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Some sketchy stuff from my journal for book arts. I am strangely proud of those legs though... . . . . . #journal #bookarts #ink #gouache #sketch #sketchy #illustration #hca #hcaillustration #hobbycraft #figure #drawing #art #instaart #instaillustration
FINISHED!
I am really pleased with the project. It did challenge me but I feel that it’s strengths are that it has kept to the aims of the self written brief. It does visually and through the story provide a positive role model that happens to be a child with special needs and it does empathise with how autistic children see the world around them.
I have learned a lot and am pleased that I have developed a style with this project that finally reflects me as an illustrator! i would like to develop this further after graduation working on similar themes and developing and improving my detailed, darker, slightly subversive style.
And there it is .........the inside view of the tunnel book. It is ten pages deep and the archway decreases slightly in size as it gets further away to suggest depth. Although it is impossible to tell the story in a linear form it does successfully communicate the chaos of the moment. All nicely packed in a unified Gothic themed set with two other more generic book formats that offer more of the text of the narrative.
One of the images that I hope to use somewhere is Nell’s school portrait. It illustrates how different Nell is to her piers. It also communicates that being different for what ever reason is a very positive character attribute!
The start of the story...... Nell is drawing the creatures that she hopes to see in her role as a pretending to be a famous explorer. She can’t play outside as it is raining. Basil the grumpy cat is her loyal and less enthusiastic assistant. Chaos is not far away when Nell’s creatures come to life . They are very noisy and are out of control wrecking the house and terrifying Nell’s Grandma.
THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THEM GO AWAY IS TO RIP UP HER DRAWINGS.......BUT DOES SHE MANAGE TO GET RID OF ALL OF THEM OR IS THERE STILL AN OCTOPUS WTH THREE EYES IN THE BATHTUB!!!!
Working on a prototype and bringing all the elements of research together. Having technical issues with paper choices and accurate folding. I have invested in some thicker card and a bone folder which is probably proving to be the most useful tool on the planet right now.......Ready to start constructing the final piece. Having problems finding the magnified lens as none of the ones that I have found have the right magnification to view the book accurately. I need a visit to the opticians!
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Interview with Dr Conn.
Dr Conn is a writer, educationalist and authority on Autism.She has worked with the illustration students at HCS previously in relation to her own publications.I discussed my ideas about writing and illustrating a book on the subject of Autism.I explained that my central character is a child with Autism and asked if she could give me any information on how children with this condition relate and interact socially.
I also asked if she could identify certain characterist that are typical of children on the spectrum. I explained that this project has come about as a development from research from my dissertation.I found that children from different ethnic minorities and those with special needs were poorly represented in mainstream education. I also clarified that the book was intended for an audience of 7 to 10 year olds the aim of which is to educate and empathise how children with Autism or on the spectrum see the world. It is also my aim to dispel the negative myths that surround this condition and to ‘normalise’ it in childrens books.
We discussed my ideas for an appropriate style for the book that best reflected the theme. Dr Conn expressed that she felt that a gothic theme was approprite as it would best reflect the lack of interaction of the child with their every day environment. She felt that it was important to empathise this with black and white illustrations and using colour for the girl and creatures suggesting her retreating into her head.
Dr Conn suggested that a non generic book format would be better if I wanted to include the Autistic child among my audience with the interactive element of flaps etc.
THE REASON FOR CHOOSING AUTISM AS OPPOSED TO OTHER SPECIAL NEADS AND AREAS OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY IS THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN PERSONALLY RELATE TO AND ONE THAT I FEEL CAN PROVIDE THE MOST INTERESTING IMAGERY.
working on the Gothic props for the illustrations
