Final Project

The above images are of my final project. The piece is still in development, however the piece will be an A1 illustrative design. A segment will also be animated. The design will be completed with fineliner pens ranging from 0.1mm - 0.8mm. The design will be completed within the silhouette of evolution pioneer Charles Darwin, which allows me to experiment designs with botanical and animal features. I use aspects on every design to keep a constant house style e.g. contour detailing on botanical areas and spinal triangular area on animals to show how each animal or plant is steamed from one another.
The piece will be exhibited in a black frame. I was originally going to use a wooden frame, but after discussions with my tutor we decided a black snap frame would be best so the texture/colour/grain of the frame wouldn't distract from the piece. This also allows for easy cleaning and lighting to be achieved. It was important to have enough light for my piece so that it is easy to see, therefore my booth will be in-front of a window, which is also where a plug socket is so that I can have power to a laptop. I have a plinth to stand the laptop on to at an easy height for viewing. As can be seen in the Google sketchup illustrations, the piece will be exhibited in a right angle, one size will feature the animation (laptop) and sketchbook, the other Final piece, and design and visual sheets, plus my final description. It is important I show all these to showcase the development and finalization of my piece.

Johanna Basford

Artists are always looking for new and initiative ways to not only complete there work but too also exhibit it. A recent artist I have stumbled across is very modern in ways her work has been shown. Johanna Basford an illustrator, created a piece called Twitter Picture. She asked people to submit tweets to her telling her what to draw. Then over 24hour periods, streamed live worldwide,a s the tweets were sent in she drew the images and people were able to see the request come too life. This was a great way to not only get interactivity with the public, but also recognition from news reports and Internet blogging. Not only this it created a vast imaginative piece incorporating the minds of many people!

She went further than simple pen drawing and the piece was applied to a car and showcased that way. It is so amazing and It makes me think where else illustrations could be applied.

Meyoko - Illustrator

This piece was completed by Berlin based illustrator, Melissa Murillo , better known as “Meyoko”. This is one of my favourite illustrative pieces I have seen. The intricate lines and pen detailing is reminiscent to pieces of my own. The detailing almost looks like delicate lace work, like that seen of Alexander McQueen's.The detailing layers and highlights around prominent areas such as the eye sockets, cheek bones and naisl area. This prominence alows for the fluidity of the lines to be constant and adds direction and depth to the piece, maybe showcasing the bone structure and where it protrudes strongly on the skin. However, on closer inspection the small under layered detailing is clearly visible. The way in which Meyoko has been able to produce a piece showing a Gothic image, which has been detailed with botanical and natural influences, for example the butterfly wings above the eye sockets, is a artistic approach which I would like to use.
The detailing with the direction used such as the curvaceous nature, creates the contours and shape of the skull perfectly. This adds the depth and density of the skull, whilst still showing the natural beauty of the design and also the human bone structure also. Meyoko's work will and has proven to be an influence in my own work.

Snow White

A favourite style of mine is pen work, I love the intricate work and the level of concentration I have to put into the piece. This is why when I saw this piece it instantly appealed to me. The Design is reminiscent to henna in my opinion. However with only the red being prominent, it drew me back to the original Snow White story with the apple. Maybe the design is meant to represent as Snow White bites the apple, all her feelings are small but detailed, uncontrollable and forming many different directions?
The illustrated background is very current and popular today, many magazine segments feature this style of work, the almost manga style eyes, and floral detailing especially is appealing. I can imagine this piece used as a cover for a book or design cover. It has been inspirational in the way It has simplified a popular character but emphasized a highly detailed and aesthetically pleasing background.

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland is my favourite book. In all honesty I haven't read many books, however due to my love for imagination, creativity I found this book to be a representation of my mind. The Disney movie was the inspiration that led me to read the book. I found the madness with in the book to be a constant flow with the characters like the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts. The arguments that Lewis Carroll was drunk when he wrote this book, can be true in my opinion. The huge creativity and random rambling with the book is what gives it the charm which has given it the title of my favourite book. The book is inspirational in my own creativity and also stylizing of pieces. A final reason for the love of the book is the illustrations within the different versions of the book. Each artist has their own interpretations of the story, my personal favorite illustrations were those by my favorite artist, Salvador Dali. Being a surrealist painter he was the best person to combat the book and in my opinion perfectly captured the scenic craziness within the book. His illustrations indulge colour into the book which merges with the imagery within my mind. The book usually comes in a collection of the whole works of Carroll, the two Wonderland books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass along with a variety of other publications and poems. Each are as mad and imaginative and wonderfully brilliant as one another.
This book is a major representation of my personality and my favorite style of work, if you haven't read this book yet, definitely go to your local library or book store and buy it. Honestly, the films do not do Lewis Carroll's wonderfully mad literature justice.