Illustration Set

My set of train based illustrations for final major project is eventually complete! So here's the end results in order of production, because I think you can see me getting better as I go through each image.

In this first image you can see the idea for the theme developed into an end result which is much plainer than the other two pieces, so I may have to add in a couple of signs or something to fill some of the negative space, but for now i'm going to leave it as it is, until I have a better idea of what the picture needs.

"Ladies Sign Illustration"

In this piece my illustrations were becoming very focused on a certain style, using the cutout filter on original photography pieces which were cut and pasted into appropriate sections, mostly in posters but also in the piece below to fill the background with shops. (I'm aware that my wee man still hasn't got a hand, don't panic! I'm giving him one today, or maybe a hook, keep him trendy like.)

"Mind the Gap Illustration"

For this one I decided not to use the outline of the homeless man because I like how he sort of fades into the background. The ceiling may still be coloured red but for the moment I wanted to leave it as a blank outline to leave some extra space in the piece, balancing the format of the three pieces.

"Information Illustration"

 Thanks for keeping up to date with my work, my developed photography work will now be posted on Thursday to give me time to get a couple more pieces done. Tutorials for this work is available on request like always, just send me an e-mail and i'll send you the work. Laters alligators.

The Beginnings of Final Major Project....

As promised, with a uni place confirmed the work for final major is now properly underway! Thought i'd give you a little peek into my sketchbook tonight and give you an idea of what's to come.

The project is based on the view from a train window, which sounds a bit boring I know, but it all began on the train to Falmouth (on which I was becoming gradually more bored) and I noticed that when the train pulled into the station, I could get a little man-made view through the window, into the lives of the other people travelling that day. It makes it all the more special that because of the blacked out windows, they can't actually see you looking at them (and it makes it much less embarassing to be a bit of a stalker artist). So I decided this would make an epic illustration project.

(Some of the images that became my inspiration below)

 

 

After a while (and a bit more boredom) instead of taking individual shots I decided to do a continuous ream of photos in order to create a sort of basic animation of the journey through each platform. Here's a bit of the experimentation for that. The idea is that will develop into a conceptual video with black space in between each piece, during which I will play noise recorded from train stations, many research trips needed...

 And now to the illustration section of the project. For the next few weeks i'll be experimenting with different combinations of media to produce a collage of people standing on a platform, using photography (both black/white and full colour), collography, etching, drawing, painting and a bit of textiles. So stay tuned for that. Here's a few sketchbook pages with ideas and sketches to keep you going. More soon!