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Final additions
The publication is in the final stages, other members of the collaboration are putting together the layout which has led to a few additional requests for illustrations. This has included a few extra food items and more hands illustrations providing context for quote pages.
the thrush page also required a few changes including extra spot illustrations to the causes and a change of content for the symptoms as the previous imagery was too explicit.
Office image final version and development
I sent the first image to peers and tutors to get some feedback, the 2 key points were to make it more overgrown rather than a potted plant office, and to make the viewpoint more interesting. Obviously it’s too late to change to viewpoint, however I added some plants to give the image a more immersive feel, and I will make sure I consider more unique viewpoints on my next images.
Last of all, Joel suggested adding more depth with the shadows and changing the sky through the windows to make it more psychedelic.
last ever critique and feedback
Album Artwork - 2 cover art submissions for Secret 7″ for the songs ‘Koffee - Toast’ and ‘The Internet - Come Over”
Below shows the image that I presented at my crit, which to me was about half finished. I was planning on an overcrowded scene as this is what I enjoy, and I also wanted to really push the idea of celebration within Jamaican communities (significant to song lyrics), and to do this, I felt it needed to include an abundance of Caribbean food. However the feedback was that the image is almost finished only with a few tweaks needed (to colour and texture) as the message is well presented and album covers require some negative space.
Also they liked the view point and slight distortion of depth making it less realistic but more visually interesting.
I partially took on the advice by not going overboard on additional items in the image, however I couldn’t make hints to Caribbean culture and NOT include famous rice and peas.
I also added a title even though the competition brief says not to (it’s a secret auction where the audience don’t know what song they are buying) just to play around with the negative space. I will remove this for the submission.
I then moved on to my second entry for the competition, making sure to take on this feedback and include negative space but still have details which provide narrative.
progress
after very much neglecting this project for the collab, I sought out some advice on how to move forwards with the project based on the crit feedback. The tube image was considered far more successful as the modern twist made it more exciting than the regular apocalyptic scenes we often see, in addition it was considered too dissimilar to the merry go round scene. SO… instead of sticking with the variety in my plan, I’ve decided to pick more modern scenes that make the audience stop and think. My plan was scenes such as office spaces and typical busy London roads and more public transport, ironically this idea has almost become a reality with the Corona virus causing typically busy locations to become abandoned. For a while this actually put me off drawing, because the whole situation has caused me great anxiety and I didn’t want to have to think about it whilst working. Also, it felt insensitive making almost art out of a very serious and scary situation. However, I’m just going to have the push on through and hopefully use it as best as I can to my advantage and try put a positive spin on it and maybe bring some light to the subject.
I’ve made 2 very rough layout out plans for the next 2 images
Last ever critique feedback and changes
The scenes work really well, however the tube image is more successful, and it’s not entirely clear that they belong to the same project. This is because one is outdoors, dark and less modern, whereas the tube image is indoors, very bright, clean and modern.
The tube one is more effective as the contrast is more unique, because deterioration is a common route that apocalyptic worlds take.
Consider ‘Last of Us’ (game), ‘Annihilation’ (film), and ‘Sunset Overdrive’ (game) as they approach apocalypses in different ways.
Also the political and environmental opinions hinted at through the newspaper adverts and graffiti aren’t necessary, the psychedelic scene creation is interesting enough on its own.
So I made a small change to the tube scene by moving the newspaper. I also brightening up the colours in the merry go round scene so they will appear to belong to the same collection more.
development
Now we have the text and the layout is coming together, I’ve been able to make much more progress on some pages.
Back cover
Sophie was really happy with the front cover and had no suggestions for changes! So I worked onwards and completed the back cover too.
the spine has been left blank until we know the correct width that it will be, then I will make the plants follow around the book
First draft cover for collab
the top of the image has been left blank to allow for the title which is still undecided.
vaginal hygiene cover
So we started the cover today, the approach is to have 3 girls with different skin tones, to show diversity. The girls will be surrounded by plants to make suggestions at the all natural products, the back cover will then have the same girls in the same poses, but from behind.
I wanted to play around with different poses to make sure I got the perfect one, the main concern was showing the direct topic of vaginal hygiene rather than the general theme of femininity.
