My fears are still the same as they were the last time I wrote this.
I have the confidence and the determination of getting work done in college...but will I have it when I leave when I have to do EVERYTHING on my own. It is a very lonely job, and it can become quite daunting for people like myself who have only been used to other people taking control and telling me what I need to do etc... and that is the part I am going to have to get used to. I need to get used to the idea that it is me in charge of me, and if I want to get work I have to go out and get it myself..because .it won't come to me! I also have to get used to the idea of motivating me all the time, updating me on what is new and popular all the time, keeping myself busy all the time and time keeping and making sure I meet deadlines!!!! I do fear that when I get my first job as an illustrator, that I won't hand it in ontime...not because of laziness, but because I work mainly in 3d and it can take a little longer than a drawing so, if I make a mistake with it than I won't have a lot of time to redo it. I hope that I do get an opportunity of working on a breif in 3d however, as that is what I am most passionate about.
We went on a London trip recently to visit some agencies and it was a really good experience to be able to get a taste of what I will be doing when I graduate. I felt like I'd have the confidence to be able to do it on my own because I had such a good time but not just that...because I really know that I want to do it. And I think that that definitely helps, because for obvious reasons what would be the point if I wasn't sure and secondly I know that if I really want to do this, then I know I wouldn't/won't give up and that's an exciting feeling!
I have a little job lined up for me in the prop house when I leave and after that I will enter as many competitions as I can and work on illustrating and writing some children's short stories, as I would like to push myself to get something published...I won't stop. I will also keep updating my portfolio, trying to find a perfect style for me, as even though I love what I am doing now, I feel there is always aaaalways room for improvement and I may touch up on some other images in it that I think could look better too. I am in more ways excited to be leaving than sad, because I feel I'm now ready for an adventure of a life time.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Inge Lavrijsen
http://ingelavrijsen.be
Inge Lavrijsen has a very unique style, you can instantly tell that it is him when you see one of his paper scene images. He uses cut paper people and drops them into a digital background or he makes the set. Doing it digitally allows you change the background and change colours etc which is something for me to think about when I do my sets as I may need to change them and I could lose time if I have to make the set form scratch.
Inge Lavrijsen has a very unique style, you can instantly tell that it is him when you see one of his paper scene images. He uses cut paper people and drops them into a digital background or he makes the set. Doing it digitally allows you change the background and change colours etc which is something for me to think about when I do my sets as I may need to change them and I could lose time if I have to make the set form scratch.
Elly Mackay
Im genuinely lost for words when I look at her work every time…they are stunning. She adds the right amount of lighting which makes the images really come to life.
illustrator and designer Helen Musselwhite
Illustrator Helen Musselwhite
http://www.helenmusselwhite.co.uk
This is an illustrator who I have found to be very inspirational for me, the layering of her images are beautifully elegantly brought together and the use of different materials and colours work really well together. this is something I need to think about for my images.
http://www.helenmusselwhite.co.uk
This is an illustrator who I have found to be very inspirational for me, the layering of her images are beautifully elegantly brought together and the use of different materials and colours work really well together. this is something I need to think about for my images.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Portfolio feedbackx2
Scene Doc which is the prop house I am currently doing my work placement with, was a great place for me to bring my portfolio to, because the manager is a prop maker and the assistant is also a creative 3d maker, so it was great to have feedback from people who also make.
They said that they really liked the style of my work and they would actually like to see more plasticine work which was interesting to hear because I thought they weren't the strongest pieces of work in my portfolio. I have to say I was a bit nervous on showing them my work because I actually think of myself as a working progress and I have never looked at my work and thought it is amazing and I'd like to continue in this way...Iv'e always looked at my work and not so much see it as a disappointment but just that I could progress with it and make it better. But the feedback was insightful and has made me realise that everyone will always have different things they will prefer then other pieces of work and vice-versa.
I also sent a pdf portfolio to senior designer Martin Sweeney, who kindley emailed me his feedback on it.
