PROJECT 5 DAY 3 PLAN

My A1 mind map of ideas.

Today was great as perspective to see what I want to do in this project. Compiling everything I have done so far in this project onto one big visual poster gave me all the references I needed. Actually making this allowed me to question what I really wanted to do. In the end I aimed to design a bug spray and for an extension I could create a short film, stop motion, comedic or not I can decide when I make the film. I think personally for me this is a great way of presenting references allowing for ideas to be inspired from. I will use this technique in the future. I have also left space for any extra ideas or progression of ideas.

 

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PROJECT 5 DAY 2 LIFE DRAWINGS

A few pencil studies of the model with pen drawn insects illuminated on top.

Biro standard study.

Charcoal study.

Experimental triangle study.

This was a much more successful session of life drawings compared to the last time. I had more time and generally a lot more experience to know how to go about achieving the best results. I experimented with a range of media and styles giving me a selection of paths to take in this project on Friday and next week. I feel my drawing skills have improved immensely through these sessions and my eye has really adapted to getting the necessary lines to form a skeleton and then build the rest of my drawing around that. I have formed a technique which seems to work well even when working at speed although I do need to make sure I work looking over the page and not at an angle because I have a habit of mis-shaping the size and dynamics of the scale but this is often a good thing if I am trying to achieve an effect where perfection of scale is not the priority. I am looking forward to watching my idea grow and form a final product by the end of the project.

 

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PROJECT 5 DAY 1 BRIGHTON

Some street art on the way to the gallery.

In the gallery- Jan Svankmajor's odd creations.

Drawn and painted hybrid animals - Jan Svankmajor.

Poster for film.

Beach photos.

The journey from the station to the gallery in Brighton provided a cultured walk to us; we saw various inspirational street art on the walls. I really like this artistic aspect of Brighton so the whole exhibition in the gallery was a slight disappointment if I am honest. I found the artwork very unique and strangely interesting but at the same time also very odd with taxidermy present everywhere with slightly disturbing body parts and bones joined together like something you would expect to see in a horror movie. The 3D art definitely had an effect on everyone who viewed it including myself, whether it was a good or bad effect doesn't really matter, Svankmajor managed to convey across a sense of storytelling through extreme but recognisable characters despite their strange form. After doing a few brief sketches of the work in the gallery I then went walking around Brighton and the beach front taking pictures and sketching anything that caught my eye. I think I made the most of the day in Brighton and am proud of what I gained from the day; however next time I will spend longer when doing sketches of art works and scenery to make it look better or less rough. Then again quick sketching is good practice so I suppose that it is a mix of drawing styles that I should aim to achieve on days out.

 

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TEXT LAYOUT

My 6 adjectives brought to life by simple layout changes.

 

This day at first appeared so simple when we thought it was simply just tracing but then you quickly realise it takes a lot more thought then you expect to create a layout cleverly relevant to the adjective. From this simple exercise you realise how basic it is to change the characteristics of a word by fiddling about with the colour, size, spacing and rotation of the letters. This simplicity really makes you think because you are more likely to create something bold and something that clearly demonstrates what you want to show- for example for the word 'ROBBERY', the second 'r' could be lower case and turned into a gun held by the letter 'E', this is an extremely simple but effective way of demonstrating a typical gunpoint robbery. Making characteristics for text is a very important skill in graphics because it communicates either a form of humour or generally something more visual to the viewer and an extra sense of understanding is added to the frame. I will really think a lot more about text and fiddling with the layout next time I complete a task incorporating the use of text.

 

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