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This one started with the same issues I that faced in 4:0 fill it up fast. Like the prior exercise I thought likely will have to do in two parts, however one morning on the school run I took my sketchbook with the intention to practice – along with the “list” of what I neededContinue reading “Exercise 4:1 Description and Depiction”

Part One Due to the nature of this course I plan to do this exercise twice by time completed the unit. This is due to COVID-19 and all the same issues I’ve faced though-out the course, but I also do not want to delay waiting as everyday the “rules” change so I do not knowContinue reading “Exercise 4:0 Fill it up – FAST! Pt1”

I’m not going to lie, I normally find it better for me to research one or two artist/illustrators at one time. I can have an information overload quite easily, as I do like to really learn and research in depth, plus I also need to get better at expanding upon my thoughts more. As IContinue reading “Research task 4:1 Top ten Visual Diaries”

Mydanwy Tristram @Mockduck, from Brighton (UK) creator of Comics and Graphic Memoirs. First of all I pulled up Mydanwy’s Website https://myfanwytristram.com/category/sketch-diary/ I started to look though her work, oldest first to the newest as I wanted to see how she grows within her visual diaries. I really enjoyed reading her visual diaries, finding humour inContinue reading “Research Task 4:0 Visual Diaries”

(Above) youtube sketchbook tour https://youtu.be/_7fx8BvULBs Quick Links – Exercise 3.0: Observation- topography where to draw. What to drawExercise 3.1 Understanding viewpoints Exercise 3.2 Working with external visual impetus – people Exercise 3.3 Illustrative drawingsExercise 3.4 Interpretation and Communication; suppose we make it different ? Exercise 3:5 Free Association Research task 3.0 Building a tool kitContinue reading “Part three – People and Places”

I often refine images digitally, while doing Key Steps in Illustration 1 I really enjoyed the fusion of painting, inking and then making it work for me digitally. For this SCAMPER objectives I wanted to recreate, merge a couple of images in my sketchbook that I felt had a lot more to give and theirContinue reading “Exercise 3.4 Interpretation and Communication; suppose we make it different?”

COVID-19 (July – 2020) For this a “landmark” I had to stay local still. So, I returned to Mosborough high street, which are a row of shops. I’ve been wanted to do this for a while, as is more of a “landmark” in my own memory. It is the place I grew up, generations ofContinue reading “Exercise 3.3 Illustrative drawings”

I checked http://www.reportage.org, but I wanted one of George’s illustrations. I picked both BBC photo (Left) and George Butler’s reportage illustration (below) to compare. Both in the Middle East, both have ­destroyed buildings and a single figure walking in front. (least most attention on one figure) both have had a sober mood, but I feelContinue reading “Research task 3.3 Reporting and Documenting”

“Reportage has to have flesh, bones and, above all, life in it. One is not illustrating, but pushing one’s nose info life.” Ronald Searle, 1977 Quick notes on list of contemporary and historical artist known for their works as reportage illustrators.Pinterest board with works that appeals to me. Laura Carlinwww.Lauracarlin.comCalin is London based and workedContinue reading “Research task 3.2: Reporting and documenting”

Single figures will be easy for this exercise however for the crowds in the mist of COVID-19 I have to get clever.Firstly I did have my lightbulb moment about starting to cover important events, at the moment we have people wearing mask, quoqing to get in supermarkets and black lives matter protress. I’m however lookingContinue reading “Exercise 3.2 Working with external visual impetus – people”