I've had a look at Cat's work and it's fair to say she can definitely
It is definitely something I will explore in doing with my plasticine illustrations, it would be nice to do more of it an find different ways of using it and combining it with other techniques. I would like to combine 3d work with 2d collage and illustrations and it is what I am thinking about doing in my final major project.
They said that they really liked the style of my work and they would actually like to see more plasticine work which was interesting to hear because I thought they weren't the strongest pieces of work in my portfolio. I have to say I was a bit nervous on showing them my work because I actually think of myself as a working progress and I have never looked at my work and thought it is amazing and I'd like to continue in this way...Iv'e always looked at my work and not so much see it as a disappointment but just that I could progress with it and make it better. But the feedback was insightful and has made me realise that everyone will always have different things they will prefer then other pieces of work and vice-versa.
I also sent a pdf portfolio to senior designer Martin Sweeney, who kindley emailed me his feedback on it.
I've had a look at Cat's work and it's fair to say she can definitely
illustrate and it looks like she's got a couple of different styles to draw
on (pardon the pun!). Certainly the plasticine characters she's created
work and there's a likeness to Aardman Animations, which is no bad
thing. I'd like to see Cat now push the plasticine style of her illustrations
by creating/drawing room sets and locations on the computer and then
dropping the characters in afterwards, to see where that takes her.
Keep up the good work.
Marvin Sweeney
Senior Freelance Designer
It is definitely something I will explore in doing with my plasticine illustrations, it would be nice to do more of it an find different ways of using it and combining it with other techniques. I would like to combine 3d work with 2d collage and illustrations and it is what I am thinking about doing in my final major project.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
What does illustration mean?
"As our visual language evolves, the playing field is levelling. Graphic designers, sculptors, painters, creative developers, and even musicians amorphously meander across different parts of our creative industries. As a consequence, I often wonder what the term 'Illustration' now means. Maybe as a medium it might need to do more than vocationalise aesthetics and cultivate a border palate of profundity for its own survival."
Written by-Michael Salu
Artist Director of Granta Magazine
2012 Varoom
Could and should illustrators do more to push the boundaries of the discipline?
I think if there were no pushing of boundaries in anything, there would be no development and change in the world.
Illustration has been around for a long, long time and has been changing and developing as it goes, it is and has been the key to our understanding of the world and everything in it. And it is what links us to our history, which has enabled us to continue to change and improve the quality of our lives, to full-fill our every needs.
Through illustration Children learn about themselves, from what they fear, to what they aspire to be and how they fit into the world. And when we leave education, get a job and find a routine in life, it gets forgotten that its just as important to continue to learn new things everyday. But with technology enhancing all the time and becoming more and more popular, it gives everyone a chance to share what they do and what they know etc. And what technology has done is open up new doors and paths for illustrators and designers, photographers, artists, filmmakers etc to collaborate with one another and share their ideas to intrigue, delight, and inspire, in lots of new ways.
How do you see your own work broadening in terms of scope (content) and media and how could this be best supported at college?
I am currently involved in making my own little gif for my self directed project as with technology becoming more popular, I think it only makes sense to try and learn how to make my work digital/digitalised. As well as create illustrations with paint, pen and pencils, I do use photoshop to combine work and to also give it a professional finish. I also like to use my photography, which I usually use when I have made 3d work. Getting the best possible picture of anything that you make I think is important to do, because it shows not only the skill you have in making but a skill in being able to photograph work to high standard. But whether it is just be a photograph of your work and put on the computer or a moving image etc, doing that will open up more doors in the long run. I think it's important to make yourself as versatile as possible, and collage really drum that into us, and give advice for when we leave. I just want to give myself the best possible chance of getting somewhere in the industry, because I don't know what it is I could end up doing.
Is Salu's suggestions of a name change for illustration necessary or mere semantics?
Quite a hard question to answer really because Illustration for me, isn't just a sketch or a cartoon, its a piece of music, a dance, an action, a film...it's something that opens up our minds and brings us closer to something.
