+- 27 Hours 30 Minutes
Of course I missed out some of the weekly time as I had to go to school on Friday. But since I fought through a couple of moments when others would have just given up for the day, I feel I did really well.
maandag 14 mei 2012
Mr Liony Wiony
Thursday, 10th of May
After feeling pretty depressed the previous week about this project and just really not getting into it, I had a lot of fun on Thursday. After having decided to use a skeletal theme I did a quick study on the general skeletal anatomy of a lion.
I felt the body was too long so I shortened it in later pictures. I decided to sketch in ballpoint because it's a lot faster than pencil as I don't sit there rubbing everything out and being really bloody pedantic about everything. I was about to carry on down another bad track with drawing and quickly stopped myself. I quickly grabbed my portrait from last week that I did at the end and set out to fix this. When I had drawn it with ballpoint I really wanted to see it coloured. So I could do this quickly I used ecoline and indian ink. I had a lot of fun :D The paper was crap so it puckered because I couldn't be shagged to stretch the paper.
I think he looks really cool. I then carried on doing different angles and expressions, not loads but enough for now. I mainly did this to check that the face still worked, which I think it does.
I then had another crack at the body. I wanted enlarge the shoulder blade but it didn't work it just ended up looking more like a wing. When it this small the head looks bird-like which is weird. The back legs being exposed it not good at all, he looks like he'd fall over if you nudged him slightly. I will carry on this week by combining all the different bodies I've done and changing a few bits here and there to get it right.
After feeling pretty depressed the previous week about this project and just really not getting into it, I had a lot of fun on Thursday. After having decided to use a skeletal theme I did a quick study on the general skeletal anatomy of a lion.
I also had a crack at the body this day. I tried a couple before I had done the side angle. I just removed bits of the flesh basically for now to see what I got.
I then wanted to figure out the feet because as I had mentioned right at the beginning, I think they're visually important.
I then had another crack at the body. I wanted enlarge the shoulder blade but it didn't work it just ended up looking more like a wing. When it this small the head looks bird-like which is weird. The back legs being exposed it not good at all, he looks like he'd fall over if you nudged him slightly. I will carry on this week by combining all the different bodies I've done and changing a few bits here and there to get it right.
As final designs I'll be doing two A1 illustrations (on thicker paper),
one front on full body- the other side-on full body. I'll probably do a
few more smaller portraits as well of different facial expressions and
photoshop these all together to make a sheet.
Along with the bust, which will be done in the summer holidays I've also decided to make a mask of the creature. After having done the first portrait I realised it would be a real shame only to do the transformation bust. I did some research on materials and found a website that sells loose hair in numerous colours so I'd be able to make the mane out of that. I've found some fur for the fluffy bits but I'll keep looking just in case. For my Birthday I got a seriously cool book from my parents and brother, "The Alchemy of Mirrormask". Mirrormask is a film created by Dave McKean and is one of my favourite. Masks are one of the themes :D, so there are loads of images of those. They said that the bases were mae out of paper maché and clay, which I think left them with this amazing raw feeling. I'll be doing that as well as I think it will be suitable and of course I have no knowledge of prosthetics. The mask will be wearable but not something to be worn in the rain :D Really looking forward to making it in the holidays.
Shakespeare and the Gatehouse
Wednesday, 9th of May
This day was Shakespeare in London day. I started off by doing the Shakespeare statue in the Westminster Cathedral. To be honest I got a bit bored doing it and I was also concentrating too much. When concentrating too much, which I was also doing on the Hooded Man picture, it just doesn't seem to work. I decided to put a movie on and this worked a lot better. While busy listening to Christopher Lee in the guise of Sherlock Holmes solve a crime I managed to finish it off quite nicely.
Then I carried on with the St Bartholomew's Gatehouse, front and back, while watching Anchorman :DThis is the first time I've actually used the blue in the paintings for this. I'd imagine the majority of the blue details will be added digitally. I still feel that this is the right colour scheme to use, as I showed in my visual mind-map. I know I seem to spend a lot of time and only have few pictures, but painting like that just takes a long time, there'nothing I can do about that to be honest. I did manage to fix this the next day though :D
This day was Shakespeare in London day. I started off by doing the Shakespeare statue in the Westminster Cathedral. To be honest I got a bit bored doing it and I was also concentrating too much. When concentrating too much, which I was also doing on the Hooded Man picture, it just doesn't seem to work. I decided to put a movie on and this worked a lot better. While busy listening to Christopher Lee in the guise of Sherlock Holmes solve a crime I managed to finish it off quite nicely.
Robin, The Hooded Man
Tuesday, 8th of May
Today was pretty frustrating. I started off okay I realized that the head and the hood on the picture were too big so I fixed that then the painting was fine as I started with the clothing, then I got to the face and it just wouldn't bloody work. I did numerous different layers and I couldn't really get there. After lunch I decided to carry on with the rest and did the hands. I was a lot happier with those.
I actually ended up removing the face completely casting him into shadow and making the figure alround more mysterious. I think that's one of the exciting things about Robin Hood, he really is a "Legend" we have no idea whether he was real or not. I think by actually leaving him anonymous he fits in better with the whole legend theme.
I made the contrast quite high on this version, not quite sure if that's right yet, will see when I finish off the page.
I also quickly tried out printed on tracing paper with the ink jet printer today to see whether it would be possible to use it for the tree page. It did smudge a bit but I think if I can keep the paper straight it should be okay. I prefer this to using sheets because it's got a slight whiteness to it which obscures the next page a bit more adding to the mysteriousness (is that a word? :S). Also normal printers of course don't print white so it will make the images look a bit less odd. Obviously also this is the distance get paler so it should help add depth.
