Thursday, 20 December 2012

Final GSA Image

This is the template of the characters I created for my leaflet.

Final Art of Protest Image

This is the final art of protest image i made. It was done using acrylic paints on canvas. The main message of the painting is anti-sexism. It goes against the stereotype that women should make there husbands tea and that men typically play video games. The man is used to his wife making tea when he gets home from work , she has decided that she shouldn't have to do this.

GSA Ideas

I came up with several ideas for the project. I finally decided I was going to use   the simplistic style .

GSA Questionnaire

To inspire ideas for the project we were ask to interview college students about their feelings on the Gay Community.

Research: Roy Lichtenstein



http://fortyfoursunsets44.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/roy-lichtenstein-retrospecitve.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Lichtenstein



I looked at Pop Artist Roy Lichtensteins work as inspiration on what kind of style to  use for my final piece, namely the flat colours and bold outlines.

Monday, 10 December 2012

Ideas for the art of protest



 
 
 These are the ideas I came up with for the art of protest project. They are all very image dominated and try to get the message across with little text.
 

Research : Banksy

As research for the Art of protest project, I looked at the Graffiti Artist, Banksy , who is known for the statements in his work.


http://thesunsgonnarise.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/banksy-art-terrorist/


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/banksy-makes-his-mark-across-america-1993251.html

http://www.banksy-prints.com/2010/05/banksy-airstrike-new-piece-in-san-francisco/

GSA Project

I was given two different projects to do - the GSA project ( gay straight alliance) or the age uk project. I chose the GSA project as I found the oher one two depressing and feel stongly about Gay Rights.

Cross Pathways Project

In the middle of November we started  a new three week project with the graphic design class . I was in a group of 4 with one other illustrator and two graphic designers. There were three projects to choose from : The wellspring project , The library E resources project and the fiction vs reality project. We formed groups based on which project we wanted to do, I chose the wellspring project as I felt it was the most varied project in terms of ideas.

The Art of Protest

At the start of November, I was given a choice of two projects to do : the NOISE festival project or the Map of Your Weekend Project.  I chose the NOISE festival project as I felt that I was more suited to it.

Monday, 29 October 2012

The State of Illustration

I was asked by my tutor to listen to a podcast from http://www.graphicdesignontheradio.com/ called the state of illustration, presented by Adrian Shaughnessy and to give my own opionion on the state of illustration. Shaughnessy discusses the state of illustration with rodrick mills- an illustrator ,Jeff Granfield- an illustrator and an educator and darryl clifton- an educator. He starts by telling us about the different ways in which illustration works; it conveys commercial messages,it tells stories, it relays information,it makes editorial and political statements, it works into childrens books and it worksin graphic novels,it can add style and meaning to everything from t shirts to the posters you pin on your wall. Shaughnessy asks his guests to each to give him a snapshot of what they think illustration is today. Rodrick starts by saying he currently thinks "it is a hybrid of many forms and it transmutes into many areas, but he thinks that it has very core meanings or substance. He says it is a visual language, a personal visual world and tells a story." Jeff describes illustration as "a fantastic, plastic medium that can really go in any direction , however this makes it confusing for people to know what to do with it, in the past it was largely about a craft skill which was a representation of someone elses ideas, as a result the illustrator didnt get a chance to think conceptually but represented a particular style for hire. This has created a legacy where it is more about the actual craft of making  rather than the discipline of thinking visually."
Darryl says "he thinks jeff has summed up what he think illustration is about currently , he thinks it has been unfashionable for a while to think about any of the visual arts in terms of having a conceptual or discipline base to them.He thinks illustration is one of those ways of thinking that bears scrutiny now. For him illustration is about a discipline and a way of thinking than being just about the way the imagery is used. He thinks we need to look at the notion of owning the means of production in some way. We need to revert to the late 19th century way of thinking."
Shaughnessy  talks about the root of the word illustration being the same as the word illuminate - illustrators illuminate text and make it come alive visually. Darryl thinks "people naturally capitalise on the style of an illustration. He thinks "illustrators by default thats solves problems for people ."

Friday, 19 October 2012

Final Outcome



Puppets


Here are the puppets that I made for this project.


This is the minotaur puppet, he was made using paper mache and acrylic paint.

This is the fairy puppet, she was made using paper mache and parts of clothes for the wings and the dress.

Here is the griffin puppet, he was made using parts of clothes and paper mache for the base.

