Final Major Project - Evaluation

I am very proud of how my project has gone, I think choosing a project where I could experiment has really meant that I have worked hard as I find almost playing with the materials around me makes me enjoy the work immensely.  If I was to change anything I would have spent more time developing my artwork towards the final collages, but I do believe that experimenting right up to the last minute of the project has really pushed me to develop further and further.

Another thing I would change is that to the most part I stuck to what I knew where my tissue paper backgrounds are concerned, partly because I was safe there and knew I loved the outcome of this process, I did experiment slightly with the tissue paper collages but nothing which stuck and I actually thought, yeah I like that.

I feel I have achieved exactly what I set out to do which was a project of experimentation with final outcomes being inspired by the natural world. The artists which I have chosen to research really almost helped me through the project and kept giving me that extra push for ideas and inspiration.

I have learnt about colour through experimentation and what goes well together which is another aim I set out to achieve.

My final outcomes, though as confusing and frustrating they were to produce and decide which would actually be my finals, I am so proud of them and I feel I have done myself justice in this project as this is what I enjoy doing. Though the outcomes are not what I thought I may come up with, I am pleased that they are not. They are a product of experimentation. 

Final Major Project - Photoshop

I am worried that the cut out effect with the white of the paper still left on to the collages may be taking away from the expressive nature of the line so I have looked into using Photoshop’s layers to put the collages together. I have used the magic wand and background eraser tool to get rid of all of the white of the background to just leave my black ink drawing. I then adjusted the brightness and contrast to make my drawings back to their original blackness which they had lost during scanning.

I am very impressed with the work I have done on Photoshop. I feel it looks quite professional but I am still unsure of whether I prefer the handmade version or the photo shopped version. So I have stuck them next to each other to try and compare and I am currently talking to as many people as I can using my Facebook account to see what the majority prefer and why. 

Final Major Project - Starting Finals

I have started to create some background artwork for my final illustrations. 

These are created using ripped up tissue paper (as seen in my experimental work) and PVA glue. I have created the pattern by layering the paper as once the PVA is applied, the tissue paper becomes more transparent so we can see the underneath layers. 

I have taken my experiments into consideration and used the colours which I believe work well together for my finals here. 

I have used canvas blocks as a base for the collages as I also like the texture you can slightly see from using the canvas: 

I am pleased with my progress so far and  will now start collecting and creating the imagery and artwork to carry on with the collages. 

Final Major Project - Six New Collages

I have created 6 new collages with the work I have been creating...

I really like these but I have worked even further on them as they didn't look quite finished!

I think these are the most successful of my work up to date, I have thought long and hard about the composition and the colours which I have put together and I think you can tell with this work. I have chosen my favourite three new collages as I would like to work with these further for possible final artwork.

Final Major Project - Adding Coloured Ink

I have now developed the drawing with sticks idea and have started to use coloured ink to create artwork to collage:

 

The images appear wrinkly as these are photographed, but I have photocopied the imagery and they have worked really well to use as part of my new collages:

 

Final Major Presentation

I've been working towards creating a promotional pack, I have ordered some things off moo.com (a beautiful and clever website!) and the have arrived!!

Here are my rounded corner business cards which are lovely! 

I also have a sticker book, which for only about £5 you get loads of mini stickers with as many different images as you like! I chose my fave 6 pieces of work at the time and think they have turned out great, and very useful while creating promotional packs !!! 

We had a play with a badge making machine at uni and these are the badges using my work which I creates, I am very pleased with them and it was nice to just have to choose little snippets of your work.

I am currently waiting for my postcards to arrive from moo.com so watch this space!! 

Final Major Project - Clare Woods

After painting with sticks and ink, I had a quick look at the work of Clare Woods:

Her work reminds me of my own as in the freedom of the line making. I think the use of colour in her work is brilliant.