Observational drawings and drawings from film.
Summer work- people drawings
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Summer work - boat ideas
CommentA mixture of material experiments, notes, panels and layout ideas.
Week 5 and 6
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Week 4
CommentMore observational drawing of boats.
Drawing from a documentary about exploring the deep sea. Collecting research for a submarine gate fold page idea.
Week 3
CommentColour workshop using collage. Making thumbnails for sequence thinking about colour and how it can be used in the image to evoke emotion, relationships, atmosphere etc. I kept an illustrative feel to this task but I think it is because I haven’t a strong narrative for my project.
Using purple on the surface of the sea to reflect the sky. I never use purple so wanted to explore colours that work alongside it.
Experimenting with using red to connect the dangers (birds, boat, net) coming for the fish.
Playing with the ratios of sky to water to show the opposites between a submarine and a hover boat. Thinking about if this was a double page spread how do they sit next to each other.
Seeing if the submarine is black does it look more ominous? or does it not stand out enough? Experimenting also with a mini sequence of diving into the deep and what is waiting there for the submarine.
Observational drawing from Naburn Marina
Memory drawing and illogical colour experiment.
Proposal
CommentMasters stage project proposal
For this module I would like to explore the theme of adventures and journey’s. As a starting point I would like to make a sequence about boats with a focus on boats as a collection, showcasing the varieties and their function. Possibly including a non-fiction spin than a sequence with a strong narrative. I would like to develop my skills in colour and tone and how they can be used to play with focal points and connect details in a composition. I would like to experiment with how colours can be illogical and still be readable to the viewer and how tone and colour can be used to enhance an illustration’s atmosphere/feeling. As well as developing colour I would like to play with how I use the foreground, midground and background. By taking inspiration from directors such as: Andrei Tarkovsky, Wes Anderson and Jean-Pierre Jeunet who use artistic shots that effect the relationship between a form/figure and its background and how I can channel this in my own work. I would also like to experiment with the book format and see how die cuts, fold gates and flaps can enhance a spread and the engagement with the book itself.
Week 2
CommentWorking outs for what the theme of the project could be with a combination of notes and observational drawings.
Week 1
CommentInitial ideas and inspiration
Inspiration for the book format. Can using gatefolds, flaps, die cuts and pockets to enhance the spread and sequence?
Inspiration for possible printmaking techniques I could use.
Inspiration for illogical colour used in images