Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Monday, 22 April 2013
Monday, 15 April 2013
FIELD TRIP!!!
On Friday i went to the wonderful field trip forum set up
for creative people in all the different areas of design. they had a great selection
of speakers who had specific skill sets and processes which the ranged quite
far.
The first speaker was
the very talented Eamon Donnelly who’s love for milk bars was very clear in his
style. He had a combination hand drawn and digital in his technique which
started with a sketch and then developed into digital filling and perfecting.
He was an obvious aussie fella who loved his heritage and
told us of touching childhood stories.
Here is a link to his website: http://eamondonnelly.com/
The second speaker was the very funny Ben Sanders who’s
relaxed attitude towards his beloved industry is inspiring. His work was
clearly the complete opposite to Donnelly’s stylistically and in both their
chosen processes which showed a great juxtaposition to individual talent and
voice. He actually had apposing advice to Donnelly also which I think helped
the forum speak to a wider audience.
Here is a link to his website: http://www.bensanders.com.au/
The third speaker was the lovely Madeleine Stamer who I have
loved personally for quite some time now. She was a thrill to listen to mostly
because of how much you she loved her job and the passion she puts into every
job she receives. She did a completely practical work process example which
gave you such insight to how she develops all her charming designs.
It was quite adorable because at the beginning of her talk,
the mike was sitting over her heart and was picking up the fast passed beats
which was being produced by it. You could fully appreciate the level of her
nerves which made me love her that little bit more.
Here is a link to her website: http://www.littlecircusdesign.com/
The fourth speaker was the very talented font designer Luke
Lucas who always amazes me with his ability in digital design and knowledge of
form.
Though not the best at captivating an audience, he made it
up by wowing us with his abilities. He produced a design for the forum from the
very beginning which was wonderful to watch and
helped us get closer to understanding his detailed techniques.
Here is a link to his website: http://www.lukelucas.com/
The second last speaker to enlighten us was Mimi Leung who
spoke the most to me personally. Her work and style links to mine the most out
of the speakers with its use of bright colours and cartoonish fictional
figures. She helped me get back to a place where I had not been for a while
which is a place of creative necessity. She reminded me that I had to do this
to be happy for she also needed to produce to be fulfilled. A wonderful artist
and designer who I will support all the way.
Her is a link to her website: http://www.mimileung.co.uk/
The final speaker was the quirky Oslo Davis who had the
sense of humour of everyone’s dads. I enjoyed his talk the least because it did
not connect with me. His technique didn’t really impress me and his direction was
very different to mine. The rest of the audience seemed to love him though with
laughing frequently being heard around the hall. It didn’t really have anything
to do with Oslo personally, it was just that his style didn’t resinate with me
personally. A nice character though.
Here is a link to his website: http://www.oslodavis.com/
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Further development for small concept
I have decided to approach the Okami yokai character vastly
different to how it is traditionally known.
The wolf will not have a realistic figure but more of an abstract block
shape to form the body. The features of the face shall not resemble what is
traditionally seen as a wolfs face. I want to keep only a few small attributes which
could be recognised as wolf like. These features will be its tale, the shape of
its eyes and the fur on its back. (most probably)
I found myself watching an episode of hoarders on television
on the weekend in a zombie like state. My brain was switched off and I was just
staring at the screen without thought. The screen eventually presented footage
of a baby kitten which had fallen behind a desk in this rubbish filled house so
that the owner could not reach the newly born sweetheart. As they picked up the
huddled corps of the kitten, I saw that the umbilical cord was still attached
and it had flattened and dried almost like a paper mache sculpture. The position
which the kitten took resinated with me as did the flatness which the side took
which was leaning against the floor.
I envisage the structure of the image to somewhat resemble
this with a stiffness and awkwardness of the body of the wolf. Since this type
of wolf has completely died out and what is left is the memory of it’s existence
as a yokai character, the reference of this poor little kitten in its posture
for me, go hand in hand and is a prefect representation of a spiritual entity.
I will present it as if it is leaping through the air, mid
pounce onto its victim. Though I want the image to be flat so you could also perceive
it to be dead, lying on the ground like the kitten.
Here are some more ref images which i have been looking at for inspiration:
Age of Omuktlans by Curiot
A Dog’s Treasure by John Ryrie
Girl with a Kitten by Lucian Freud
Black Cat Leaping by David Hockney
White Byrd by Rona Green
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