters.
Price signs for a Japanese bakery