A Illustrator's Journey

Assignment 3 Feedback 15/04/2018   After reading through my feedback for all Assignments 3 exercises and the assignment itself I am very pleased with my feedback, It is all positive and I have developed well since my last assignment.   I am now being considered for assessment which is a massive step from my last feedback which suggested I take another course in drawing. I have progressed with my observational skills and my perspective to see from other peoples views and use that to my advantage for example I have this time not just landed on the first design that I have created I have progressed my designs and also chose what would look good for an audience and not just for myself.   Some of my work looks professional which is a personal proud moment for me, this feedback was on the Exercise: Giving Instructions.   I really enjoyed this exercise as I could create something not just on paper but something different and I really like my end r...

A Poster 17/03/2018 The Brief 'To design an illustration for a poster for a music event. You can choose: Early Music Concert   Jazz Evening   Pop Group The finished poster will be reproduce in A3 size, but you can work at the size, in proportion, that you feel most comfortable with.   The poster will include the title of the event, the date, time, place and any other information you think appropriate. You can either include in your artwork or indicate where it will be positioned.' 18/03/2018   For this assignment I chose from the list above a Jazz Evening Poster. I think this one stood out to me because I am due to go to New Orleans in 3 weeks time and its perfect to get inspired for the trip and the poster.   I started with a brainstorm: Brainstorm     Then I went onto google search and typed in Jazz Poster's and picked the posters I felt drawn too or liked, I made a moodboard with these illustrations: ...

Making a Mock-Up 07/03/2018 ' For this exercise you are going to mock-up a book cover. From your book shelves or from the library choose a book title that appeals to you. Read the blurb on the back of the book        (or the whole book if you have time). You may have already done an illustration you can use or you may be inspired to make a new one. If you are using one you have already done you may need to modify it in some way. You may need to play with the colours, edit or adjust the composition or alter the size and scale. Don't make changes to the original.   Either copying the design of the cover and adding your illustration or design to the cover from scratch, make sure that you can incorporate the title, author and publisher's details. In your learning log not how well your image worked and any technical problems you had overcome to make a convincing mock-up. '      I am looking forward to this exercise because in the...

Client Visuals  28/02/2018 ' This exercise is to help you to edit an image to its main structural form and to practise creating a clear visual.  From the work you have collected pick at least two finished illustrations. These illustrations should contain a range of content. Using a form of line which feels comfortable and which you can confidently manage, create a visual for each illustration. Be aware of the main shapes and directions; draw the elements of the image with sufficient detail for them to be readable.  Explore how many lines you need to use to describe the content. Try another version of the same image and see how much content you can remove so that the image is distilled to an extremely edited form but still makes sense.  Find some images that make you more aware of the art direction behind them and annotate them to explain the thinking behind them in your learning log.'  01/03/2018   I have decided ...

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...