New Project Stockport Fairtrade A-Z

On Tuesday  I was given a choice of two projects to do either the Blue Peter Project where I would have to come up with an idea of something new that the viewers could make or the Stockport Fairtrade Project where I would have to design an illustrated fairtrade alphabet. I chose the latter because I felt that it would be more suited to my style and am interested in printing over making.
I have begun to collect research for the project- examples of other illustrated alphabets, 3 colour risograph prints and pictures of items which are fairtrade.

Final Wind in the Willows Book Cover

For my final Book Cover Design, I scanned in the prints which I wanted to use for the design and added them onto the template we had to use on photoshop. I decided to add add a border from a pattern of one of my other prints to make it stand out more.  The type face I used for the title of the book was Cooper Black, I chose it because it was neutral in terms of style- not too childish or serious and it stands out well.For the main image I only used two colours , which contrasted so that the characters faces would stand out more. I added in the leaf patterns from another of my prints to break up the image and focus the viewers attention. On the back I chose to only have small images/patterns as the focus is the blurb.

More Wind in the Willows Prints

Here are some more print designs I did for the Wind in the Willows book cover.  On some of the prints I experimented using different colours. 

More wind in the willows sense of place research

 

 

Here are some other pages of my sense of place book.

Wind in the willows sense of place illustrations Ratty

 

Here are some illustrations I did of the character Ratty. I used pencil ink and biro to create them.

 

Wind in the willows sense of place illustrations mole

 

Here are some illustrations I did of the character mole. I used biro pen, pencil, ink and watercolour paints to create them.

Wind in the willows sense of place illustrations Toad

 

Here are some illustrations I did of the character toad. I used biro, pencil, ink and watercolour paints to create them.

Wind in the williows sense of place illustrations Badger

Here are some illustrations I did of the character Badger. I used oil pastels, biro, ink , pencil and watercolour paints to create them.

 

Are illustrations that move just gimmicks?

A week ago I was put into a group at college and was asked to present a discussion forum to other members of my class about certain topics within illustration including are illustrations just gimmicks? Traditional vs Digital media. 

In my opinion, they are interesting at first , but they get boring quickly because there is only one frame. Not much happens and they don't really tell a story. They are repetitive unlike most animations.
Rebecca Mock The quiet ones


Main street blues


For traditional (books/magazines/newspapers) and digital ( internet) I wrote a list of pros and cons for each:
Internet Pros: Cheaper/free, won't lose it, can't get damaged or ruined online, instant access, convienient- can use it whenever you want as you dont have to wait until the shops open
Internet Cons- It might be slow/not work,can be fidgety, killing the traditional industry, u
unreliable sources,encourages you to be lazy

 

Wind in the Willows Sense of place research

Over the course of this project I have kept a sense of place book to use for inspiration for ideas for the project . This includes pictures of the animals that the characters are based of and artist/illustrators work which I felt had a Wind of the Willows feel to it to inspire my own work.
 Here are they are:

Felix Gephart

 

Felix Gephart  is a German illustrator.  In terms of colour, his work that I have been looking at has been done in black and white; this contrast makes it stand out.  His illustrations are very detailed and there is a strong use of tone which makes them look realistic in style.  I chose to look at his work because of the links to nature and as inspiration for the type of style/colours I could use in my own work. He uses print based media to create his illustrations.

Image From http://www.flickr.com/photos/modart/5135509077/

Mae Besom

Mae Besom is a Chinese children’s book illustrator who uses both traditional media such as pencil and watercolour paintsand digital media such a photoshop to create her work.  The styles she works in are simplistic and cartoonish. She works in both black and white and in colour. In her colour work there is no particular colour scheme she uses. I chose to look at her work because it has natural themes and feature anthropomorphic animals


 Image From: http://illustrationweb.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/mae-besoms-scrapbook.html

 

Image From:  http://millionwordstojoy.tumblr.com/post/28940742095/theartofanimation-mae-besom

Alice Stevenson

Alice Stevenson is an English Pattern based illustrator who uses a combination of flat colour and texture in her work.  She uses print based media to create her work.  I chose to look at her work because of its links to nature.



Image From:http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/faculty-of-arts-brighton/alumni-and-associates/associates-and-alumni/graphic/alice-stevenson

Jan Feindt

Jan Feindt is a German Print based illustrator. Her work is very tonal, giving it a realistic look. I chose her work because of the natural themes.

