A Illustrator's Journey

Viewpoint  21/02/2018   ' Make a small collection of objects around a theme - choose from: Festival   The Morning After   Summertime   Workshop Using a digital camera move around your set of objects. Look at them from above and from underneath. Look for interesting combinations of shapes and textures, and document them using photographs. Experiment with diagonals within the structure and deliberately position some elements close to the frame.  Do the same thing with drawing but work in a format that is different from your viewfinder, such as a square format, or long and thin, or an irregular rectangle. Repeat the exercise of exploring viewpoints but this time document your visual journey around the set in your sketchbook. Draw shapes to work with that are the same format as your viewfinder. You may find it helpful to draw around for your viewfinder to create a set of thumbnail shapes. Choose your favourite design. Your favoured desi...

Giving Instructions  07/02/2018    ' Using the internet, magazines, reference books, leaflets, brochures and flyers make a collection of examples and reference materials that can help you with an illustration to fit one of the categories below: Making a cup of tea   Getting to my house   Playing a tune on an instrument Start by working out the information you need to impart and the steps involved. What are the main points? How many stages are there? Working at a fairly large scale, work out the space needed for each step. Try as many possibilities as you can. Be mindful of the hierarchy of the elements in the composition and the dynamics needed to draw the viewers eye from one stage to another.  Decide on the tools and materials you will use for your illustration. if you use colour be aware of it adds focus and can help your communication process.  When you have finished show it to other people to check that it works both a...