Varoom Magazine ( LE GUN)

‘ I think what separates us from the zine, although it’s got really high production value, because we want to make sure that the drawing are printed as well as possible’

 (Bragg’s P24)

VAROOM (Contextual Studies)
LE Gun Magazine
Though out the lecture on Varoom Text I felt most passionately about the text  and the argument?
These are a couple of points I took from the work, and some quotes made my the artist & designers that I found very influential.

•Researched based text ( Primary & Secondary sources)•Writing in the first person•Informative opinions-•In connection with Painting ,Feminism, &History by Griselda Pollock's us of language was argumentative and academic and was aimed at other academic’s.
•Audience in Varoom magazine is aimed at students, graphic designers, illustrators and people who are interested in what we do as a Visual Communicators.

PART OF THIS LONG BACKLASH AGAINST MAC US’ 

(Atkinson Craig P32)

•Obsessed with the new power software•Improving work???•Loosing the passion of producing work with your hands•Not becoming part of the work you are producing because its on a computer screen.

‘ People are realizing that computers are just a tool ,the main part of my work flow is at the desk with my hands’

 ( Varoom P32).

3D Sculpture

Incorporated into our brief we were asked to produce of 3D form made out of many media as part of our project.

I felt in my research of 3D artist and my influence from the Peepshow Collective Book, I felt to benefit the detail and shape of my character ( The Baldander) it would best be translated though hand crafted clay piece.

Being influenced by my fellow student who makes a lot of clay characters for her animation I was give great advice and given though-out. As I found it really exciting to develop different skills that have been forgot though-out my studies.

These are images taken of the process of developing my 3D Clay Character.

Foursight 'VS' Launch

Foursight 'VS' Launch Night 10th October

Vault / Cord Bar NQ Manchester

Wednesday 10th October | 18:00 to Wednesday 10th October | 23:00

On my little travels as a student of Illustration I went to the Launch of Foursight to support out graduates in their ventures as Illustrators, and I was very happy I did their work is amazing, influential and supportive to know if they can do it so can we.  You can tell that the four of them together can generate great visual ideas, and they are really nice people as well such is always nice.

Couple of beer's + good banter + looking at amazing piece of artwork = A great night.

All the best guys

Discussion Forums: State Of Illustration

The forums 1 The State of Illustration
The talk I was very directed to what is illustration? What do illustrators do? Are they Art? Do we just work from brief or do we have imaginations to create our own narrative. Do we need direct? Challenges.
A lot of the subjects made was about the movement and change of Visual Design and Art, the change in technology and how a lot of our work is generated though the public and Visual communication.
Our work will always be connected by history, that's who we I look at, how art movements have progressed and change into knew directions.
Some people opinions can get very lost in what an Illustrator is? I'm a student who is studying Illustration some artist who have had no education in the field of Visual Communication are still artist. Everyone is an artist but if you choice to embrace it then it opens your mind to a hole know way to life and learning different skills that's sometimes you could have never learn in a classroom.

Sufaces

So from all my development process, to looks back and analysis my work, I can up with my pattern design, this incorporates all the elements of the story. ( The Baldander and the symbols in the book). What the symbols mean?? Well I'm sure you can imagine for yourself.

From my design I felt that I need a pattern in the background to connect all the elements together to flow down the page.... With this in mind I started to look at book reference, GRAPHIC DESIGN books and the internet for inspiration. These are a couple of examples.

 


AND THESE COLLECTION OF SAMPLE INK DRAWINGS: Are my interpretation and development of surface designs and simple shapes and patterns I can make into wallpaper patterns

 

Creative Review: PeepShow Collective

Another one of my purchases was the PeepShow Collective Book show on our presentation and a must have for inspiration in our brief.

And Joe was right, I'v loved having influences by hand that's why I keep a research file, but artist books are just as important to have with you... READ READ READ LIKE GARY S says.

The book itself is a collection of designers, illustrators, animator and 3D sculpture artist. They come together to show their love and passion for what they do. A lot like the LE GUN magazine I'm doing for my presentation, the 3 artist that have influenced me a lot in this project is Jenny Bowers and Chrissie McDonald. Jenny Bowers work shows amazing us of materials and quality of lines, shapes and texture that is what interested me the most about her work.

Chrissie McDonalds 3D paper sculptures are so details, delicate and the process of paper manipulation is something that is very knew for me and it really opened my eyes to different outcomes I can us for my 3D Character.

These are a couple of scans of the PeepShow Collective book ( if you want to look though it or scan pages, come and find me).

Symbols

Remember my little symbols in the Baldander story, well I also went back to the drawing board on them and felt my free hand collage would be more effective with the us of shapes and colour contrast I could create. These are a small collection of my favourite pieces. ( originals are in my sketchbook)