Upping the ante

So this week I'm working toward finalising designs for the DandAD competition brief (Diesel). From the previous tutorials I've found that the illustrations produced so far still seem a bit flat and need to be pushed to the next level to fit with contemporary illustration. To avoid my illustrations seeming flat I've moved away from the computer screen and started collaging to create layering and a greater depth to the work. So far it's working well, the first piece is starting to take shape and taking some interesting steps to fusing hand rendered method with the digital manipulation. I've now reached a point where I need to stop, evaluate the composition, colours, complexity etc and consider every aspect. To refresh my thinking I've delved into Abduzeedo, Coolvibe and Booooooooom to absorb the most current work.