Sunday, 15 May 2016
Friday, 13 May 2016
Visual Diagram | Final
It's all printed now. I'm both happy and unhappy with it which isn't really a surprise but it's done! The negatives are that it doesn't display a high level of skill or craftsmanship, nor is it anything groundbreaking or loud or exciting.
However with that said, it does embody a lot of thoughts I've had recently about my own work and aligns with values I both admire in others and wish to take on myself.
Although people may disagree, I do think that on some level it shows authenticity which I'm a little happy about. It shows the change my work has went through. Going from 'accurate' and detailed images, to drawings that are more expressive and attempt to convey a tone or feeling more than appearing 'right'.
Ambiguity has been part of this ongoing discussion I've been having in regards to my work, and I think this poster does display a level of that. Drawings that are unlabeled and vague, and are open to interpretation.
Narrative and personal stories has also been an element I've considered throughout the year, and this has been touched upon with this finished piece. The objects represent real possessions, moments, feelings and thoughts that are personal or related to me in some way.
The personal factor contributes to this sense of ambiguity as it is introspective and secretive, no one will know what they are unless it is talked about.
Although people may disagree, I do think that on some level it shows authenticity which I'm a little happy about. It shows the change my work has went through. Going from 'accurate' and detailed images, to drawings that are more expressive and attempt to convey a tone or feeling more than appearing 'right'.
Ambiguity has been part of this ongoing discussion I've been having in regards to my work, and I think this poster does display a level of that. Drawings that are unlabeled and vague, and are open to interpretation.
it's a nice print actually. it's matte and shows the textures and colours
Narrative and personal stories has also been an element I've considered throughout the year, and this has been touched upon with this finished piece. The objects represent real possessions, moments, feelings and thoughts that are personal or related to me in some way.
The personal factor contributes to this sense of ambiguity as it is introspective and secretive, no one will know what they are unless it is talked about.
Visual Diagram | Digital Process
Once I had scanned and arranged the objects, I had to pick colours. I wanted the diagram to have a very restricted scheme to let the drawings speak for themselves.
I tried changing the colour of the background, objects, and the links. Even though the monochromatic version was nice I thought it was a little boring. After changing the colours around for a bit, I made myself keep it minimal and not over-embellish / edit.
I added a slight noise filter to lift the flatness of the background a bit, and I chose the light blue accent colour. It gave a little bit of brightness to the image but didn't overpower the drawings as they were the main focus.
I tried changing the colour of the background, objects, and the links. Even though the monochromatic version was nice I thought it was a little boring. After changing the colours around for a bit, I made myself keep it minimal and not over-embellish / edit.
Thursday, 12 May 2016
Visual Diagram | Linework
Example of final pencil drawings.
After some last minute thinking, I just decided to stick to my guns and make some fun drawings that were a bit hastily drawn. I like the quality of the pencil line, and I'm happy with how decisive the marks seem (which is a big deal for me).
After some last minute thinking, I just decided to stick to my guns and make some fun drawings that were a bit hastily drawn. I like the quality of the pencil line, and I'm happy with how decisive the marks seem (which is a big deal for me).
I scanned in the sets of objects, adjusted their levels, selected and placed them individually on to an A2 sheet. A very straight forward process.
Some objects had a slight grain around the edges (either from scanning the paper, or a smudge) but I thought to just keep a bit of this so they didn't look too clean.
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Keep it Weird | Gary Wilson
It's silly but I'm gonna write this and share a thing. I was listening to music and found this album a little while ago, and it embodies all of these qualities I've been speaking about - not self-editing, making things for you, having a tone of voice, and just having a nice time with it all.
Quite possibly one of my favourite covers of all time...
The album is really funny, weird, but cool in its own strange way and it just makes me laugh. Gary just made this album all by himself when he was 24. Well done.
Please read this extract from a review of Gary's album it's very hilarious and accurate.
Please read this extract from a review of Gary's album it's very hilarious and accurate.
I don't really know what I'm saying, but I guess sometimes you need to just make things and not really worry too much. Do you think Gary worried when he penned the lyric "your love is like a make-out party"?
Visual Diagram | Room, Objects, Me
I'm going to go with the idea of room, objects, and me for my visual diagram. I'm glad that I
stayed today, kept drawing it out, thinking about things, and asking for opinions because I was close to throwing the towel in on this one!!
Things I noted down after realising that drawing is the way forward:
- Drawings - scan, amp up brightness and contrast, keep pencil lines and quality
- Drawings in pencil, but 'connection' lines done digitally? (a nice contrast?)
- A2 page - arrange and set out
- Skew colours so they are bright (Bradford poster)
- Harsh quick pencil lines (chunky pencil?)
Q: What would Leonard do?
A: Whatever he feels like
This little mountain man is very inspiring to me. Painting some lovely flowers on a massive clay lump he built himself, because it made his face happy. I'm going to try and do the same, but in a sketchbook instead of a mountain.
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