Wednesday 11 July 2012

Finding a sense of style

So as I've previously said, this summer is about trying to find a consistent style that fits into my natural ability and media i'm using. I've posted some things i've been doing but it seems that my "style" keeps changing although i'm starting to see reoccuring patterns coming through. With working in print I will be working with quite bold, graphic illustrations and so I've started to work in a more pattern/shape way that I really like the look of.
Here's some I did earlier:
Gal

Guy

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest - MacMurphy.

Frog

WIP
So like I said, I'm really happy with how these are turning out, I'm concentrating on shapes, shadows and shadesand think it works quite well. The only problem I keep thinking is that I haven't tried this style with any background illustrations, only portraits or similar. So that's my next challenge, I want to get a slightly more relaxed style of this for quicker drawings or full illustrations.

Like always any feedback is welcome!

Sunday 8 July 2012

Putting an end to procrastination . . .

And so the dissertation research begins . . . finally!

As I've previously mentioned, my dissertation topic is around the way that printmaking is seen by the younger generations. my actual question is whether printmaking is still seen as a relevant medium by younger illustrators. So far I've managed to track down some books and some quotes that I can debate but I also need some opinions and so hopefully that's where YOU come in. I've set up a few questions around the area, the majority are yes/no with the option to expand your answer and I would be extremely  grateful if you could take a minute or two to respond to them. It doesn't matter if you have an art background or not, are a practising printmaker or not, the broader range the better! So help me out and be happy knowing you've made a poor, struggling student smile :) Thanks! (In advance).

Printmaking in the modern age questionnaire.