The VisitEsztergom team gave me the beautiful task to create merch illustrations for this year's tourist souvenir collection. We chose two locations: Széchényi Square, the main square of the city, and of course the Castle Hill with the Basilica. I made the drawings in an isometric view for easier variability.
The first illustration is based on Esztergom Basilica and the surrounding Castle Hill.
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The second illustration is based on the Széchenyi Square, the main square of Esztergom.
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We made typographic illustrations from the word "Egom", a commonly used nickname of Esztergom with both of the drawings.
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We used the illustrations on various types of merchandise.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1b37c9a8-6049-48e8-914a-f75463f1d73f/a5c6bc41-325b-4a93-b772-4fe617706109_rw_1920.jpg?h=fa4b7c0d9ff8682ff29fd7c871e44d30)
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I've made less detailed versions of the Basilica and the Castle for smaller sizes.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1b37c9a8-6049-48e8-914a-f75463f1d73f/7ac369a9-8f28-4c12-bb9f-8dad21f007d3_rw_1200.png?h=919ba1e5d30486f4a6ad8e0641d25f05)
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There were multiple variations before we "arrived" at the final visual style.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1b37c9a8-6049-48e8-914a-f75463f1d73f/da20c77a-f130-462d-94f9-aca9ada12b6a_rw_1200.png?h=8828d98fcdd44d98b6a5a5e2b05ea231)
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![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1b37c9a8-6049-48e8-914a-f75463f1d73f/133b26e3-aa00-4c6e-8e6a-9d4c79614770_rw_1200.png?h=27399f8f93f212e4ad9ee86bd1255148)
Every single line was hand-drawn, and I did not use any duplicated elements. Just the Basilica itself contains more the 2000 individual strokes.
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