Here is the king puppet, he was made using paper mache as the base and different parts of clothes for the hair and his robes.
Here is the centaur puppet he was made from paper mache for the base and a scarf for the hair and fur.


Monday, 8 October 2012

Animation


Animation is the rapid display of images to create the illusion of movement. It can be made with either hand rendered art , computer generated imagery, or three dimensional objects such as puppets or clay figures.
An early example of animation is  this five image sequence above from a vase from Iran.


File:Egyptmotionseries.jpg
Above is a 4000 year old Egyptian burial chamber mural which although it cant be viewed in motion, it was the artists way of depicting it.

 Images From: Wikipedia
Above is a scene from Fantagasmagorie  by french artist Emile Cohl made in 1908. It was the first animated film to be creating using hand drawn animation.

There are different types of animation such as traditional animation, stop motion animation and computer animation.

In a traditionally animated film the individual frames are photographs of drawings, which are first drawn onto paper.Each drawing differs slightly from the one before it to create the illusion of movement.

In a stop motion animation, the animator physically manipulates real world objects and photographs them one frame of film at a time to create the illusion of movement.

In computer animation the animating process is done using a computer, which takes less time that doing it traditionally.

Jean Dubuffet


http://materalbum.free.fr/dubuffet/visages.htm


http://www.christies.com/features/2009-May-Jean-Dubuffet-95-1.aspx


Jean Dubuffet was a french outsider artist (1901 - 1985).

Sunday, 30 September 2012

Howard Finster







http://curiouspages.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/night-before-christmas.html
Howard Finster was an amerian folk/outsider artist (1916-2001).

Henry Darger


http://visualmelt.com/#Henry-Darger

http://www.colectiva.tv/wordpress/lang/en-us/el-increible-mundo-de-henry-darger/



Henry Darger was an american outsider artist (1892-1973).

Bill Traylor


http://www.colectiva.tv/wordpress/lang/en-us/el-increible-mundo-de-henry-darger/

http://newtechnlogy1.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/bill-traylor.html

http://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/artnmovemnt01.htm

http://huntersandgatherersathome.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/bill-traylor-spotted-dog-graphite-and.html
Recently I have been looking at folk/outsider art as I have found similarities in style between my work and these  kinds  of art. Bill traylor  was an african american folk artist. (1854-1949)

Puppet Theatre


http://www.learningfromplay.co.uk/product/147/Large_Puppet_Theatre


http://www.learningfromplay.co.uk/product/146/Finger_Puppet_Theatre



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet




http://www.weebirdy.com/2009/11/wee-find-nathalie-lete-puppet-theatre.html

I am planning on making a puppet theatre for the puppets I have made for my current project , here are a few examples I have been looking at to inspire me.

Monday, 10 September 2012

New Brief

On Friday I was given a new brief  which is based on developing the work I did over the summer. I had two options - to produce an animated sequence or a narrative surface  i.e a besoke wallpaper or a silk scarf. I decided to go with the animation as it is something I have always been interested in . As well as this I also have to make a 3D character model based on the summer project. I have already begun doing research for the project (see earlier posts) and will continue to do more, I also need to start planning my storyboards for the animation and need to decide on what media to use for my 3D character model.

Never Back Down Storyboard

storyboard artist Alex Saviuk, Animatics and Storyboards, Never Back Down
This is a storyboard I found for the film Never Back Down.

Volkswagon Storyboard

storyboards by Willie Castro, Animatics and Storyboards, Volkswagon, Jetta
This is a storyboard I found for a Volkswagon advert.

Adidas Storyboard

storyboards by Mark Simon, Animatics and Storyboard, storyboard sample of Adidas
So I have started to do research on storyboards for my new project which will involve me doing my own storyboard for an animation I will be creating based on my summer project. This is a storyboard for an adidas advert I found.

Character Sheets






I found a french  website which has lots of character sheets  for both cartoon / anime : http://www.catsuka.com as I am doing the animation aspect of the new brief I was given i thought they would be useful.

Paul Klee



http://chaudron.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/paul-klee-hand-puppets-for-felix.html

 
http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/ripley/ripley6-30-7.asp




http://chaudron.blogspot.co.uk/2010_06_01_archive.html

http://chaudron.blogspot.co.uk/2010_06_01_archive.html
I have been looking at artist Paul Klee's shadow puppets for inspiration for my current project in which I have to make a 3D character model.

Chrissie MacDonald







I have been looking at illustrator Chrissie Macdonalds 3d work as inspiration for my current brief in which I have to make a 3D character model.