Image From:http://www.janfeindt.de/
 

Silja Goetz

Silja Goetz is a German illustrator who uses a combination of flat simplistic backgrounds textured subjects. I chose to look at her work because of the links to nature. She uses digital media  to create her work. In terms of colour, she works in black and white.



Image From:http://razzmag.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/silja-goetz-an-illustrators-profile/

Greg Becker

Greg Becker is an English illustrator. He uses traditional media such as watercolour, acrylic, ink and coloured pencils to create his work. I chose his work because of the natural themes.

Alexandra Ball

Alexandra Ball is an English children’s book illustrator. She starts of her illustrations by drawing the characters and settings with pencil, then uses Photoshop to colour them and create patterns and textures.  She works in a simplistic, cartoonish style. The colours she uses are realistic and she uses some tone . I chose to look at her work because of the natural themes and animal characters.

Image From:http://www.directoryofillustration.com/ArtistPortfolioLarge.aspx?AID=4438&IID=98970

Image From:http://cutlipdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/ive-been-thinking-lot-about-fine-art.html

Katherine Asher

Katherine Asher is an English freelance illustrator who focuses on strong traditional drawing. Her style is loose and painterly. She uses flat colours in her work, which are either realistic or bright.I chose to look at her work because of the natural themes and animal characters.

 Image From: Illustation web

Alan Baker

Alan baker is an illustrator who works in a realistic style. He uses colours which the characters/backgrounds of his illustrations would be in real life. I chose to look at his work because of the natural themes and animal characters.

 

Image From illustration web

 

 

Shailesh Khandeparkar

Shailesh Khandeparkar is an Indian illustrator. The colours he uses are black and white; his illustrations are intricately detailed and have a textured feel to them. I chose his work because of the natural themes .

Image From:http://craigbaldwin.com/blog/2009/03/illustration-collection-volume-2/

Owen Carson

Owen Carson is an American illustrator who specializes in background illustrations. His work is very detailed, giving it a realistic feel.  It looks 3D and naturalistic. I chose his work because of the natural themes.

 
Image From:http://www.creativematch.com/flair_largeImage.cfm?flairID=5409

Mocchi Mocchi

Mocchi Mocchi is a Japanese illustrator. The illustrations are flat looking in some areas and textured in other areas. They use print based media to create their illustrations. I chose to look at their work because of their links to nature.

Amy sol

Amy sol is an illustrator who uses patterned backgrounds and tones. I chose her work because of the natural themes. She uses a color scheme for her work that I have been looking at.

Image From:http://artattacksonline.com/2011/10/amy-sol/

   Image From: http://www.nightingaleproject.org/past-projects/spring-by-hannah-firmin1

Hannah Firmin

Hannah Firmin is a British print based illustrator whose work has a textured feel to it. Realistic colours are used; tone is used giving the image a more 3D look.  I chose her work because of the natural themes. She uses a variety of colours in her work.

 

 

 

Helen Musselwhite

Helen Musselwhite is a British illustrator, who has 3D elements in her work. Her illustrations are paper/material based and are intricately detailed. I chose her work because of the natural themes. There is a lack of colour in her work,

Image From:http://www.handsomefrank.com/illustrators/helen-musselwhite/

Yoko Furusho

Yoko Furusho is a Japanese illustrator whose work is detailed and busy . There are a variety of different textures in her work, in contrast some areas  are flat. I chose her work because of their links to nature. The style she uses is decorative/ cartoony. In terms of media she uses ink and acrylic to create her work. Her work is inspired by fashion. She uses a variety of colours in her work.

Image From:http://arisignesdecor.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/yoko-furusho-in-wonderland.html

Marcos Chin

Marcos chin is a Canadian illustrator. There is a mixture of flat and more detailed areas in his work. I chose his work because of the natural themes. He uses mainly digital media with some traditional elements to create his work. He uses a variety of colours .

Image From:  http://illustrationproject2012.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/work-by-marcos-chin.html

Phillip bannister

Phillip Bannister is a British illustrator. He uses watercolour, brush and ink and line and wash to create his work. I chose his work because of the natural themes

 Image From:

Greg Becker

Greg Becker is an English illustrator. He uses traditional media such as watercolour, acrylic, ink and coloured pencils to create his work. He uses realistic colours. I chose his work because of the natural themes.

Image From: Illustration Web