To build up to the first large project, we were set 3 weeks of workshops. Today we met with Sophie Ward, an illustrator specialising in murals and black pen work, to experiment with how illustration works and how it is a large part of graphic design. The focus today was on the idea of fanzines, something that came up through the punk era as an art trend. The idea of fanzines was that you had images and text, collaged together much like they would be in an official magazine, but done roughly by hand and then photocopied to produce the actual "zine". The benefits to this was the lack of cost for those trying to spread their word at the time about new trends and concerts etc. The style of the fanzine is now a very popular aesthetic a lot of designers and illustrators like to stick to as it produces a rough edged, trendy look.
Starting with the theme, I chose the subject of society's image of beauty and the conventions of physicality. Because of this theme, I knew I wouldn't need much text or writing, so I would focus more on the effect of illustration. Looking at well-known, stereotypical supermodels, I looked at connecting that with the Golden Ratio and the idea of "perfection".
I then attempted to create various artwork through the use of illustration and came up with drawing the above image onto images of models using paint pens.
This excercise was a good introduction to the wider world of illustration and the trends and themes you can achieve with the rough, imperfect use of pens on paper. I found the use of these pens quite informative on how I can create cartoonesque images that are quite popular in genres of design like pop art. I also discovered in further research of illustration techniques the use of programs such as Adobe Illustrator (which I was introduced to in the Adobe workshop a few weeks ago) and Adobe Shapes that can be seen below.
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| Author's own, hand drawn in felt tip. |
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| Author's own, digitised in Adobe Capture CC (Adobe Shapes) |
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