Emily Kiana sitting at a dining tabel covered in a linen table cloth. On top of the table is two art books, some flowers, a silver tea pot, and a tea cup. Emily is posed looking at the camera while her custom prints of tea cups are hanging on the wall behind her.
Emily Kiana sitting at a dining tabel covered in a linen table cloth. On top of the table is two art books, some flowers, a silver tea pot, and a tea cup. Emily is posed looking at the camera while her custom prints of tea cups are hanging on the wall behind her.

Discovery Coffee | Print Display

I was approached by a friend at Discovery Coffee to do an art display at their Oak Bay location in Victoria, BC. After some thought, I decided to do a series of mug & teacup illustrations. As you look at them you can imagine what type of delicious beverage each cup could hold. To some, the mug choice is just as important as the drink choice. These prints were on display from September to October in 2022 at Discovery Coffee Oak Bay. They were printed on 100% recycled Canadian paper at Elite Printers in Nanaimo, BC.

Credits

Agency

Emily Kiana Design

  • My Role

  • Illustrator

The Team

Hosting the Print Show:
Discovery Coffee

Photo Styling:
Ivory Design Co.

Printing:
Elite Printing

The black and white outline of a teacup with a butterfly on it.

The black and white outline of a tall teacup with a flower on it.

Emily Kiana standing in front of her prints hanging on the wall.
The black and white outline of a chipped teacup with a flower on it.
The black and white outline of an espresso cup with 3 flowers on it.

The Solution

I started the process by sketching some ideas in my sketchbook. Then, I went into Photoshop with my Wacom pen and began sketching with inky brushes (pictured below). I like to do this if I’m going to be doing detailed vector illustrations later. I can sketch in the line weights and give myself a clear guide for the final artwork. I then bring them into Adobe Illustrator and use them as a guide to render them out with the pen tool. The last step was choosing a colour palette to bring the whole series together. The colours are warm and muted like September golden hour.

A close up of two teacup prints and a butterfly print hanging on a wall.
A distant shot of a dining table with a linen table cloth, a silver tea pot, a tea cup, and 3 prints hanging on the wall behind.
A black and white outline of a short and wide cup with a clover and tea in it.
A black and white outline of a rippled edge teacup with a rose on it.
A closeup of a tall teacup print hanging on a wall.

All Work

Work