So after asking a few people for guidance, even though the 2nd row of options are aesthetically nicer to look at, I decided to include the main person holding a mirror at their vagina, the other girls will also be holding related objects such as knickers and one of the LUSH products.
First mock up.
collab update
We now have the font and will soon have the text so we are getting a much better idea of the layouts. We’ve also decided its now an a4 publication rather than a zine so we want there to be much more empty space so its not all crammed on and will do some page with plain backgrounds. So I’ve edited all of the files to suit this, and from now on the ball is in Sophie’s court to organise the layout.
A few more small spot illustrations are still required but these will be established once the text is ready. The only other BIG job for this project is the front and back cover which will also be made into an A2 poster, so this image is really important!
Networking
Today I had a workshop on networking which encouraged me to get involved with more creditable experiences and also to network more at events, fairs and festivals. I have already applied to the AOI WIA, Secret 7s, Shake Bristol Art Fair and Lovebox Squad, however I plan on applying to as many relevant opportunities as possible.
I also made a Linked in page...
and started a creative CV that I will use to apply specifically to illustration roles. I plan on also making a broader CV that I will use to apply to less creative roles in order to ensure I have a stable income once I finish university.
Update*
I got some feedback on my CV and made a few changes, mostly to layout to make it more clear!
new pages for collab project
These are the beginning of 3 new pages for the vaginal hygiene collab, on Friday we are meeting with a creative writing student to finalise the wording of pages and once this is done we can start finalising more pages!
Collab page plan
So the collaboration for the LUSH zine has now changed into a book with approx 24 page instead of 16, which is A LOT of work but we now have a clear plan. We wanted the break up the info pages with cute decorative and motivational quotes to ensure the book is fun as well as informative.
The black shows the information pages and the blue is the decorative pages.
Over the next few days Sophie will be sorting the actual text that will be used in terms of the language but also the font, so I can’t continue with some areas until we have that however I have made a small to do list of things I can do without this info.
Make a gallery page for all vulvas are beautiful
Make a notebook/checklist page
Adapt hair on bathroom scene
Continue to work on cover
Last ever critique feedback and changes
Very uniform with a clear visual language, effective with no real feedback other than to keep going as it is an ambitious amount of work.
However I did receive some feedback from Sophie’s formal review. This was that the imagery as a whole is very feminine, as despite it being a female topic, it doesn’t mean all people with vaginas are feminine and interested in cute/pretty/soft illustrations, especially within LUSH as LUSH are an incredibly inclusive company that usually have bolder and brasher imagery that is appealing to wider audiences. So from this we have decided to be more ‘in your face’ with the visual language.
We have already made one change acting on this feedback and are really happy with the progress!
Also they loved the scarf pattern but once again it’s not completely in line with LUSH’s usual aesthetic of scarfs. They usually have a more authentic and handmade look, whereas the one I have created is very digital, so I plan on adding some paintily textures to this.
Abandoned and overgrown scene 2
I first started the scene like this, as my PMP feedback encouraged me to selected unique view points, however I felt it limited me to what I could show inside the tube carriage and the broken brick wall could definitely be used on another piece. So I changed the viewpoint to inside the carriage ensuring I was getting all the minor details including a newspaper and tube adverts hinting at the topic
LUSH collab info pages
Some pages have to be more text heavy to ensure the message is correctly received so we have tried to think of creative ways to display the info without being boring. These are all work in progress images as Sophie establishes exactly what text she will be putting into the zine.
LUSH collab patterns
Sophie wanted to include some simpler pages with related imagery dotted around for the front and back cover pages of the zine to keep it fun and not too text heavy! She also wanted a repeat pattern for the cotton scarf that the product will be sold in. I was very keen for these as I’ve done patterns previously and loved them and it gave me more freedom outside of the direct information based images.
These images show the front and back cover pages retrospectively, the first (text to be adapted) is a bold welcome into the zine introducing the topic, we made sure to include variety as to ensure inclusivity which is a strong moral of LUSH.
The back image is a simple sum-up of cute imagery also vaguely relating to the content of the zine including flowers and fruits that suggest vaginas, and also ingredients of the products and 2 little product packaging illustrations.
I then used the same imagery from the back cover to create an overlapping scatter of items for a repeating tile pattern. This will be used used on the scarf and potentially other areas within Sophie’s project, such as backgrounds for buttons in her app.