Art Presentation

This is a self portrait that did using oils. I took inspiration from the Pre-Raphaelite Painter John William Waterhouse. When painting this portrait I used a mirror so I could build upon my observational skills.

PORTRAITURE

Close up of the oil painted copy of John William Waterhouse’s ‘Circe’.

Below is the original.

Pencil study of Prince Rupert by Gerrit Van Honthorst.

Study of Elizabeth I portrait done with acyrlic, pencil and pen.

Copy of the portrait of George Augustus Elliot done with ink, pen and pencil.

PORTRAITURE

Here is the final piece from my 1st A2 project. I had to create a poster for an exhibition about the Easter Island statues at the British Museum.

(Far Left)-Here is the final poster. It uses the dry-point collage I made for the totem pole texture. The text was added digitally.

(Top right)-Photo of my tree model next to the real tree. Model was made from wood with string stuck on top to replicate the texture of the bark. I then coated the string with charcoal to create a more weathered appearance.

(Bottom-right)-Observation study done first in pencil and then coloured later with acrylic paint.

PLACE IN QUESTION

Dry-point prints based upon orthographic drawings I did of a tree. I later used these dry-points to make a collage.Atmospheric perspective painting done with Acrylic

paint.

PLACE IN QUESTIONDuring the project I had looked into different types of perspective used by artists. These are two examples. The Far left is an Atmospheric perspective painting, and the Dry-point prints are Orthographic perspective pieces.

GREENWICH PERSPECTIVE

In this project we had visited the Greenwich Royal Naval College. I made studies from the College and created a brief around it.

The brief I designed was to create a story based on the College to raise further funding for the buildings preservation.

Watered down acrylic painting of lighthouse boat.

Pencil study of a statue.

Pencil and watercolour study of ceiling art.

Prototype storyboard—About the paintings in the Royal Naval college coming alive after dark. Again I drawn in pencil first and then digitally coloured.

Two character design I made in preparation for my story. Both

have been drawn in pencil first and

then coloured digitally.

Study of the ceiling from the Royal Naval college at

Greenwich. Uses a combination of

watercolour and pencil.

GREENWICH PERSPECTIVE

These are illustrations I made for a children’s storybook. Its about a boy who manages to travel back in time to the 19th century. I drew the characters out first in pencil and then coloured them in GIMP.

Used a combination of drawings and photos to emphasis the out of place/out of time feeling.

GREENWICH PERSPECTIVE

EVERY OBJECT TELLS A STORY (V&A)

For this project I had been set a brief by the V&A design team. I had to create an interactive display for the museum based upon one of the objects displayed there.

http://www.esherartdesign.co.uk/VandA2016/2559/index.html

Two drawings taken from my interactive display for the V&A. When hovered over these drawings would

transition from grey to brightly coloured figures. These drawings were done from observation. (Far left) Pencil, watercolour and digital. (Right) Pencil and

digital.

Pen drawing of the Suit of armour in Haramaki

style, V&A.

Study of a tsuba (sword guard). Combination of pencil, pen and acrylic

paint.

EVERY OBJECT TELLS A STORY (V&A)

Model of Japanese armour. Wire frame, cotton wool, bubble

wrap, felt, string, card, beads, fabric and thread.

Map of the southern Island of Kyushu, Japan. Originally done in ink, and then digiatally edited.

Pencil study-done in pencil and then digitally tinted. Collage (acrylic and pen) also added digitally into the sleeves.

V&A

SYNOPTIC

My final A2 project was called ‘Connections’, and we were given the opportunity to create our own brief to fulfil. To start the project we had to look at historical and contemporary artists, and then from there we were able to make our own brief. Using the ideas/approaches/creative problems from own research we had to develop a brief in response to the original art/design work.

The brief that I created was to design a poster for an upcoming exhibition at the Tower of London.

This is my final poster design in situation. I used a variety of techniques including drypoint printing for the texture of the tunic, and digital manipulation to modify the figure drawing.

The historical artists I researched into were Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Hals, and the contemporary were John Piper and Nicolas Marlet. I took some of their line techniques and methods of creating movement, which I then tried applying to my own piece.

Poster designs-Original drawing (Far right) done with pencil, watercolour and

colouring pencil.

Poster designs digitally edited with dry-point print collage put into clothing.

Poster design-(Below) Digitally edited and text applied using computer.

SYNOPTIC

Dry-point playing card design of King Charles I. Inspired by

woodblock prints from the 17th century.

Collage made of the Charles I dry-point print.

Lino print of English Civil War figure.

SYNOPTIC

What I have Gained from studying this course

• Stronger essay writing and analytical skills.• The opportunity to experiment with unknown techniques—e.g. dry-point prints.• How to professionally present and prepare presentations/work to the best standards.• How to develop and produce work to a high level.• The ability to present information to viewers clearly and effectively.