Character
Learning
how to describe characters for a range of different applications is
something I am starting to think about a lot more. Before this year,
I purposely produced a lot of work that didn't include people or
characters with expressions, because I didn't know how to approach
the subject matter. Now that I am aware that I want to work within
the publishing sector I realise that including characters and
designing them to fit the purpose of the brief is very important. I
also want to experiment with less figurative characters, which is
something I haven't done before.
Scenes
A
huge aspect of my practice is thinking about my illustration as an
entire scene, almost like a singular little world, where things are
happening before and after the moment I decide to capture. I intend
to continue exploring this element of my practice through the use of
composition and layering. This also links to visual narrative and
storytelling, which is also something that is very important to me. I
want people to look further and notice the details I often include
within an image.
Practical
Skills
So
far, I feel that I have a good grasp on practical and digital methods
of creating images, but would like to have more opportunities to link
the two together. Sometimes I think my work can look a bit flat when
created purely digitally, so I would like to look at how I can
overcome this issue, without losing the efficiency that acquiring
digital skills has given me.
The
Aim
I
aspire to be able to work on picture books for children as well as
adults. Something I have noticed about my practice and me in general
is that I like variety and don't like being bogged down with one
project for too long. Ideally I would like to have the opportunity to
work in different sectors, maybe to do with theatre and performance,
editorial and publishing briefs. Research is something I really enjoy
and I wouldn't want to lose this part of my process after University.
Therefore, having a range of projects would help me to keep my
practice exciting and constantly evolving.
Specific
Briefs
The
briefs I will tackle within this module are -
- Folio Society Book Illustration Competition 2018
- Penguin Student Design Award
- Stratford Literary Festival Book Jacket Competition
- Renewi Live Brief
- Left Bank Opera Festival Live Brief
- Editorial Briefs - self directed
- Ink-Tober - self directed
- Character Design Brief (could be an on-going smaller project) - self directed
- Book Proposal 1 - 4x double page spreads & roughs
- Macmillan Prize - book proposal, 4x double page spreads & roughs
- Public domain publishing brief - 3x final spreads
- Self Portrait (for the show)
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