Final Major Project: The Human Body

My final project is the last assignment combining all of the specialist skills which I have learnt and developed over the past 2 years. This being our last assignment we have to propose our own idea in a lot of depth having a certain pathway whether that is photography, painting, sculpture etc. Towards the end of this project we will have to make our last final outcome which will be exhibited in the End of Year show during the week commencing the 6th June 2016.
After much deliberation I have chosen my theme which is based on The Human body and specifically how the body moves by researching into the bones and muscles by doing some studies using a range of different medias/materials. As well as this I will research into to artists who incorporate the body using Pinterest and resources.


Artist Presentation

Danny Quirk: The exhibition in ‘The Requited’ at The Northampton Center For The Arts  overall was made to be viewed as one large piece or experience. Like a progressive album, each piece leads into the one following it as if were a journey. " I wanted to name it ‘(Un)Requited’, but, new year, figured I'd go with a happier approach. It starts dark, but eventually gets happy in the end."- Danny Quirk http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/12461/1/danny-quirk-anatomical-self-dissections

Like Quirk I could create a journey throughout the human body maybe create 4 pieces and show different bodies filled in with bones/muscles/organ and see how its all made up to create our body and show how it works. Another way of showing the body is maybe how a segment ages whether that's externally or internally eg effects of smoking etc.

Artist Inspiration: Journeys

Andy Warhol

I would say that I was most inspired by Andy Warhol considering he has done both printing methods (blotted line and screen printing). So I think it'll be nice to combine to the two.
I liked how he varied the lines in his blotted line changing the thickness etc to create different textures. This is what I have tried through out my experimentations and developments by using my own photos.
I was very much inspired by his screen prints also because I like how clean every edge is so I'll try to do this in my outcome contracting with the messy blotted line however I will explore messier edges and perhaps enhance them to link with the main piece in the middle.

Ian Murphy

I personally love Murphy's work due to the amount of texture created by a fine liner  using mark making such as cross hatch, pointillism and lots more.
Throughout my development I linked blotted line with this kind of mark making by adding more texture and depth to the piece. If some stencils of the logo go a bit rough round the edges I could just enhance them by going over with fine liner adding more texture like Murphy.

Link to another Art and Design Blog

http://drawingsandnotes.blogspot.co.uk/

Here's a link to another art and design blog which explores and presents different pieces of art which includes the information of the artist who created and the date it was made. This blog shows a diverse range of work from drawing to textiles. Which can inspire anyone to do their own work along the lines of a specific artist.


Few examples:

Personal Work

Both pieces of work were produced in my Exquisite Corpse sketch and these pieces are my favourite because the look very clear and refined and I feel like painting and drawing is more of my forte.

Linking back to my inspirations this painting clearly shows I was inspired by Caron because I linked the animal with Brads looks (well in this picture)

A pen illustration filling the shape with different marks to mimick the texture of either the feathers or bones this was in spired by the chapman brothers because they are inspired by the consequence game and as you can tell my drawing is kind of split into 3 creating my own hybrid form.

Exquisite Corpse Inspirations

Throughout this topic I have been inspired by five artists with completely different styles and different media which I wanted to incorporate in to my final outcome somehow.
The main artists that I have been inspired by are Peony Yip and Charlotte Caron who are both contemporary artists.

Charlotte Caron

Caron is a multi disciplinary artist combining photography and painting. She paint animals onto her own photos linking the animal with either their personality or looks.

Peony Yip

Yip is a contemporary artist who is fairly new. She has been developing her style until she feel its good enough to be in certain exhibitions. her work is mainly illustration which consists of drawings with another drawing overlaying (red pen) which would be an animal linking to the angle/position of the person.

I was inspired by her portraits of bugs because they were very weird and odd which links with this project very well. As these bugs were coming out of all kinds of places such as the mouth and eyes etc. Again these portraits were done by pencils and colour pencils ( to create contrast).









