Part Two – Illustration log

Assignment Two: Exploring Time & Place – ‘Four seasons in One Page’

This assignment looked at time and how it can affect perspective. I have found that different seasons and the weather they bring have a large impact on how we can view the same space. Colour and the amount of shadow are changed. Colours can be made lighter or darker and shadows can be made longerContinue reading “Assignment Two: Exploring Time & Place – ‘Four seasons in One Page’”

Research Task: Visual Conventions Through Time and Place

For this task I had to find examples of different visual conventions used to convey timeand/or place/space. The first piece I thought of was Eadweard Muybridge’s The Horse in Motion, which shows film stills that show a horse running. Whilst looking for the above image I came across an old invention, the Zoetrope, invented byContinue reading “Research Task: Visual Conventions Through Time and Place”

Exercise 5: Black and White and Colour

For this exercise I took a photograph that I had taken and turned it into an A3 drawing. From here I had to photo copy the drawing and create a few different versions of it: one using black fine liner, one using a bottle of ink and one adding colour. I used coloured pencils. TheContinue reading “Exercise 5: Black and White and Colour”

Exercise 4: Finding Reference

For this exercise I chose to research the 50s as it’s a decade I feel connected to. I used the internet and things I saw personally as material. People and clothes Architecture and Interior Design Transport and Engineering Pop Culture After this I had to create an illustration using the reference photos of 2 peopleContinue reading “Exercise 4: Finding Reference”

Exercise Three: Character Sketches

Here I had 40 characters to design. I was given a list to start me off but then I had to come up with character ideas myself.I ended up with: During this exercise I noticed that my drawings got worse about half way through. I think this is because I had been drawing for aContinue reading “Exercise Three: Character Sketches”

Research Task: The “gag” Cartoon

I started by researching the suggested artists. Of all the images I have viewed during this task I like this one the most, by B Kilban. The most obvious draw for me is that the subject is a cat. I am both impressed and disgusted by the image. I like the style and the concept;Continue reading “Research Task: The “gag” Cartoon”

Exercise Two: Turning Pictures into words.

For this exercise I had to examine the following three images: I found all three interested but liked the first image best, by Chas Addams. Each image holds a lot of information and hidden meaning. I find the second image harder to understand. This is contributed to by the fact that the language inside isContinue reading “Exercise Two: Turning Pictures into words.”

Exercise One: Wordplay

This exercise looks at the different types of text used in comics. For the exercise I had to create 4 different versions of the following comic page: Each version had to tell a story using different types of narration: This had to be done on A3 versions of the comic page, which I had toContinue reading “Exercise One: Wordplay”