Amnesty International
Very much inspired by them due to their colour scheme. They are known to present current issues and make the public aware of them. They have done posters for human trafficking,human rights etc.
Each one is different some use photography and some are made on a computer.
I was very much inspired by their human rights poster because of the colour scheme. The colours they used were red,black and white. They used the colour red to emphasise a word making it show up again the monochrome poster.
Psycho Geography Workshop
Inspired By John Piper
John Piper is known for becoming a official war artist in the 1940's and known for his colour palette linking to the situation a certain building is in. For example in one of his pieces he incorporated red and yellow which represents the fire but could also represent the stained glass windows.
My response is incorporating Piper's style including the colour palette and the use of marks in his work. By using a few different tools such as a cocktail stick, cotton bud, paint brush, Candle wax etc. To create different textures.
For my response we chose an image of the same Cathedral but they all were from different angles. I chose a looking through the window shot. I wanted to incorporate most of the tools such as the bleach and wax to create the different texture. In the original image I can see rough edges around the walls so I though of rubbing dry wax over the area so the ink resists leaving a rough distressed line. In some areas I used bleach because I knew it was going to go a red/orange so possibly that could present fire from WW2 in general. Over some areas I'm going to go over with some Indian ink adding a bit more detail in areas especially in the bricks and window.
Experimenting:
Psycho Geography Workshop
Inspired By John Piper
John Piper is known for becoming a official war artist in the 1940's and known for his colour palette linking to the situation a certain building is in. For example in one of his pieces he incorporated red and yellow which represents the fire but could also represent the stained glass windows.
My response is incorporating Piper's style including the colour palette and the use of marks in his work. By using a few different tools such as a cocktail stick, cotton bud, paint brush, Candle wax etc. To create different textures.
For my response we chose an image of the same Cathedral but they all were from different angles. I chose a looking through the window shot. I wanted to incorporate most of the tools such as the bleach and wax to create the different texture. In the original image I can see rough edges around the walls so I though of rubbing dry wax over the area so the ink resists leaving a rough distressed line. In some areas I used bleach because I knew it was going to go a red/orange so possibly that could present fire from WW2 in general. Over some areas I'm going to go over with some Indian ink adding a bit more detail in areas especially in the bricks and window.
Experimenting:
Tea Bags:
I wanted to incorporate texture so I was Thinking I could use tea bags and use them in different ways. So far I have experimented to ways.
1. Cutting a slit at the bottom of the tea bag pouring out the tea leaves. I then printed a picture of mine and placed it into the tea bag. To seal the tea bag I dipped the bag into heated wax. This isn't just to seal the bag but it shows the picture through the tea bag.
To make it more authentic and rustic j decided to use watercolours over the top . I know the watercolor resists but if you leave the colour to dry long enough some of it would stay. As you can tell I need to practise this technique as ymthwre are crinkles in the tea bag.
2. This was definitely a experiment because I was curious to look at how the tea bag would react to the boiling wax so I placed the tea bag in the wax. One dip was fine however I placed one in twice and the tea bag split. This gave me an idea with the other tea bags. I decided to apply pressure to the tea bags so they would split/crack. As they were put in the wax the tea leaves were solid. When that was done I decided to paint them emphasing the crack in the tea bag. This technique could be used add texture and primarily used to create a solid colour instead of painting the chosen surface for my final outcome.
2. This was definitely a experiment because I was curious to look at how the tea bag would react to the boiling wax so I placed the tea bag in the wax. One dip was fine however I placed one in twice and the tea bag split. This gave me an idea with the other tea bags. I decided to apply pressure to the tea bags so they would split/crack. As they were put in the wax the tea leaves were solid. When that was done I decided to paint them emphasing the crack in the tea bag. This technique could be used add texture and primarily used to create a solid colour instead of painting the chosen surface for my final outcome.
Lace experiment
Originally I only used to it create a nice background/presentation.
However I thought I could use lace so I can put photos in the deformed circle or even putting them over a segment of a church. This would should that I have explored texture in a variety of ways.
Album covers
Inspired by Peter Blake
For this workshop we created a tile which has different objects on relating to ourselves. This was inspired by Peter Blake due to his love of music and doing album front covers for celebrities like The Beatles. He would use a wide range of colours. Mainly bright ones. In some of his work he would just do letters and 3d objects these were placed in a strict format. He would not just use 2D objects he also used 3D creating different levels on the tile.
For my tile I chose a few objects. First of all I chose the letter J because funnily enough my name begins with it. Then I did moulds of 2 dolls heads because when I was younger I loved playing with dolls I always had one in my hand. Then finally the 3D flower. This relates to me because Jasmine is my name and it is a white flower.
Before I altered the book I bought it from a charity shop. Originally the book is called The Country Diary Of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden. Throughout this book it has a variety of illustrations of birds,flowers etc. I would say the illustrations were done in water colour or Acrylic.
