Donate Life Poster

For this project the goal was to create a submission for the Donate Life competition which has to do with organ and tissue donation. Their were requirements for this project that included making a background and a foreground, coming up with a positive message including the words "organ and tissue donation".

My idea was to create a treasure chest (because it's a chest which is also a body part and I like the idea that organ and tissue donation is a treasure). I sketched out the chest and then put organs and tissues that you can donate inside the chest. For the background I made it simple with sand and water. I originally had an island in the background but it did not fit with the composition. I used watercolor because I like the look of a light wash and then did an outline in fine point pen. I find this style playful and light. I had to go over the background in acrylic once I painted the island because it did not turn out the way I wanted.

My positive phrase is "Organ and Tissue Donation provides the greatest treasure of all: Life". I thought this was an upbeat message and it relates to the theme of my drawing. Overall, I like the idea of my project but it was not greatly executed. If I were to do this project again I would use acrylic for the whole piece.