So it's hard to pin point exactly what it is that I do because I make 3d work aswell as photoraph and animate. But if I was to call myself for instance a creative maker rather than saying I'm an illustrator, I still don't think people would understand what it is I do and why. I think what ever I say, whether it be an illustartor/creative maker/animator etc, will all probably need to be explained further anyway just so people get a better understanding. Aslong as you have a website which shows what you do, they will be able to see and understand for themselves.
Written by-Michael Salu
Artist Director of Granta Magazine
2012 Varoom
Could and should illustrators do more to push the boundaries of the discipline?
I think if there were no pushing of boundaries in anything, there would be no development and change in the world.
Illustration has been around for a long, long time and has been changing and developing as it goes, it is and has been the key to our understanding of the world and everything in it. And it is what links us to our history, which has enabled us to continue to change and improve the quality of our lives, to full-fill our every needs.
Through illustration Children learn about themselves, from what they fear, to what they aspire to be and how they fit into the world. And when we leave education, get a job and find a routine in life, it gets forgotten that its just as important to continue to learn new things everyday. But with technology enhancing all the time and becoming more and more popular, it gives everyone a chance to share what they do and what they know etc. And what technology has done is open up new doors and paths for illustrators and designers, photographers, artists, filmmakers etc to collaborate with one another and share their ideas to intrigue, delight, and inspire, in lots of new ways.
How do you see your own work broadening in terms of scope (content) and media and how could this be best supported at college?
I am currently involved in making my own little gif for my self directed project as with technology becoming more popular, I think it only makes sense to try and learn how to make my work digital/digitalised. As well as create illustrations with paint, pen and pencils, I do use photoshop to combine work and to also give it a professional finish. I also like to use my photography, which I usually use when I have made 3d work. Getting the best possible picture of anything that you make I think is important to do, because it shows not only the skill you have in making but a skill in being able to photograph work to high standard. But whether it is just be a photograph of your work and put on the computer or a moving image etc, doing that will open up more doors in the long run. I think it's important to make yourself as versatile as possible, and collage really drum that into us, and give advice for when we leave. I just want to give myself the best possible chance of getting somewhere in the industry, because I don't know what it is I could end up doing.
Is Salu's suggestions of a name change for illustration necessary or mere semantics?
Quite a hard question to answer really because Illustration for me, isn't just a sketch or a cartoon, its a piece of music, a dance, an action, a film...it's something that opens up our minds and brings us closer to something.
So it's hard to pin point exactly what it is that I do because I make 3d work aswell as photoraph and animate. But if I was to call myself for instance a creative maker rather than saying I'm an illustrator, I still don't think people would understand what it is I do and why. I think what ever I say, whether it be an illustartor/creative maker/animator etc, will all probably need to be explained further anyway just so people get a better understanding. Aslong as you have a website which shows what you do, they will be able to see and understand for themselves.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Self Directed project
So I have changed my characters image to a more sinister look to tie in with the moral consequence story. However, as I changed the look, I thought about changing the context of what the story of the girl could be about or rather what the girl is portraying.
Some girls from a young age, look in the mirror and don't like what they see back, which I think is deeply sad for children/teenagers to think that way about themselves. No one should have to worry about their image, especially kids, when life then should just be about having fun and hanging out with friends. All kids need to know, is that in life beauty comes from deep within, by being a genuine, kind, loving person. So I have made my little gif and will post it on here soon. But I have just popped on some images of the girl, just to show you what she now looks like.
Some girls from a young age, look in the mirror and don't like what they see back, which I think is deeply sad for children/teenagers to think that way about themselves. No one should have to worry about their image, especially kids, when life then should just be about having fun and hanging out with friends. All kids need to know, is that in life beauty comes from deep within, by being a genuine, kind, loving person. So I have made my little gif and will post it on here soon. But I have just popped on some images of the girl, just to show you what she now looks like.
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