LIVING LIFE HIGH ON THE HOG
LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVE PRINTS
2019 is the year of the Pig 猪 (Zhū), and in Chinese culture, they are often associated with wealth and prosperity which everyone hopes to have plenty :D
We chose the idiom “ be living high on the hog “ as the theme of our illustration as it ties nicely with the overall Chinese/Lunar New Year mood.
It has the meaning of people prospering, living very well, and the rich being able to afford the best meat cuts which are from the higher parts of the pig.
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inspirations and concepts
With the main element being the Pig, we wanted to highlight its features, most notably its chubby face which is a symbol of fortune. Hints of gold act as accents as gold is, literally gold and we all love gold right?
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The initial sketch features a lot more detail, which we stripped away as they would be too cluttered when printed.
Another delicacy which brings nostalgic memories to us is the kuih kapit (love letters), and the lovely patterns in the mould will be stamped onto the batter, giving the kuih kapit its unique appearance.
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Love Letters by su-lin, used under CC BY I Desaturated from original.
Gathering with loved ones and sharing food is always part of the celebration, so we thought of adding a hot pot of of food as one of the elements.
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Separating the layers before sending to print, as we wanted some of the gold ink to sit on top of some layers, and the rest below in certain layers.
the prints
Thankfully the prints turned out just as we wished it to be, although we couldn’t have the right paper weight on the pinkish paper stock ( for those who got a copy, you’ll know what we meant ).
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed our illustration and Happy Chinese New Year! ↓
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