Today was pretty frustrating. I started off okay I realized that the head and the hood on the picture were too big so I fixed that then the painting was fine as I started with the clothing, then I got to the face and it just wouldn't bloody work. I did numerous different layers and I couldn't really get there. After lunch I decided to carry on with the rest and did the hands. I was a lot happier with those.
I also quickly tried out printed on tracing paper with the ink jet printer today to see whether it would be possible to use it for the tree page. It did smudge a bit but I think if I can keep the paper straight it should be okay. I prefer this to using sheets because it's got a slight whiteness to it which obscures the next page a bit more adding to the mysteriousness (is that a word? :S). Also normal printers of course don't print white so it will make the images look a bit less odd. Obviously also this is the distance get paler so it should help add depth.
T-Shirt Drawing etc.
Monday, 7th of May
Obviously first of all I had to finish off the design for the front of the T-Shirt. (I was thinking also if it would make the T's too expensive to do both sides they could also be two seperate designs.) It took me a wee while to get it right and I tried out different thinks with the text which I have no record of as I rubbed them out, oops. As I drew it on A3 I then had to trace the lines with pen onto two A4 sheets of tracing paper. Because they were seperate it took me quite some time to get a good digital image.
I then played with it in photoshop purely to try and figure out the colours (I'll be finishing that off today, as in the proper colouring) as I can only use eight printing colours. It with be on a black T-Shirt so then the outlines can simply not be printed just the body colours. Can potentially also be on white but black will look more wicked. This is as far as I got last week colour-wise. The faeries still aren't right they don't really stand out enough. Obviously all the shadows are really rough because it was just for me to get an idea. I still have to figure out the wings too.
It still needs a lot of fine tuning but that will happen today, hopefully also the second image will be completed today. I just realised this image underneath isn't the adapted one, if you look at the 'd' in midsummer at the top picture then you'll see the right one :D
Obviously first of all I had to finish off the design for the front of the T-Shirt. (I was thinking also if it would make the T's too expensive to do both sides they could also be two seperate designs.) It took me a wee while to get it right and I tried out different thinks with the text which I have no record of as I rubbed them out, oops. As I drew it on A3 I then had to trace the lines with pen onto two A4 sheets of tracing paper. Because they were seperate it took me quite some time to get a good digital image.
zaterdag 5 mei 2012
TIME COUNT 30/04-05/05
+- 38 Hours
Plans for the coming week:
I would say I'm pretty well on track. Now that the Hellblazer cover is finished that leaves an extra day in the week to work on the other larger projects. I hope to have the T-Shirt Design and colouring near finished this coming Monday to send to Meghan. Then after that I can adjust things and make the A3 presentation sheet with the other products on it. The CD Cover and the Shakespeare in London project are cases of plowing on. For the character I want to have a pretty solid idea of what the body, face close-up etc. should be so I can start colouring them the next week. I'm glad I got the Cover finished this weekend also as of course Friday will have to be spent going to school for the check-up.
Plans for the coming week:
I would say I'm pretty well on track. Now that the Hellblazer cover is finished that leaves an extra day in the week to work on the other larger projects. I hope to have the T-Shirt Design and colouring near finished this coming Monday to send to Meghan. Then after that I can adjust things and make the A3 presentation sheet with the other products on it. The CD Cover and the Shakespeare in London project are cases of plowing on. For the character I want to have a pretty solid idea of what the body, face close-up etc. should be so I can start colouring them the next week. I'm glad I got the Cover finished this weekend also as of course Friday will have to be spent going to school for the check-up.
Hellblazer Cover Finishing Off
Saturday, 5th of May
I did the last bits and bobs today for the Hellblazer cover. I started by lloking up cicarette smoke. I am very rarely around smokers so I wanted to be sure. The photos confirmed my thought that I would be hard pressed to paint it. What I did notice was that it looked a lot like ink in water so I thought I'd try that out. At first I just wet paper and dropped the ink on but that didn't work. Then I got a photo developing basin and filled it with water. With the camera standing by I droppe din Indian ink and whooshed it a bit.
I took numerous photos, this is the one used. I then turned it negative in photoshop to get the right colour for smoke.
I then added it to the picture. It took a bit of playing around but I think the way it is now works well. I used the lighten Layer Setting to add it to the picture.
I then tidied up the rest, the edges were quite rough and were showing those horrible little white/grey lines on the edges, the tell-tale sign of a lazy photoshopper. I copied the text and logos from the original cover and placed them. I changed the names of the writers a little bit, but it's still prtty close. I did a few other other little fix up jobs and now I'm happy with how it looks.
As I said I'll leave it week before sending it off in case I spot something wrong.
I did the last bits and bobs today for the Hellblazer cover. I started by lloking up cicarette smoke. I am very rarely around smokers so I wanted to be sure. The photos confirmed my thought that I would be hard pressed to paint it. What I did notice was that it looked a lot like ink in water so I thought I'd try that out. At first I just wet paper and dropped the ink on but that didn't work. Then I got a photo developing basin and filled it with water. With the camera standing by I droppe din Indian ink and whooshed it a bit.
I then added it to the picture. It took a bit of playing around but I think the way it is now works well. I used the lighten Layer Setting to add it to the picture.
I then tidied up the rest, the edges were quite rough and were showing those horrible little white/grey lines on the edges, the tell-tale sign of a lazy photoshopper. I copied the text and logos from the original cover and placed them. I changed the names of the writers a little bit, but it's still prtty close. I did a few other other little fix up jobs and now I'm happy with how it looks.
As I said I'll leave it week before sending it off in case I spot something wrong.
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