A Illustrator's Journey

Hierarchy in the Image  05th January 2018   Mark Oliver 'Tom's Clockwork Dragon' 'Look carefully at the image: Then in your learning log list the content of the picture- answer the following questions 1. What is the image about? What is it saying? 2. Work out the narrative and identify the story. 3. Describe the palette and tonal range which has been used. Note is the colours are hot or cold, whether the elements are detailed or textural, and where these approaches are used.  4. Is there any connection between hot colour and the importance of the elements in telling the story?'   Whilst observing this image I begin to notice that the main feature of this illustration is the Dragon. It takes up most of the image, It is particularly eye catching because of the warm colours of it, the reds and oranges they almost seem to glow when put together like some mystical power that the dragon hold's. This contrast from the cold colours ...

Illustrating Visual Space 03/01/2018   'Using internet searches or your own visual references select an image of each of these: A Tree  A Child Running   A Building  Photocopy them in black and white and in different scale and sizes so you have several versions of each image, arrange some of the cut-outs to create a representational image. You may use the distortion of scale of one element compared to another to create an image which is interesting visually. Answer these question: 1. How does your sense of the image and its meaning change when the figure is smaller than the other elements? 2. If the elements are at different angles to each other and at an angle to the frame, what dynamic is suggested? 3. If all the elements are completely horizontal and vertical in relation to the frame what dynamic is suggested? What is your opinion about this image and what sensation does it communicate? 4. Which is your favourite composition?...

Visual Metaphor 2 01st January 2018   2018 ALREADY!   This will be my first post wrote this year and my second posted this year! So previously I had my feedback for Assignment 2 and it was suggested this I revisit this exercise to see if I can improve the end result as my illustration was too literal.   My first step is too have a look at suggested illustrator Mark Smith . I Feel his work is colour and clever in the ways he illustrates it across to his audience, no type is used, just shapes. I feel this maybe I could take some inspiration from this illustrator and use this in my final piece this time round.   This project I find very difficult and I will have to think about it in a more creative and smart way...Below is the research that I have done on Mark Smith , I chosen some of the images I thought I related to and stood out to me most. Sketchbook   After researching Mark Smiths work, I decided to go with my tutors next advise...

Feedback Part 2  31st December 2017    So I took some long time out before I decided to progress with my course. I have been doing some own study drawing with includes developing my perspectives in my drawing and just observational drawings as suggested from my tutor...So after building up my skills I am ready to continue with this course, but first to update you on my feedback for Assignment 2.     First I will start will my overall comment from my tutor.  Overall Comments    'Overall your response to part two has been good, with a bit more work on your observational drawing and with further critical analysis and reworking of your initial drafts your work will continue to improve.' - Tutor Comment  Project: The Brief   So this project was to write a brief about a chosen illustration that I had picked. I good some really good feedback on this. Mt tutor commented on my research how I am very thorough w...