Development Exercise: Creating Studies

-
  We continued on to create some basic sketches to develop basic studies in relation to what styles we may be using for final projects. As I am planning to create illustrations (and toys) for children, I studied on how to exaggerate expressions and simplification which would be more comprehensible for children. Textures, and by extension the simplification and repetition of patterns, will be another factor to consider to give this project more depth and to incorporate the oceanic theme (wave patterns, light patterns on the surface of water and such) into my illustrations. 


 I have made quick simplistic portraits of the people nearby, emphasising on basic shapes and structures of the face. This would help me in the character design (renewed character design of an existing children’s book to be more specific), and would also help me integrate different elements to characters including human-like animals or element-based characters. Brining animal characters to life would be an important skill in this project, as most of the characters present in the story ‘Hare’s Liver’ are animals or non-humans. 

  Character design has been the focal point in this project as it a type of Aesop’s Fable, meaning that it is majorly composed of characters which is not a human. As such I have attempted to bring human elements into animals and the ‘natural’ objects while still practicing on human portrait styles. In this sketch, character design had been the main focus, therefore taking part in the majority of the paper, and would continue to develop this sketch in further posts.

Comments

  1. Sam Dargan23 April 2023 at 13:39

    There are some well made sketches here - would like to hear more about the process of making them and which you think are most relevant to the development of your project this term.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Art Portfolio 1: Sign Off and Major Project Plan

-
Image
 I had a discussion with my tutor regarding the major project for sign off, and I was told to continue on the project. I was further told to research on topics related to my theme, such as logo and enamel pin designs in real life use from charities or companies, and to attend to an Abstract Art workshop in Week 5 as I had planned to use abstraction techniques in designing my work. The details of the sign off can be found in the link below. Link to Sign Off Sheet  I went on to fill the details of the Major Project Plan as required. The details can be found in the link below. Link to Major Project Plan After this post I intend to do the following: Research on given artists Join workshops required (Abstraction and Composition) Develop sketches according to workshops joined Do material research: practice on abstraction techniques and materials, set up of magazines and logos Practice mockup techniques for magazines and enamel pins And to create final work through these processes.  
Read more

End Term 1: Reflection Post

-
With this term, I have tried out many different projects, of some I liked and some I hated. I had initially struggled in the beginning; I have never tried out photography or any related projects, however as I progressed, I believe I have gotten more efficient in researching for my works and analysing how to better attract the audience I am aiming form. However, I feel like I was poor with time management, therefore affecting the quality of my works. This class was quite stressful in some ways, pushing my limits and boundaries, however I feel like I improved in the end.
Read more

Further Artist Research: Fluid Art and Emma Lindström

-
Image
 Fluid art, also known as acrylic paint pouring and flow art, has been an art technique that has been rising in popularity due to its simplistic way of creating with  stunning result. It is made using acrylic paints, of which are usually soft body acrylics (thinner acrylic paints) or acrylic ink as they are already in liquid (or close to liquid) form, mixed to a pouring medium. Depending on the type of medium, it can create different effects such as having a layer of ‘coating’ or giving. A watercolour-like look. Pouring different pigments of acrylic pours give it interesting textures and patterns, making it one of techniques used in abstract art. As McGorlick-Appelman (2020) says, fluid art techniques are used to ‘ create gliding organic and hypnotic free flowing abstract compositions ’. Emma Lindström, n.d.,   AYIIHLA 2  More medium can be added onto the base mixture to create additional abstract patterns. Silicone oils can be added into the mixture or dropped on top of the work to cr
Read more