ONE BAD DAY Illustrations

  • Oscar Ling-Cottey

One Bad Day is a concept I produced that puts forward the notion that everyone has at least one bad day, conveying relatability and that we are all the same. The illustrations depict this funny-looking character, Obdob, in both relatable and exaggerated situations that would make for a bad day. Taking inspiration from world-famous artist, Keith Haring, I opted for a simplistic, hand-drawn style and never use more than 1-2 colours in each illustration. Like many of my illustrations, there was no particular reason why I chose this style, it was just a matter of experimenting to see what looks best to me.

splat.
ouch.
this is fine.
bang. bang. bang. bang. bang. bang. bang.
don’t cry over spilled coffee
tyresome.
zap.
friendzoned.
stab.
operation.
long way up.
gull attack.
happy holidays.