Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Sketchbook work - two

- Compositional development - Deciding on my final direction.

Having narrowed down the focus of my project, and written a rough, but structured project proposal, i feel more in control and certain of where my project is heading. Although i had many interests and possible ideas to explore within greek mythology, I feel more settled and focused now i have just chosen a specific series of events to depict! I have chosen the story of The odyssey and am enjoying visually exploring/depicting the characters and events within.
When creating my own interpretations of the characters and events, i want them to be unique and personal, however, it is also important that they are well informed. I have done a lot of research into each stage of the odyssey and the events that unfold. When focusing on sketching each character or scene and am continuously being informed by and referring back to the quotes and descriptions i have gathered in the 'further research - the odyssey' blog post.

examples ?!

I have found that i am mostly drawn to the monsters of the odyssey, and less to do with drawing the people. I just feel that my images are more successful, and compositions are more creative when focused around the mythical creatures. I think its the creative freedom these characters allow - they don't have to look a certain way, I can use the text to inform my interpretations of the beasts, but its altogether quite open. I am enjoying this opportunity to  develop my own characters. Events / monsters that i am interested in depicting include:
- The cyclops
- The scylla
- Sirens
- Charybdis
- Minator


 Unfortunately i haven't really explored much media experimentation within my visual journal, but i am heavily inspired by all the artists research i have collected and as i have previously said i know that i am interested in pushing the visual aesthetic of lino and mono print explored previously throughout the year. - wether that be through lino or digital.
At this stage i thought it be wise to just go straight into creating my compositions however instead of spending time on media exploration! Once i have some compositions i would like to push, it will then be about refining my practical process and making decisions about the visual aesthetic of my work. For the moment i am really focused on pushing my characters / monsters and depicting the scenes i have chosen from the odyssey.

UPDATE:
Within the odyssey however i am still unsure on exactly what i am creating. what i had decided to focus on in my proposal is still quite vague.
- i suggested depicting events from each section to form a book but there is no time.
- i need to limit down my ideas and create a solid proposal that i can follow from now on!!!

PROPOSAl - rough:

- I am going to to create a series of 3 prints, with each one depicting an important and catastrophic event from the historical greek tale of The Odyssey.
The prints will additionally be adapted to becoming a zine/book cover and poster design.
Aimed at a wide audience from young children to adults, I will also propose a range of merchandise and products, - a collection of which will have something to appeal to all ages.

(- decided i want to explore 3D - even just proposing, - so will reduce amount of imagery i create.
- i will Choose three characters - monsters - they will be the focus - successful and drawn to them and know this now from reviewing my sketches.)

Compositional exploration:

- These are rough roughs! but the drawings make sense to me - just coming up with a basic composition - focusing on shape and balance. - don't want to over complicate with detail at this point!
- things to consider,
- need to visually link
- need to work as a series
- same angle? / viewpoint?
- same - proportion to the frame - 'zoomed in'

I have reviewed my roughs, and the three characters that i feel have the most potential to be pushed forward are:
'The Sirens'
'The Scylla'
'The Charybdis'
- These have been the characters and events that i have enjoyed drawing and developing most recently. When viewing my roughs, I also feel that these three would visually, work the most successfully as a set. in my roughs i have featured the Boat in each of these scenes and i think that this is a nice linking feature between each image - the series depicting the continuous journey through each image.

summery of all images - development and compositional roughs:








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