The Art of Paul Söderholm Page 5

How to use an opener

The same agency that needed the logo on the previous page, also wanted a four frame illustration demonstrating how to use a bottle opener. They wanted the look and feel to be like the instructional cards that found on airplanes, boats and various other home equipment. I took a couple of photos with my digital camera of a bottle, my hand and myself (the two last images have been altered to protect the guilty). Then I hand traced the photos in Xara X.

The firm that ordered the "instructions" liked it enough to order a couple more instructions. The illustration below demonstrates how to fill a form and then post it.