End of Week Log.

I have really enjoyed this weeks theme of illustration. Not only being able to explore it ourselves, but to be able to see the work of other well known illustrators and cartoonists such as Quentin Blake, well known for his work with Roald Dahl, and Ralph Steadman, a famous cartoonist and illustrator.

Induction Project Week 3- Lettering

On the last day of the week, we did a page of lettering. I decided to to A-X (I didn't have enough room for Y and Z). Each letter was themed on something beginning with that letter. For this task I used watercolour, watercolour pencils and felt tips.

Induction Project Week 3 - Storyboard.

This is the completed storyboard of 'Lyra and the spider'. To do the pink in between, I used a mouth diffuser of blue and pink over a wire net. the pictures themselves I did with black ink and water to emphasise it against the pink strips in between, adding a small  element of pink in each picture.

Induction Project Week 3 - Storyboard Cover

For our next task, we had to design our character a story to develop them, I decided mine would be about Lyra meeting a spider whom at first she was scared of, but later found they liked each others company. I decided to do the cover in the style of quentin blake, using ink and a light watercolour wash. You can see the completed storyboard in the post above.

Induction Project Week 3- background

Throughout the day we created backgrounds for our characters using a wide range of different techniques, this is just one of my best that I chose to present. This one was completed in ink and watercolour. The others I created were done using materials such as: mono-print, stick and ink, water powder and mouth diffusers.

Induction Project Week 3- Cartoon and Illustration

Week 3 is based on illustration, so our first task was to design and develop a cartoon character based on our object. My character, Lyra Bulby (based around the word 'light bulb') is wearing my object and her head is the bump ontop. To emphasise the girly character, I decided to make the colour theme of her outfit pink. I did this task in watercolour and added a lampshade in the background as a relevant object. 

End Of Week Log.

I am really happy with the 3D work I produced in week 2. Working in 3D has allowed me to gain a more in depth understanding of my objects shape and hopefully allowing my work on the object to become more developed. I found that I really enjoyed working with the materials I used; such as clay, foamboard and wire.

Induction Project Week 2-Cubist Modelling 2

Continuing my cubist modelling, this is another piece I made. This model is an exaggeration of the small hole at the bottom of my lightbulb fitting. I produced this model using foamboard, dowel, wire and a hot glue gun. On completion, I found that my piece looked almost like a classical piano, and so I decided to decorate it with musical notes using wire. I very much enjoyed doing this task and look forward to more 3D modelling. 

Induction Project Week 2-Cubist Modelling

On Tuesday, we continued working in 3D. However, this time we built surrealism and cubism into our models. As you can see from the picture above, my model was the object from different viewpoints, but built into one. On a sideview (right), you can see a clear difference in the viewpoints of my model, however from a front view (left), you can see that the model doesn't look that different from the actual object. It took me a long time to come up with this idea, and the one in the post above, but I feel it has increased my creativity and understanding of my object.

Induction Project Week 2- Clay Modelling

This week we began working in 3D. On Monday we began working with clay to produce a sculpture of our object, as pictured on the left. I found this task challenging in terms of getting a smooth surface and keeping it looking real to life, but I found the challenge and outcome rewarding, in turn gaining a better and more in depth understanding of my object. We then did a clay relief of our object which i found easier. However I did find both tasks equally enjoyable. 

End Of Week Log.

I have found  week 1 really enjoyable and am now looking forward to developing and completing this project. The first week allowed me to fully understand and explore my object, which will hopefully allow me to produce better work as the weeks go on. I am happy with the work I have produced this week. I will continue to log my developing work as each week of this project unfolds.

Induction Project Week 1- Repeat Design

For the final project of the week, I drew my bulb fitting in it's simplest form. With this, using tracing paper, I repeated the design on a square piece of paper in an appropriate pattern. To contrast with the almost animated design of my object, I chose to add electrical bolts, which are also simple but jagged and straight lined. I also chose to keep the simplicity with just colouring the electric bolts. 

Induction Project Week 1- Group Drawing.

For this small project, myself and a large group sat around a table where began to draw our object with one of many colourful pens laid out on the table. After a given amount of time, and with the same pen, we moved on one space and began to work on the drawing. The same process continued until we just began to decorate and make the drawing more interesting. As the pictures began to develop, a unique mix of colour and style came to life. On returning to my space, I was far from disappointed. My drawing was a beautiful mix of everyone's individual colour and art style.

Induction Project - Light Bulb Fitting.

On the first day we were given a wrapped object. unaware of what the object was, we had to try and draw a mind map of what we could feel and what materials we thought it could be. After unwrapping it, we had to draw our object without being able to see our drawing, allowing us to explore, in depth, the object. This object will now be the basis to our induction project, which will be the first 4 weeks of this year. 

Introduction to Art and Design Level 3

This post is first and foremost an introduction and insight into the journey through my course of Art and Design Extended Diploma level 3. Throughout this blog I will be frequently posting my work and progress from initial ideas though to development, and finally to finished work.