Logo Process

For my logo I had to use the pen tool to create each line even the text. It was a long process however I feel like it looks neat and precise. The small lines that represent the children were done by using a white box and layer that over the top creating a breaking point. Same with the white boxes but all I did was change the outline to black so you can see it clearly.

On the trafficking part I still used the pen tool but while I was doing it I used fill so it would automatically turn black when I have done it.

Graphic Image Editing process

Here is my graphic image. The first step of making my graphic image was to use the blemish tool to remove any kind of imperfections. Making the skin look smoother,

To make my image more emotional for the public I decided to make it black and white. Adjustments> Black and white

As I have changed the image to black and white I need to exaggerate the dark areas. This was done by decreasing the red tones a lot. Exaggerating the under eye area making it look like she has had no sleep.

Here is my final graphic image. Personally I really like how it turned out. I feel like it would create a reaction from the public. Showing that Human trafficking is still happening especially where you live but you don't necessarily suggest people are getting taken.

Lighting:
To take these photos I needed some specialist equipment
.White Background
.x3 soft boxes
-one near the white background to make it high key f16.2
- another one mid chest height f8.4
-finally one at head height  f8.0

.DSLR D3000
.1/60
.f/9
.100 ISO

Poster Development

Through out this process it has come to this. Choosing which poster portrays Human Trafficking the most and which one create a reaction.

1: Statistic Poster
I wanted to see what my poster would have looked with some text on it. From doing research I have seen many statistics however only one really stood out to me the most which clearly links with my graphic image and that is "80% of the victims are women". Obviously that is a high statistic which will get jaw dropping reactions.
 Just like Amnesty international I felt like I needed to emphasise a word I think Women should be in red. Making a huge statement saying the majority of victims are women.
Looking at this potential poster I feel like the poster is too crowded especially on the left side because of the text and logo being there. As well as this there is a slogan on the bottom right. I think the image speaks for itself.

2: Not for Sale : white
To show I have explored colour I wanted to make the writing on the tape stand out more. So I decided to make it white. To do this I used the pen tool however I didn't want it all neat and precise so I used the blemish control brush to make it a bit more sketchy. Although the whole image itself doesn't work for me because the writing to so white there is too much contrast as it appears quite harsh.

3:Stop Human Trafficking
For this poster I kind of went really basic on this one because I feel like the image speaks for itself. Especially with the not for sale sign.  Although its basic it clearly shows I was inspired by Amnesty international and Federica Erra due to the style (exaggerating areas etc). The logo is on the top right along with the slogan.

In all poster developments it clearly shows I kept to the same colour scheme black, white and red. Just like Amnesty International. There is little red in the poster yet shows the importance of the words to the issue/theme. Personally I feel like the third poster is the best one due to little text and simple layout. It wont be too complicated. The majority of the public will be able to understand it.

Logo Timeline

WWF Logo Transformation

 

 

 

 

Here is the logo transformation starting from 1961 to 2000. As you can tell it has changed a lot due to the technology we now have.

 

 

1961

Compared to the other logos you can tell that this one was drawn because it looks sketchier and less precise. As well this the logo is quite small and it doesn't stand out as much as much as the others. Logos have to be simple so viewers can understand. You can clearly tell its a panda how I think the panda could have been drawn out simpler. As each part is drawn individually also it isn't as simple as the others because there is some kind of shading in their. To make it simpler they could have used a block colour.

 

 

1961

From the first logo you can clearly tell the difference. The whole logo has been simplified. There is no shading in it so its just a block colour which I think relates back to the panda clearer. The image itself looks neater and it looks more professional.  The logo itself has been enlarged which I think looks better. However not all lines are smooth. The obviously wanted the rough lines to present the fur of the panda. 

 

 

1978

There is a clear change between the previous logos. The lines have been done neater. there are no rough sketchy lines which I think it makes the logo looks simpler. The stance of the panda has changed it look broader. The space in between the legs have increased. The  ears have decreased in size.

 

 

1986

The duration of this ;logo process clearly shows the development in technology especially in this logo made in 1986. A vast amount of thing have changed to make this logo. There are less lines especially the outlines have been taken out because the panda matches the background anyway.

