Initially daunted by how open and self-initiated 3rd year is going to be, I remembered quite quickly I am an ideas person and this summer has been proof of that (so many ideas, so many lists, SO MANY NOTES...my iPhone hates me).
First things first....
Key questions, answers and info:
• What media do i like to work in?
- ink: pen, ink, water, Rotring Rapidograph, fine liner, brush-pen, Copic marker
- paint: gouache, watercolour, paint marker, stencil
- paper
- print: lino, screenprint
- digital: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
• What skills / processes would I like to improve upon?
- Animation: gifs, incorporating movement into static illustration, digital interactivity, immersive, stop motion
- Analogue printing techniques: screenprint, lino cut
- Digital techniques: Ps, Ai, Id
- large scale artwork
- watercolour, gouache
- observational drawing skills
- human anatomy
- animal anatomy
- character design
- concept art, landscapes
- airbrush: stencil art
- use and understanding of colour & light
• What new processes / formats would I like to try out?
- Mural / large scale artwork / graffiti
- Textiles: sewing, stitching, patch making, staining - mixed media with this element incorporated
- woodcut printing technique
- 3d (plastic, wood, metal)
• What themes / concepts / subjects appeal to me?
- Music: Album art, merchandise, lyrics, festivals, posters
- Nature: the environment, weather, conservation, flora, fauna, fungi, the ocean, forest, texture, colour, scale, history of nature - animals - plants - rocks etc, patterns within nature, botanical illustration, encyclopedia
- Urban: public art, graffiti, live art, large scale murals, interactive art/design on a large scale, impact and making a difference
- Narrative: telling a story, personal journey / experience through images, nonsense poems (Edward Lear), collection of short stories (Italo Calvino), text & image
- Products: Collections / sets of pieces such as a series of prints, or postcards or iron on patches, tattoos, jewellery, stationary, 3d figures, stickers, zines etc
- fantasy, history, myth & legend
- interactive art - paper cut
- collections / vignettes
- educating through visual arts
- psychedelic culture & experience
- tattoo design
food
travel
• What context would i like to see my work fitting into?
- Publishing & Book Design: Educational, children's, fiction // non-fiction, adult,
comics, zines
- Product & Packaging
- Branding & Advertising
- Retail & Merchandise (music, film...)
- Object & Environment, 3D, live/public artwork
- Exhibition, Gallery....
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With these reflections in mind, I have had a few ideas of challenging self-directed briefs and projects I would like to set myself as a part of OUIL603:
Gigantacus
Illustrated children's book written by (not yet published) my friend. A collection of short stories about the giant hero fireman "Gigantacus". Pop up / paper cut / water colour illustrated story book or collection of small short story books.
Botanical Illustration
Traditional high quality fine drawings and explanations about each part of the plant and its uses etc
Paper cut / pop up / interactive
Sewn - sewn illustration directly onto apparel and products?
StrangeDirt Jess Phoenix Ernst Haeckel
Educational Earth
Book / pop-up encyclopedia illustrated book and interactive animated site surrounding
the history of plants
the history of animals (age of the beasts)
a closer look at the inner workings of insects "dissected" paper cut, interactive book illustration
choose one group of organisms and research, explain , educate and illustrate in depth
insects and their plants/homes
Inspiration: Owen Davey books, DK Publishing
Short story illustrations
In our summer briefing 2016 Fred literally took one of my ideas straight out of my head and broadcast it for everyone to hear. Since creating work for the 'About the Author' brief in level 5, I have really wanted to create another series of works related to the amazing texts by author Italo Calvino. Invisible Cities has been one of the most inspirational texts I have read and revisiting the 50+ short descriptive pieces and creating imagery once again is a really lovely thought. Creating a set of illustrations in the form of a book or playing cards set or "postcards from invisible cities" would be super fun and how I see this project idea developing. Worried about this idea being seen as un-original, I could extend this project (using the 'about the author' brief template) to other authors and literary works that interest me, such as
• Edward Lear's nonsense "Cookery", "Botany", "Alphabets" such as How to make an Amblongus Pie
• Douglas Adams: The Meaning of Liff
• Italo Calvino: Cosmicomics
Album Artwork
Adaptation of the Secret7 competition brief, a look at 1 artist / band or DJ (instead of 7) and illustrate a collection of covers for their albums / singles to create a set / series / body of work.
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