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Exhibition - Presentation

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Rotting Roses - Alteration - Initial Sketches

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Mask - Gouache - Experiment

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Torn Paper - Experimentation

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Progression of Developing Thumbnails

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Task 9

The purpose of my work is to present a more visual representation of their accompanying pieces of texts. This is in order to allow the reader to gain further understanding and thought behind the poems. The specifics of the meaning behind each illustration I shall produce are dictated by the individual poems, though overall I wish to portray the subjects and themes within the texts in a more literal and visual sense whilst still maintaining portrayal with a covert message so as the viewer is still allowed to develop their own interpretations of the meanings and messages within the texts themselves.

I am currently working on producing the beginning stages of my final illustrations through the process of sketching thumbnails, developed experiments as well as frequent evaluation and peer reviews.

Main challenges and problems I have come across throughout the process of this project revolve around materials and application techniques. This being evident when testing the use of masking fluid for the first time and through to developing the use and application of it in order to produce the visuals and results that I desired from it. However, it is through this process that I have gained the liking of the contrast that this technique provides and thus have carried it through to being a main aspect and technique included within my work.

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My illustrations are intended to directly accompany the poems of which they revolve around, as a secondary source of information being provided to the consumer. They are designed to enhance the message being provided whilst presenting the same intent through a more visual format. These should further push the narrative for the audience to reflect upon and gain understanding from.

Currently I believe my main influences to be the work of artists such as Valerie Greeley, Ines Seidel, Loui Jover, Henrietta Harris. These are artists who have influenced me in ways of the decision to work in an overall linear style, the way of which I used and collaged printed text within my work as well as other techniques that proved to be successful in portraying my intentions such as the opaque paint over facial features used to provide anonymity.

My only concern at the moment would be the possibility of not completing enough paintings in time, however I am working on avoiding this outcome through preparation, organisation and planning processes.

Aspects of my work so far that I am particularly satisfied with include the success in portraying my intended mood and emotion through my use of colour or lack of it. This is mostly evident in the experiments containing a rather minimal colour scheme as that allows for those colours to be particularly evident and dominating as well as allowing for the focus on those colours specifically without much distraction which allows the influence to be easily present.

I am currently intending for my work to be presented directly onto a wall, five illustrations each accompanying their associated pieces of texts. These will be laid out with the poems placed directly alongside their accompanying illustration as they would when presented in a book so as that the consumer may make easy connection and association between the two and understand that they belong and require consumption as a whole and as one rather than to be separated.

I feel for the most part that I have successfully presented and recorded my project, mainly through the format of my sketchbook that contains an orderly display of my research and it’s corresponding experiments. I do however feel that I need to improve the consistency of my uploads to Tumblr as well as being more selective with the work of which I present there.

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Sky - Primary Research

Evening sky, clouds

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Candle 2 - Primary Research

Lit candle, flame

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Alley - Primary Research

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Experiments using masking to provide linear image within wash of diluted Indian ink

These experiments took inspiration from artists such as Valerie Greele, who create their pieces in a largely linear way. using the pure white of the lines to stand out from the applied colour of the background. Whereas Valerie Greeley created her pieces through lino printing, I however decided to experiment with creating a similar effect using a wash of Indian ink combined with the use of masking fluid that I had proved success with during a previous experiment.

Whereas last time when I had used masking fluid, I had used a brush in order to apply the medium to the page, I this time decided to try using a set of ‘colour detailers’. I came to the conclusion that these may prove more successful in terms of application through the troubles that I had previously come across. This was due to the issue I had with the masking fluid sticking to the fibers of the brushes. This meant that not only were they next to impossible to clean but also over time, due to all of the dried on medium, the brushes were less and less precise when trying to achieve the required thin lines and detail. However, the detailers being a solid object, they proved much easier to clean throughout the process as well as the shape of them allowing them to much more consistently allow for the detail of which I desired within the piece.

I feel that these pieces were overall particularly successful through the heavy amount of contrast that the pure white lines against the dark grey of their surroundings provide. This allows for particularly clear detail and attention to the line work without much else playing as a distraction to the eye.

The selected colourscheme helps to provide a particularly depressing and melancholic atmosphere among the piece, successfully portraying such an overall mood that I had originally desired when planning this experiment.

The size of this piece did, however, cause difficulty when attempting to create such thin, precise line work. Due to this being likely the only causation I believe that this issue would easily be resolved by simply increasing the scale of which I work at for all similar pieces to be completed with such a technique.

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Experiment taking inspiration from the work of Adara Sánchez Anguiano using heavily diluted watercolour combined with fairly simplistic line art of the figure using black Indian ink and a brush

This experiment originally took heavy inspiration from Adara Sánchez Anguiano during it’s planning process. However, looking over the results afterwards, one particularly noticeable difference between this piece and their work would be the smooth and preciseness of my line work in comparison to the much less controlled lines of the contours within their piece.

Despite this, I do feel that this ended up a particularly interesting element within this illustration as the clean lines rather heavily contrast from the ‘uncontrolled’ areas of the diluted watercolour paint.

