Stirling Mackarel Portfolio

5006GDCharacters, genres and contextsBrief: to create a character or image that embodies two given words.

STIRLING MACKARELstirling.mackarel@gmail.comlawoffives.tumblr.com07857944454

Sketchbook research into the words bad boy and geek.

From the top: field sketch done at the Liverpool World museum whilst researching the word folk. Two sketches of initial ideas using the words geek and folk.

Sketches developing my idea ready to draw the final illustration and final image on the next page

5006GDA Little AloudzzLive Brief: Produce an image in response to a collection of short stories and poems.

Sketchbook work showing how I tried to experiment with brush techniques to answer the brief.

Final drawings and Final image on the next page.

5007GDBurn EverythingLive Brief: To Produce a poster to advertise and go on a wall at a live art and music event.

An unused version of the poster on this page and the final used poster overleaf.

5007GDWhat kids HateCreate a book that explores this concept.

The finished drawing on the other page and photos of the final publication on this page.

5009GDProfessional Development- Group ProjectA group project to create a cd boxset for the band orbital.

Illustrations for two of the final covers and pictures of the final outcome across on the other page.

5008GDLasers & LettersUtilising a laser cutter create an artifact based on the number ‘3’.

Initial sketch for my final idea and photo of the finished artifacts.

Photoshoot to get pictures of the product for online retail.

5008GDSelf Initiated ProjectFor this project I helped make an augmented reality zine as part of a three person group.

Websites I created to support the zine which can be viewed at icantfindthepage.tumblr.com and founditlol.tumblr.com and images of the finished zine on the next page.

Website designs Two blog layouts that I designed and coded.

Top: Blog made to document my second year work, can be found at www.lawoffives.tumblr.com.Bottom: another blog created as a simple image archive, found at www.cosmicglow.info.