Artist Research: Miss Led

i looked at another artist that draws a lot of semi realistic women to get a better ideas of how i can create my drawing. I found this artist Miss Led, she creates a varied range of drawings from cartoon to realistic. I really love how pretty her drawings are. 

 

I chose the image above because i really love how cute the eyes are. They make the character look so innocent.  I also really like the grey background that has been used i think it makes the colours stand out a lot more.

I really like the colours that are used in the image above it makes the picture look so soft and subtle. I also like the lines that are used as they are so lightly drawn, this gives the image a faded look. I also like the eyes in this drawing as they show a lot of character. 

Artist Research: Miminne

I wanted to do some more research on different drawings of eyes. I really love this artists style of black lines and bright colours. I also like the way that she draws it is so simple but so effective. 

I like the simple style of the eyes in the image above. They are drawn in a very clean no fuss way and that’s why i like them. 

  

I chose the image above because it is very theatrical and circus like and this fits with the theme of drawings that i am creating. I love the look of the makeup and the eyes. I like how all of the colours work really nicely together. I am using the same contrast of the purple and yellowy gold in my drawing i think it gives a really nice effect. 

Artist research: Jacqueline Bissett

I had a look at this artist as she uses ink for her drawings. As i am going to outline my drawing in ink i wanted to have a look at her style. I love how she varies her line to show tone i want to try this out with my drawings.

I love the simplicity of the image above. My favourite part of it is the line that represents the back of the leg the thickness and smoothness of it just works so well.  

I chose the image above because i love the stripes on the clothing. I think i like the fact that they aren’t all perfect it suggests where the creases in the top would be. It also gives the drawing a really nice striking look. I also really love the splash of colour in the lips it adds a nice pop of colour.

Artist Research: Yaeko Abe

I wanted to do some research into possible ways to illustrate the face of my acrobat so i looked at some of Yaeko Abe's work as i love the whimsical look that it has. I also really like the fun look that her drawings have to them. 

i like the eyes on the image above they have a lot of character in them. I don't think that this style of eye would work on my image because they are too big but i do like the style of them. I also love the subtle blue used in the hair it makes the image stand out so much more.

I chose the image above because i really like the look of the elongated neck and limbs this is a style that i am going to try out with my drawing for the exhibition. 

Spider Goats trip to the Circus

tonight 2/3 of team spider goat (me and Glenn) and zade went to a circus practice to do some primary drawings of circus preformers. There was a lot of unicyclists, a few acrobats, some juggelers and we even got to watch some unicycle hockey.

ill add some photos and drawings to this post at some point soon

Installation research: Hangzhou

as we are planning on having a 3d drawing that looks like it is coming out of the wall i decided to do some research on artists that have done this in the past. I thought this would help us to understand how to draw it better. I found an artist that has done lots of paintings with the sind idea that we have.

above is similar to the idea that we have to have a man stepping out of the frame we were going to try and paint over a physical frame but all of these paintings have the frame painted onto the wall so we decided it would be best to do it like that. 

i love the shadows on the image above  image it makes the image look so real. i also love how the bench is painted when it isnt obvious from a quick glance. 

Installation research Sarah Greaves

I looked at this installation because I loved what the artist did using a sewing technique to create unique scenes. This technique could be used quite easilly with drawing so I thought it would be worth looking at.

I love the piece above because its  just so unique. You'd think its impossible to sew something into a door and if i thought about it i dont think i would have imagined it to look good. I think it works really well though. 

above is another part of the installation where the artist has drilled holes into the sink then threaded blue wool through to represent water. I think this has a great effect and was a really clever Idea.

Installation research David stark

I found a great blog with lots of different art installations on it. This one stood out to me because of all the bright colours that are used in it. One other reason that I like it so much is how the artist has painted on everything in the room not just the walls but on the tabke and glasses as well.  I am hoping to experiment with drawing and painting onto different things in our project. Below are some images from the installation

Installation research Amy Dover

Amy mentioned that she had done a few of the ideas that I had, in one of her past installations. I decided to have a look at it to see what it looked like. Below are some images of the installation. 

The Image above is the whole installation I love how pretty and fragile it looks. I think my favourite overall thing about it is the paper cuttings that are not scattered around I think It brings the whole thing tohether in a really nice way. 

the image above is a close up of a drawing.i love the way it is presented hanging at a perculiar angle. I also like the cotton web behind the image this is similar to the idea that i thought of and i think it works really well.

Installation research Mike Stilkey

As the class is starting its own installation this week I conducted some research on different illustrators and artists installations. I looked for fun interesting ones because thats what we aim with our installation. I came across this artist called Mike Stilkey. I love how unique his installations are they are so different because he presents his art painted onto the sides of stacked books. I really like this idea and i think it works perfectly with his bright style.

I think the piece above is great because the shark looks so real despite the fact it is painted on top of book spines.

i love tbe scale used in the above piece because it is huge but the quality of the painting is still great.

animals and creachers artist research: Ken Sugimori

Because the animal drawings that i do often end up looking like cute cartoons, a few people recommended to me that i research some of the artists that create Pokémon. I started by looking up who created the original 151 Pokémon Ken Sugimori. There is a whole team of artists that create the characters now but Sugimori is still largely involved with the creation and design of the Pokémon.  His art is very basic and is made up of outlines and block colour but it works well with the fun designs. Below are a few of his images that i like.

I like the above image because i like the animals that have been mixed. I also like how it has character.

i decided to include the above image because i like the different stages of development shown in it. 