The facial  features have changed. Not only is there an image they have clearly decided to add text to  represent the company making it memorable for the viewers. They are a lot bigger and more defined making it look more like a panda. The whole logo itself looks simpler, bigger and better.

 

 

2000

Not much has changed from the last logo in 1986 apart from enlarging the logo and changing the type face making it bigger and bolder. The font has transformed from being a serif to an san serif.


Shell's Logo Transformation



1900

From the first logo you cant really tell what it only until you look at it closely. I'm not too sure why they chose this kind of shell. As you can tell it is a black and white logo which doesn't look eye catching at all making it not memorable to the viewers.

1904

From the first logo you can tell it has improved do to the actual image looking like a shell. However for  a logo to be successful it has to be simple. It has some specific shading within the image making it more complicated. As well as this I don't think the black box is needed.

 

1909- 1930

Form looking at these logos you can tell that the black background has been taken away and the shading is minimal. Making the logo look a lot simpler but it still needs colour to make it stand out a bit more.

1948-1955

Colour has been explored clearly showing a colour palette which is red and yellow making it more interesting and memorable if they keep the same colour palette throughout. Not only was the colour explored but there is text. Although it has changed between these two. Where the text was white I feel like there was too much going on with the red and yellow. So then they changed it to red which fits the colour scheme better in my opinion. The shell itself is a lot more simple because there is minimal detail/shading.

1961

The only thing that has changed in this logo is that it has a background. I'm not to sure if I like it. I feel like the log blends into the background making it less eye catching.

1971-1995

Between these two the colour scheme has changed but then changed back. Looks like they changed the position of the text making it under the  logo. As well as this it looks like they got rid of the background but wanted to change the thickness of the lines by making them stand out more.


1999

Here is the final logo showing they have removed the text due to the logo itself being self explanatory. The duration of making this logo has made it simpler due to the development of technology.

Apple's Logo Transformation

 

 

1976

The logo itself looks very simpler how it looks too busy. Its quite eye catching. Too many colour personally.

1998

Probably the simplest one out of the lot due it looking like a silhouette. It's just plain black. People could say it's boring and no one would remember it.

2001

Explored colour throughout the process. This logo has shading in it making it look 3d unlike the logo in 1998. It looks smart as well as this I feel like the logo itself is very versatile.

2003

The final logo showing development in the shading department and the lighting. It isn't as dark as the other logos because they have a solid line between the background whereas some areas of this logo blends in the background.



Timeline of Posters

1880's:

Poster Designed by: Currier & Ives
Date: 1880
Used to: Present the voters the participants in the United States Election.
Lack of colour due to the cost of printing  especially because this would have been printed several times across USA. (Mass Production)

1890's:

Artist: Unknown
Company: Coca-Cola
Purpose: To present the product as a medicinal drink helping with head aches and physical exhaustion.
 Light colours used to attract the customers. Although they aren't the most eye-catching colours because they aren't crazy bright. This might be due to the amount of money to produce this poster several time. As Coca Cola was and still is a popular brand.

1900's:

Artist: Toulouse Lautrec
Title:Art Nouveau Poster
Date: 1990
Minimal colour. Majority of it is either brown or black. Again very expensive to print colour out.

1910's:

Company: Cadbury's
Date: 1910
A lot more colour especially vibrant ones. Seems more complicate than previous posters
Artist: Unknown
Used to present the public that children love chocolate. Like they get excited over it.

1920's:

 Artist: Dominion Mark
Company: greengrocers
Date: 1920
Used to show that healthy food is good for you " the fruits of perfect health"

1930's:

Date: 1930
Occasion: World Cup
Artist: csfotobiz ???
Used to present the World Cup as it was important for millions of people and still is.

