Summary and Thoughts Quick Links The History of Illustration – Exercise 1 – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/11/11/thoughts-on-the-history-of-illustration-pt1/ John Minton – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/11/18/history-of-illustration-john-minton/ Jo Empson – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/11/27/history-of-illustration-jo-empson/ Summary – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/11/28/history-of-illustration-summary/ Getting the Gist – Exercise 2 Part one – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/11/28/getting-the-gist-pt1/ Part two – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/12/08/getting-the-gist-pt2/ Part three – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/12/14/getting-the-gist-pt-3/ Summary – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/12/14/getting-the-gist-summary/ Assignment ONE – Say Hello Part one – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/12/17/assignment-one-pt1/Continue reading “Part One – Getting started”
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Say Hello – Assignment One
Summary and thoughts Nothing like diving off in the deep end! Assignment ONE – Say Hello Part one – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/12/17/assignment-one-pt1/ Part two – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/12/23/assignment-saying-hello-pt2/ Part Three – https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/12/24/assignment-one-saying-hello-pt3/ Maybe I exposed myself more than I ever intended to, I actually now feel a little nervous because I am letting people into “my world”. While IContinue reading “Say Hello – Assignment One”
Assignment one – saying hello pt3
Creating the image and card As you can see in pt2 I’ve pretty much have the design thought out and now just the case of creating the design. I think this is a good way to also see my digital progress step by step pretty much so I will document this as I go along.Continue reading “Assignment one – saying hello pt3”
Assignment saying hello Pt2
Putting together an idea and style Following on from part one, I had a my source of information for the subject (Me) and basic information regarding sizes/card design and some ground “rules”. My sketchbook at this stage was quickly filling up, I drew things which I could relate to. A mini comic strip My eyeContinue reading “Assignment saying hello Pt2”
Assignment one Pt1
Say Hello Part 1 – discovering me Hi! Hola! Ciao! Salaam! Jambo! Bonjour! Guten tag! Namaste! Ni Hau! Ahn-Young-H-Se-Yo! Ohayo! There are countless ways to say hello, how can I say hello? Even I say I’m quite complex individual and feel I’m often misunderstood.I’m not good at opening up and explaining myself very well, oneContinue reading “Assignment one Pt1”
Getting the Gist – Summary
I cannot deny I didn’t go in the direction I wanted to when first read this exercise, but I also cannot deny in the layout mock up I like this piece. If I was just judging by the picture on its own I would have found few faults with it, One being the arm isn’tContinue reading “Getting the Gist – Summary”
Getting the Gist Pt 3
Creating the Illustration After the research stage I was finally ready to commit to this design, however, my initial sketches bought some serious frustration. I this vision in my head and everything at first I was sketching was so far from it, was I under the pressure of drawing in my main sketchbook ? wasContinue reading “Getting the Gist Pt 3”
Getting the Gist Pt2
Research, information and finally picking an editorial for this exercise. Following on from Pt1 https://emclemmieoca.home.blog/2019/11/28/getting-the-gist-pt1/, plan A had worked. I’ve spent about 4/5 days away from the editorials I liked and indeed had forgotten the images. During that time I’ve done some more research into the world of editorial illustration, which I will give aContinue reading “Getting the Gist Pt2”
Getting the Gist pt1
A picture is worth a thousand words! But, will I be able to create a picture from a few words. Choosing an editorial from a newspaper or magazine. It is not as easy as one would think! I got the Sunday times today, the first time in years buying a newspaper! I wanted to avoidContinue reading “Getting the Gist pt1”
History of Illustration – Summary
Exercise one – thoughts If anything I feel John Minton was ahead in his time in many ways, he was limited by the tools and prejudges of his time. I felt his desire to create something that wasn’t yet understood, he wanted to be free with his art and in life which time denied him.Continue reading “History of Illustration – Summary”