Animals and creachers artist research: Ashley Percival

As our task is to create unimaginable animals i decided to look at Ashley Percival, an illustrator that creates bright animal illustrations. She often has her animals dressed in clothes this adds a bit more colour and fun to the image. 

I love all of the above images because of the cute, quirky look that they have. I think the thing that makes them look so interesting and different is all of the colours and textures that are used. I also like the mixtures of media that are used to create the images. I used to not be a fan of mixing medias but i have recently became a fan of this technique after experimenting with it more myself. 

Animals and creachers artist research: Joan Sallas

I decided to look at a different type of artist to see what other things have been done using animals as the subject. I came across this sculpture artist that creates different things using origami. He started off using paper to create his origami but he now creates his sculptures with napkins and linen. His work is amazingly complex and you wouldn’t think that the sculptures originally started out as a sheet of material. Below are a few of his animal sculptures that i liked the most.

Animals and creachers artist research: Albrecht Durer

Albrecht Durher is an artist that has created a wide variety of paintings throughout his career during the renaissance. Amongst these paintings there is a large veriety of animal pieces. His work is usually realistic and painted or drawn in a very classical way. Durher also created a lot of woodcuts that  were used as a stamp to print out images. 

Above is a painting by Durher entitled Dead Bluebird. The thing i like most about this painting is the deep blue colour used in the wings. I also love how soft and realistic the feathers look. 

The image above is a wood cut print entitled: rhinoceros. I admire this image because of how complex it must have been to create. The tiny details in this print would have been so hard to cut into a piece of wood. i also love how it isn’t exactly realistic and it looks like the Rhino is wearing some kind of armour this makes the image a lot more interesting.

Lino printing

On tuesday i got an induction on how to use the printing press. I created some lino prints so i could learn how to use it properley. I have done lino cutting in the past so i knew that i would enjoy it. I decided to start off with a small test lino print to refresh my mind and see how it would work out. I decided to do an octopus tentacle because i thought the effect would work well for it. i enjoyed cutting it out although it was quite fiddly to do the little circles. In the end i really like how it turned out. The first print wasn't that good because i used a spoon to print the image so the print isn't that even. The second image was done on the printing press so it is much better.

I  decided that i really liked the look of this technique so i decided to see if i could incorporate it into some of my final images. I decided to do a whale head and a full set of octopus tentacles i was really happy with how they turned out. I decided to print out the whale heads in blue and black to see what i liked best. The prints are below. In the end i decided not to use these on my final images because it didnt look good with the other techniques that i was using.

Animals and creatures artist research: Nicholas Di Genova

Whilst searching for artists that combine animals i came across Nicholas Di Genova and fell in love with his distinct illustrations. De genova is an illustrator that creates animal hybrids using ink. I really like his unique style and I have chosen two of my favourite illustrations of his below.

I really like tne Iimage above because of the central composition of it, it just draws me in straight away. I also like the animals that he has combined I think they look really good together. The colours used bring the whole Image together Giving it an old feel as if it has been taken from 

an old nature illustration book.

My fafavourite thing about the image above is the great expression in the face of this creacher. It really brings the image to life And gives I

it a good sense of humour.

Animals and creatures artist research: Oliver Jeffers

Whilst doing artist research, I decided that I wanted to look into some artists that create more fun animal drawings with more character.  I started to think about children’s book illustrators as they often have that style.  

I then decided to look at some animal drawings from Oliver Jeffers children’s books because I really like them.

The first image I chose is a moose from the book 'this moose belongs to me.' I chose it because I love the warm colours that have been used, they give the image more of a nostalgic, vintage feel. I also like how little detail has been used it gives the moose more of a fun friendly look, I think I prefer that over a realistic look.

The second image I have chosen is a water colour of a whale for the book 'Stuck.' I chose this image because i like the simplicity of it. It is clear what the image is without lots of detail. I really like the water colour marks it has I think it fits really well as it gives the whale a more sea like look.

I last image that I wanted to include is an orangutan also from the book 'stuck.' I like the colours used in this image. I also like the scribbley crayon like lines, I think they give the drawing a great fun texture.

Animals and creatures artist research: Belin

I was searching for some animal artists and actually came across this guy 'Belin' by accident as he is usually a graphiti artist. He is based in Berlin but creates art all over the world. He does realistic art but it usually has a bit of a srange look to it because the colours he uses are so bright. He has only done a few animal pieces so far but I really like them.

I love the first image because of the two animals that he has decided to put together, I think it works really well.  I also like how realistic it looks for graphiti.

The second image that I looked at was a mixture of a wasp, rhino and lobster! A very strange combination indeed but it somehow works well. I think it works so well because of the limited colour pallete that has been used and thats why I like it so much. 

Reportage artist research: Olivia Keith

Olivia Keith is a reportage artist that mainly works with charcoal and colour. I love how although her drawings often don't have much colour you still have a good feel of the atmosphere in the drawing.

the thing i like most about the image above is how much the wight gazebo stands out from everything else.

 This image is really interesting because it is so busy i love the harsh charcoal on top of the soft water colour background.

 I love the interesting background in this drawing. I also really like all of the layers of different colours.

Reportage artist research: George Butler

I looked at some of George Butlers reportage work to get an idea of different styles. I really liked the way he draws so loosely but it is still clear what the image is. i also love how chaotic his reportage drawings are.

I love the splashes of water colour in the image above i think it gives the scene a nice feel.

 I really like the above image as it is a typical life drawing class scene but the artist has focused more on the class drawing than on the life model. I like that because it shows a different way of looking at things.

i love the above image because of how the splats make up the dogs face and body.