Album covers
Inspired by Peter Blake
For this workshop we created a tile which has different objects on relating to ourselves. This was inspired by Peter Blake due to his love of music and doing album front covers for celebrities like The Beatles. He would use a wide range of colours. Mainly bright ones. In some of his work he would just do letters and 3d objects these were placed in a strict format. He would not just use 2D objects he also used 3D creating different levels on the tile.
For my tile I chose a few objects. First of all I chose the letter J because funnily enough my name begins with it. Then I did moulds of 2 dolls heads because when I was younger I loved playing with dolls I always had one in my hand. Then finally the 3D flower. This relates to me because Jasmine is my name and it is a white flower.
Before I altered the book I bought it from a charity shop. Originally the book is called The Country Diary Of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden. Throughout this book it has a variety of illustrations of birds,flowers etc. I would say the illustrations were done in water colour or Acrylic.
To make this book my own I started to alter some pages and creating a niche at the back which enables me to put a painting in it relating to the entire book or even put a few objects in.
To create this niche I stuck a third of the books pages together on each side. I then made a outline on how big or small I wanted the niche. To create the niche I used a scalpel to cut the pages going with the outline. I eventually got to the last page .
I have a couple ideas on what I could do with niche. Perhaps I could paint a country landscape or store some pressed flowers all though I don't think they would last long. Therefore I think I will go along with the first idea.
To alter my book even more I stuck pages together this creates thicker pages so I could use runnier medias such as watercolour without making the paper ripple. There is a lot of pages as well I have made sure its not in a pattern. As well as this I did a white wash on a few pages as it turned down the writing. Also it is easier to draw and paint onto a white wash.
To make my pages more interesting I have incorporated text in some area I have circled the dramatic lines such as " I love you". Throughout the page the text stands out. To make the text stand out more you could use a bright colour. Another way you can make the text stand out is the size. I used individual stamps these were slightly bigger than the text as well as this it is blue.
On this page I have added a drawing of a blue tit so it is relevant to the next page. For this drawing I just used the standard colouring pencils.
To improve this drawing I think I should have spent more time on the wing and the claws as they look a bit rushed and scruffy.
Here I have tried a different technique. I wouldn't call it a pop up but it is similar as the paper is getting thicker as the paper is layering.
To do this I had to pick a picture in this book and when I found one I stuck the pages together. When that was done I used a craft knife to cut a shape. I this case its a oval. Each time I cut some of the shape I folded it down each time to create this.....
I then created a tag. I used a stencil of a tag and used one of the pages from the book. I chose a page where it has a image on it. I chose a bird in mid air. To make my tag different I decided to cut along the bird creating a curved line. Then on the other side I did a white wash muting the text so I can draw on it. On the top left there is a butterfly flying so I decided to draw that with pen and used water colour to fill it in. Personally I think it turned out ok although I wish I would have taken more type on the shape of the butterfly.
Lastly I created my niche. This is where I stuck a lot of pages together at the back and cut out a shape in all of the pages to create a hole. I can fill it with whatever I want. Object perhaps or a drawing. here is my final product without anything in it.
To alter my book even more I stuck pages together this creates thicker pages so I could use runnier medias such as watercolour without making the paper ripple. There is a lot of pages as well I have made sure its not in a pattern. As well as this I did a white wash on a few pages as it turned down the writing. Also it is easier to draw and paint onto a white wash.
To make my pages more interesting I have incorporated text in some area I have circled the dramatic lines such as " I love you". Throughout the page the text stands out. To make the text stand out more you could use a bright colour. Another way you can make the text stand out is the size. I used individual stamps these were slightly bigger than the text as well as this it is blue.
On this page I have added a drawing of a blue tit so it is relevant to the next page. For this drawing I just used the standard colouring pencils.
To improve this drawing I think I should have spent more time on the wing and the claws as they look a bit rushed and scruffy.
Here I have tried a different technique. I wouldn't call it a pop up but it is similar as the paper is getting thicker as the paper is layering.
To do this I had to pick a picture in this book and when I found one I stuck the pages together. When that was done I used a craft knife to cut a shape. I this case its a oval. Each time I cut some of the shape I folded it down each time to create this.....
I then created a tag. I used a stencil of a tag and used one of the pages from the book. I chose a page where it has a image on it. I chose a bird in mid air. To make my tag different I decided to cut along the bird creating a curved line. Then on the other side I did a white wash muting the text so I can draw on it. On the top left there is a butterfly flying so I decided to draw that with pen and used water colour to fill it in. Personally I think it turned out ok although I wish I would have taken more type on the shape of the butterfly.Lastly I created my niche. This is where I stuck a lot of pages together at the back and cut out a shape in all of the pages to create a hole. I can fill it with whatever I want. Object perhaps or a drawing. here is my final product without anything in it.
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