1940's:

Date: 1940
Artist: Unknown
War
Used to persuade people to volunteer to work in the army to win the war " Volunteer for Victory"
"YOUR" very direct

1950's:

Date: 1950
Artist: Waldemar
Title: Sunset Boulevard

1960's:

Film Poster
Date: 1960
Artist: Unknown
Used to promote a movie staring a load of actors and actresses

1970's:

Date: 1970
Artist: Tad Hunter & San Andreas
Purpose: To show fans when the dates they are playing

1980's:

Artist: Unknown
Date: 1980
Purpose: To promote a film

1990's:

Date: 1990
Artist: Unknown
Purpose: to promote the film

2000:

Date: 2000
Artist: Unknown
Purpose to promote a movie
 

Presentation

There are a few ways you can present a final outcome in exhibitions. The most common way to present a piece of artwork is up in a wall so observers can see every detail within the portrait etc.

Other ways to present artwork is in a glass box, on the floor, framed, and up onto the wall. Some of these ways will not work with my proposed outcome. For example the glass box wouldn't work because my final outcome won't fit in just a box. However if it was put in a wall with a box surrounding the artwork then that would work. Especially with the health and safety within the exhibition, however having a glass box surrounding the piece of work may lose the texture in the proposed outcome. Which is the main focus of the final piece. 

The work wouldn't be able to be put in te floor because of it would be a hazard to people in the exhibition as well as this you would t be able to clearly see the whole outcome because no one is tall enough to see the whole thing. Due to the proposed outcome to be very large. 

There is one way I could present my final proposed outcome. Which is it being  mounted on a thick bit of wood so everything is supported . Then putting it high up on a wall so it is out of everyone's way dso it wouldn't be much of a hazard.

Grids

Grid System:
 Probably the most organised system which is quite system. I think this is commonly used in newspapers. Where headlines and sub headings are separated from the majority of text. Each column starts in the same place just after a small gap. Here is an example of a grid system being used in a poster. The text is clearly in section/columns.

Transitional System: This system can be seen as messy as the majority of text is overlapped. So not everyone can get all of the information about an event for example because its so busy. As well as this the lines of text are very close together which again makes it harder to read. David Carson is well known for using this system in his posters.

 

 

 Radial System
Radial system starts from a specific point then going outwards like a diagonal line. So you would end up with some kind of circle for example. Lines of text going out to perhaps lead your eyes to something else like an image or statistic. Commonly used around a shape.

 

 

 Modular system
Like the grid system this is quite organised because words have to be within a shape. Whether it its rotated enlarged etc.

Axial System

This is used so text can start off in an angle. Any angle If you start with a slanted line you can start text wherever on that line.

 

Bilateral system

Again this is an organised system however the text can start anywhere however you have to stick tot he same column going to the next line repeatly.

 

 

 

Art Movements

Dada

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                                                        - Dada started in 1916 and ended in1924.

- was an informal art movement

- very controversial movement

 - This art movement was a protest, but at the same time it managed to be enjoyable and amusing. It was sarcastic, colourful,  silly.

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Is a form of artistic anarchy, born out of disgust of social, political and cultural values of the time.

- It embraced elements of art, music, poetry, theatre, dance and politics.

-Dada ranges from painting, photography, poetry, sculpture and collage.

Man Ray was lifelong friends and collaborators with Marcel Duchamp.

He played a major role in Dada and Surrealism movements in America as well as in Europe.

 

“To create is divine, to reproduce is human.”

Surrealism:

- Founded in 1924 by Andre Breton in Paris and finished 1945 with his manifesto of surrealism.

2 types of surrealism one was the early dream work by Salvador Dali and Rene Margritte and the other type was free form works by Max Ernst and Joan Miro.

Vladimir Kush is another a surrealism artist, who was inspired by Salvador Dali.

Art Nouveau-

Art nouveau was a movement that was associated with the decorative arts and architecture during 1880’s-1914.

Many artists drew inspiration for organic and geometric forms, this lead to the development of elegant designs that explored natural forms. 

 Mackintosh was the most famous as the United Kingdom’s greatest promoter of Art Nouveau

Charles Rennie Mackintosh preferred to work with simplistic designs, instead of the popular elaborate designs that other artists favoured.

