I recorded my work in progress script to get a better idea of how long an animation would run based on my current narrative. At the moment it is running at just over 2 minutes, which is a little longer than I was expecting but still manageable I think. WhenI progress this on and make my first animatic I should have a clearer understanding
My first attempt at a simple hand drawn maquette for my proposed zine. With a 16pp A5 setup in mind, I laid out 4 double-sided A4 sheets, giving me 16 printed pages including covers (8 sheets of A5) to work with. I’ve broken down my in progress script into 24 frames and have 2 frames per page. I’ve reserved the cover pages (inside
Ideally, I would like to experiment with a broad range of stocks and colour combinations during my riso exploration phase. However, I am conscious of cost restrictions and so have conducted some preliminary costing research in order to set some realistic expectations from the outset. Risotto are a Glasgow based studio specialising in risograph printing. Besides their competitive rates I was impressed
One area which has caught my attention during my recent research studies is the resurgence of zine culture. In a similar way to how musicians have returned to vinyl formats, many contemporary illustrators are returning to independent publishing. There are strong parallels between the story of the Pilea and zine culture. The story of the Pilea centres on how it spread around
I have selected to undertake a Skillshare mini-brief set by one of my favourite contemporary illustrators Olimpia Zagnoli. Zagnoli is a Milan based illustrator who specialises in editorial design. Her work is characterised by its bright, graphic qualities and playful narratives. As I can identify many shared aspects between Zagnoli’s current career and my goals for the future I thought that this
The subject of my next phase of work will be the Pilea Peperomioides plant. I received a cutting from a friend a couple of years ago and was immediately taken by its distinctive look. It has become a darling of lifestyle magazines and Pinterest boards in recent years and as I kept seeing it pop up over and over again I decided
At the beginning of this module, I found the idea of academic blogging in relation to my creative practice very confusing. I could understand the benefits offered by engaging with a reflective blog, collating my ideas, inspirations and work in progress in one place and documenting my stream of thought as I progressed through my project.
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Gesture drawing this week was centred around silhouettes and negative space. We created cutouts as a way to block out the shapes. This technique creates an interesting positive and negative effect as there is both the cut piece and the page from which it was cut. Showing shapes that merge and overlap as one creates a very graphic image and this process