Evaluation- Black Books And Black Holes.
ARTISTS WHO INSPIRED MY WORK:
Her work involved burning shapes into pages of books although I didn't try burning any paper she had an influce in what types of shapes I cut into my pages such as small planets as they linked to black holes.
His work involved making pop art word art into newspapers I was inspired by the way he used type because it was very bold. I used his style in my black book to show key characters and people that told their story in the book.
His work involved screen printing mainly making typography prints with a high amounts of layering I done trypography layering in the back of my penguin book in my own style but still with some layering elements linked to his work.
Most of the idea behind my work is based apon the story of my black book Of Street Piemen, focusing on bringing out the story and characters of the book and the different journal accounts of the small stories. I used different typography styles and blind drawings to show these people and key words from the book. I also tried to link the theme of black hole into the book by cutting out shapes of planets and making pattern designs around constellations. Most of my work I wanted to incorporate the two together.
MATERIALS/PROCESSES I USED IN MY PROJECT:
I have used screen printing to printing my word collage about my black book onto my mixed media white boards and in my black book.
I used the light box to trace and find different shades in my self portrait.
Used this alot through my project to make various book art such as cutting out holes to change what happens in the story.
I learnt and tried this technique as my own experiment from the rorsarch inkblot test I used this idea in a double page in my black book.
Intaglio And Cardboard Prints-
With these I was able to turn previous work such as the abstract triangles into prints using a scratchy tool/craft Knife and a printing press which I stuck into my black book.
With these techniques I have used I have learnt multiple ways to create art linked to any topic.
WHAT I HAVE LEARNT FROM DRAWING SESSIONS:
From the drawing lessons I have learnt how I can make pretty much anything link to my own project because everyone has their own perception and opinion on art. I have learnt many drawing techniques such as how to blind draw and how I can work into it, how to do continuous line drawing (with rocks, metal and bones) and how I can slowly develop detail by layering continuously.
MY FAVOURITE PIECES FROM THE PROJECT THAT HAD THE MOST IMPACT:
I feel like this part of my black book was one of my most successful pieces as I was able to capture two characters of the story well and it was one of my best blind drawings. It was also the first blind drawing that I added colour to which I think worked well as it showed a difference in character.
I also think my self portrait in the style of luke Dixon, it had a big impact on my drawing as I was able to use lots of unusual shading techniques and I had to focus on minor tonal details on the face and mask which helped improve my observational skills.
INITAL OUTCOMES FOR FINAL PIECES:
At the start of my project I had many different ideas for my black book outcome such as book folding but as the project went on I decided to add alot more typography art and blind drawing linking directly to the book itself if I was to do another book outcome I would have a book where I would go back to my original idea of book folding to spell out a key word in the book or symbol this way my second approach would be very different from my first approach and show a variety of skills.
Overall, I was happy with my outcome I managed to link black holes in my black book outcome and incorporate all the different techniques I have learnt throughout my lessons and make them relevant to my topic.
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE MY BLACK BOOK:
These words link to my project because the book is a victoriana journalist account of how people lived in London, I used words such as variety and layering because I used many techniques throughout my book many of which are typography layering/book text layering.
HOW LONG DID I SPEND ON MY OUTCOMES:
On my outcomes I mainly focused around 4-5 hours a day mainly at evening to night as I like to stay up doing art. I usually have certain days to focus on different parts of my project such as research, finishing off drawings or working into my final project. In future I would spend a bit longer thought the day to get more extra work done as I only done a few extra pieces of work.
PLACES I WORK IN AT HOME:
At home I work either on my desk in my lounge if I need alot of space to lay my work out and do stuff like painting or printing. However if I don't need a lot of room and I'm mainly doing blog work I would stay in my bedroom.
IMAGES THAT SHOW PROGRESSION IN MY BLACK BOOK/MIXED MEDIA BOARD COMPLETION:
Progression of black book-
Progression of white mix media boards-
WHAT I HAVE LEARNT FROM THIS PROJECT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE:
One of the main techniques I have Learnt how to develop is blind drawing before this project I never really looked into or knew how to develop blind drawings but with this project I have done many blind drawings and added detail to make each one look unique. I have also learnt how to use spray paint I mainly use this to spray on stencils I made into my black book. Another technique I learnt was ink blotting before this project I only knew about this test that used ink blots from psychology lessons at school, at first it was challenging because I had to find the right paper and find out which paint worked because I didn't have ink. I watched a few YouTube tutorials that tought me what paper and paint works best and how to blot the paint where I put wet paint onto the paper then fold or use a different piece of paper to print the ink onto the other side creating an identical print.
HAVE MY INITIAL IDEAS INFLUENCED MY OUTCOMES:
My final outcome was actually very different to my out come I original wanted to do book folding and never thought of blind drawing of typography art. I mainly used techniques I learnt through this topic in my final piece. Doing my evaluation was helpful because I was able to reflect on all the creative process I have learnt and see how my ideas how developed over the course of the project. This way I can see where I still need to improve and focus on those things. Using all these new creative processes widened my ability to create unique work I explored many ways to do typography and drawing with different materials.
