Team Work

As fraser was absent we were asked to team up with the motion group to produce a 20 second ad for the new Sky Arts channel. I found this task a little hard as I was hoping to do some actual illustration work that day, and felt like I didnt come out with a physical out come. I did however learn what it was like to have a really short amout of time to get something done (less than 2 hours), and also what part an illustrator plays in ad making.

What we managed to produce within the time limit:

(ok its taking too long - video to come later)

First Week

Before my first session on wednesday we were asked to bring in a photograph of a dog and a photograph of a machine, aswell as 5 peices of work we were 'very proud of.' The work that I chose to take in wasnt exactly my best work but there was something in each one that I'm proud of.

5 peices of work:

 These were just sketches from photosgraphs. Drawing faces is a big weakness for me. I find it really difficult drawing people, faces in particular so I'm quite happy with how these turned out.

 This was done really quickly over summer. I'd seen some work by some guy on a blog but he'd done it all on photoshop, so i decided to try by hand.

 I dont know how I feel about this peice. I like it but I was testing out the watercolours. I think the colours need to be more vibrant and eye-catching, but overal I think it was a success.

The painting above I did for my sister. I suprised myself at how I was able to paint them so accurately! It's now framed and being proudly displayed in my sisters living room :)

Conrad Roset

There are SO many artists I've recently discovered that it may take a while to post about them all. But the one that has stuck in my mind is Conrad Roset. He is a freelance illutrator living in Barcelona. I think it's the colour in his work that is so striking and eye-catching. He's worked for a wide range of companies such as Coca Cola, Addidas, Mango and Zara.

Some of my favourite peices of his work:

 The drawings below are my two favourite peices of his to date. His style reminds me alot of fashion illustrations, having a very femine feel to them.

I also found a video of him creating one of these beutiful images. He makes it look so easy! He recently announced there will be a book released at some point in 2010 all about his work. Definitely keeping my eye out for that.

http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=zls54dkn2c

The Begining

Ok so, as an art student you'd expect me to know and follow a few arty blogs and such, have a bit of knowledge on up and coming artists and designers.. that kind of thing.... I wish!! I'm a little ashamed to say I pretty much floated through my first year of uni without getting a single book out of the library, researching an artist in detail or checking out exhibitions or shows, (ok I lied I went to ONE because we were forced to!). Now that I'm about to start my second year of uni, speciallising in illustration, I realise I really need to up my game. So, here is me making a conscious effort to be a bit (alot) more studious and curious about what's out there in the world of art and design :) wish me luck!