I feel that this technique would be particularly useful in terms of the inclusion of colours outside of the logical means of local colour within the selected subject. This would allow for more experimentation and possibilities for the colourscheme of my pieces to convey covert meanings through such means as colour association.

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Experimentation using masking fluid and watercolour in order to create the look of ‘shattered’ pieces removed from the illustration

For this experiment I decided to begin experimenting with different effects of which I could gain from using masking fluid within my watercolour pieces. In order to do this I first transferred my initial sketch onto a piece of watercolour paper. From there I used a small brush in order to apply the masking fluid in small areas to resemble the shape of broken glass. I did this so as that once the watercolour had been applied on top and the masking fluid had been removed, these designated areas would remain untouched and would stay the pure white of the paper. Over all I feel that this experiment was rather successful other than one minor difficulty. During the process of removing the masking fluid I found that a layer of the paper began to rip. However I believe this to mostly be due to the cheap quality of the paper rather than entirely being the fault of anywhere in the technique, therefore this is less likely to be an issue when using higher quality watercolour paper as I intend to for any more final pieces. I also intend to research into this issue further in order to prevent the occurrence when creating any further pieces. One other minor inconvenience played into the tool for application, the brushes, rather than within the actual illustration. This was the lack of ease in terms of cleaning the dried masking fluid off of the brushes, which led to damaged brushes and less precise/accurate linework. It is due to this that I intend to look into other methods of application when creating my next piece using this medium. I however particularly like the ‘removed’ appearance that this technique gives the piece, the blank sections particularly noticeable and more intriguing for the audience as it is the section of the piece that is not within the normality or the expectations for the subject. I feel that due to this, this technique could be used to create a fairly surreal appearance to a piece. Though the pure white areas are clear, they are less noticeable within lighter areas of the piece and so I believe this technique would prove much more successful in combination with a darker colour pallette.

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Experiments testing range of methods to create tone on a figure

In order to complete this experiment I transferred my sketch of a figure onto a piece of A5 cartridge paper. With this I began experimenting with three different methods of creating the tone with a monochrome colour scheme using different techniques and medias. I chose to test all three of these methods on the same illustration as I felt that this would allow for much easier direct comparison that would help me to determine the most successful of the three.

The three methods of which I experimented with within this illustration include cross hatching and pointillism (both using fine liners in a variety of sizes ranging between 0.05 and 0.3), as well as using ink wash in order to paint on the tones in a flatter more traditional way.

Whereas the ink wash provided a much smoother, realistic appearance to the applied areas of the piece, the techniques of cross hatching and pointillism provided much more of an element of detail within the chosen sections, as well as successfully conveying texture in terms of places such as the hair. Due to the cross hatching method consisting of lines, I was able to more easily provide ‘flow’ to areas within the piece, as well as build up form through the majority direction of the lines that the shading consisted of.

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Initial Sketches for further development within experimentation process

Task 6 - Experimentation - Planning

Thursday 30th March

In order to create a range of experiments, testing methods of illustrating portraits and environments, I have decided to create a couple of initial sketches based from primary sources of which I shall develop in a variety of ways. This shall be experimenting with a range of media, techniques and other methods of combining in order to portray different moods, atmospheres simply within the presentation of the figure or other main subject of focus.

Friday 31st March

For my first and second experiments I intend to test out a range of ways in order to create shading on my figure. Materials I shall use for these shall include Indian ink and fine-liner pens. First I shall test creating crosshatching, then the technique of pointillism, and finally creating the shading with simple ink wash (diluting the ink varying amounts to produce the range of tones).

Sunday 2nd April

For my third experiment I intend to experiment with using both masking fluid and watercolour in order to provide the appearance of ‘shattered’ pieces within the piece. I shall experiment with applying the masking fluid with a small brush onto the piece before I then apply the colour through the means of the paint.

For my fourth experiment I intend to experiment with a much more linear based approach to creating a portrait. This shall be taking inspiration from the work of Adara Sánchez Anguiano, as I shall lay down heavily diluted watercolour loosely across areas of the page before then overlaying fairly simplistic line art of the figure using black Indian ink and a brush.

Tuesday 4th April

My next experiment shall be focused around using masked areas of the piece to form the basis of the detail within the illustration. I shall do this by applying the masking fluid to the page over all the contours of the figure, providing the line art to the piece. I shall then place a wash of diluted Indian ink to make up the rest of the image, providing a contrast between the inverted negative space and line art. I intend to complete this process for both the roses I studied yesterday as well as for the figure I am using for my experimental illustrations.

Wednesday 5th April

Based upon yesterdays experimenting with creating the illusion of bruises using makeup and the photos from that I have gained for primary research, I intend to create a range of experiments with creating similar effects within an illustration. I shall complete this once using watercolour and once using Indian ink.

Thursday 6th April

Taking inspiration from Antonio Colomboni I intend to use the process of ripping pieces from an illustration and providing an underlaying layer to show through in selected areas.

Friday 7th April

My next experiment shall combine the use of watercolour and gouache, taking inspiration from artists such as Henrietta Harris. I intend to create my basic illustration of my figure using watercolour before then overlaying thick streaks of gouache in order to create the opaque lines that shall cover the facial features of the piece.

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