Abstract expressionism:

Abstract expressionism developed in New York in 1940

This style related to the post-war mood of anxiety and trauma

Jackson Pollock studied under Thomas Hart Benton before leaving traditional techniques to explore abstraction expressionism  by splattering paint and action pieces, which involved pouring paint and other media directly onto canvases. Capturing the anxiety and trauma.

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Print

Workshop:
Screen Printing
Screen Printing is a very traditional method which was used in mass productions for posters etc. The screen itself is a woven mesh stretched over a wood or aluminium frame to help an ink blocking stencil to create a good image. During the process you have to spread the ink across the mesh panel using a squeegee. While spreading the ink the ink will eventually go through the mesh transferring the image onto paper.
The type of stencil we used photographic stencil which the mesh is coated in light sensitive emulsion. So where the emulsion is the ink wont be able to pass through. That's where the positive and negative happens. To get a great image you need to avoid the grey tones. You only need black and white areas. Showing clear contrast.

Process:
1. Tape around the frame making sure the gaps are covered so ink leaks out
2. Lay newsprint over your work area
3. Lay your printing paper on you table
4.Lay your ink/pigment on the top of your frame avoiding the mesh
5. Put your knee behind the frame making sure you are supporting the frame
6. Holding the squeegee at a 45 degree angle and apply a lot of pressure yet even while drag it down the mesh panel
7. Remove the screen off of your printing paper
8. Carefully pick up your and put it on a drying rack over the night
9. Remove the tape from the mesh frame and put excess ink/pigment into a tub so someone else can use it.
10. Wash your screen out by using a sponge. Make sure you do it properly other wise the ink dries in the mesh panel making it blocked.


Health and safety:
1.Keep room ventilated (doors and windows open)
2. Don't directly inhale pigments/chemicals
3. Lay news print over tables
4. Keep area clean and tidy










Creative Advertising 

Lino: for my graphic image development I wanted to try more traditional methods instead of photography. So I tried Lino. 

I didn't really want to try a while image on Lino. I just wanted to do some samples seeing how it would look. 

I did a section of Tierneys face. I decided to do an eye. Personally I felt like I rushed it. It does look like an eye however it's a bit messy in places. As well as this I feel like I should have concerntrated on tonal ranges. There are a lot of white areas due to me applying a lot of pressure to the Lino. I need to vary the pressure for it to look a lot better.

Another sample I did was the text. " help me" just like my photography I wanted to see how it would turn out. Personally I really like how it turned out. I felt like it need to be scruffy instead of just capital letters. To develop it more perhaps I should do it in different type faces.

Intaglio:
Again I wanted to try out more traditional methods. As I was interested on how my graphic image would look.
For this I did do a whole image although it was  very time consuming. Especially because there are a lot of dark areas. Due to me doing the majority of it in pointillism I feel like it was easier to get the ink out with scrim. As you can see some areas didn't print because I rubbed the ink off too hard. I tried this the second time and the same thing happened. So to stop this from happening again over those areas a used tracing paper to remove the excess ink instead of scrim. It did work although I wasn't too happy with how the print turned out. It looks very messy which can link to my theme however you can't see specific areas such as the eyes as clear as I wanted. As they are the main part of my graphic Image. So I don't think I'm going to choose this method to go a long with.

Health and Safety:
Make sure you have a firm grip on the etching tool because they are known for being sharp. Don't put too much pressure onto the tool as the needle can snap. Clean up the plastic because it can go into eyes etc.
 

Psycho Geography

Lino: 

Inspired by Mark Webber we created prints that were of mats however we carved into Lino with tools to remove layers of the Lino. Making it negative or positive. 

For this workshop we needed to chose a place that was special to us or we have been there before. I chose Bournemouth because I love going there. We looked throughout the map spitting the most well known areas within Bournemouth. We drew the map out in are way doing the different places in different fonts and sizes. After that we traced are map then lying it on the Lino. Going over it in biro so we can get a rough idea on what the map looked like. So we went over the imprint with pen. We then got our Lino tools out to carve the areas we wanted to remove lifting it off the page. This was a very long process.

Overall all of my responses turned out ok although the ink appeared to be too dry because there are a lot of dots of dry ink all over the paper creating a messy print.

Health and safety:

 Make sure you use the grid to cut into the Lino

Glide the Lino tool away from you not towards you

Put the Lino tool away from you when picking the pieces of Lino out of the mat

Drypoint

Drypoint is an intaglio technique where you etch into a piece of Perspex or a metal plate with a hard point needle. This technique is similar to doing a standard pencil drawing you just make different marks throughout the image. Also the amount of pressure you put onto the Perspex can change the whole image. If you apply more pressure than your line would appear more bold and vivid whereas with light pressure you would only get a thin line this is better in the lighter areas of an image.

Artists like Arne Bendik Sjur uses a variety of different marks. He rarely uses an outline he just fills in an area with loads of individual marks. Throughout his portraits he uses different tons like he applies different pressures making some lines more bold than others.

Health and Safety

1. Keep area clean and tidy
2. Keep area ventilated
3. Wear protective clothing (i.e apron, gloves etc)
4.Use a cutting mat when etching to avoid the plate moving

Materials, Techniques and Process

Equipment: 
Perspex plate
Etching Tool
Caligo printing inks
Scrim
Watercolour paper
Printing Press
Tissue Paper

Process:

Using your etching tool engrave into the Perspex creating different marks depending on the area you are working on whether it is a dark area where you would create loads of makes close together. Or in the lighter areas creating lines far apart with little pressure between the etching tool and Perspex.

When you have finishing etching you apply small amounts of caligo ink creating a THIN layer onto the engraved images. You then rub the excess ink off with a piece of scrim by rubbing in circular motions ensuring the ink is pushed in. To make your plate really clean use a bit of tissue paper to wipe off any more ink.

Onto the press. You lay your etched plate onto the printing bed and then add your damp watercolour paper (which has ben blotted). Then lay the felt blanket over the top and then roll through the printing press. Carefully remove you print and allow it to dry for a few hours.





Print

Monoprinting:

Equipment:

1. Caligo relief inks or Block Printing Inks

2. Extender mixed in with the ink to loosen it so its easier to work with

3. Thin bit of plastic or glass to work on

4. Mark making materials such as a cotton bud, paint brushes, sticks feathers etc

5. Roller for inking

6.  Paper :Cartridge paper, Newsprint, brown paper sugar paper all used for printing

7. Newspaper on the tables so it creates less mess afterwards

Method 1:

Drawing into the Ink
Step 1: Roll ink thinly on either a sheet of plastic or glass
Step 2: Use a variety of mark making tools such as pen, pencil, cotton bud etc to create different textures
Step 3:Mask off areas of ink using feathers leaves etc if you wish
Step 4: Place paper over the ink you could use you hands or fist create different pressures in areas. If using a plastic sheet you would place newsprint paper over and then put it under blankets on an Etching Press or Albion Press.

Method 2

Stencilling with Monoprinting

First of I rolled a few coloured inks onto my board I used orange , blue and white. I mixed some of the colours together and I rolled them all in different directions. I then used different utensils such as cocktail sticks and cotton buds to create some shapes for example circles. I decided to use bubble wrap to print onto the paper creating different texture.

Now onto the stencil. I created a stencil where I thought about where the shapes could go. So first I decided to place a few shapes on to the plain bubble wrap. I also went with a couple of lines for example the top left I just wanted the lines to stand out more as I used a block colour of blue. I also wanted to emphasise texture just like the cross hatch on the bottom right.

Method 3

Ghost Print

I reused the stencil and placed it onto paper. I then decided to use a different colour I chose red because it will stand out on top of the pale blue. I then decided to put it upside down. To improve it maybe I could add layers of paper and ink making it look messy and perhaps add different medias.

Mixed Media

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:

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.

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.

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.