project initial research

-

 In my main project I would create imaginary, secondary school and design the school logo, school uniforms and so on. The main theme for the school is to be an Eco School which linked to the Earthly Delight theme. I researched the Eco Schools in UK to find out about how are they promote themselves, how to became eco school and what colour palette they are using on their website or how their logo looks like.

On this website www.eco-schools.org.uk I found the  information about the ten topics they are focusing on, such us: energy, global citizenship, biodiversity, healthy living and so on. There is also  7 steps to follow by schools that wanted to became eco and achieve the green flag for school. That gives me information what I could use in my project while creating posters and accessories. 


I looked for artist that paint plants and flowers. Beautiful work of  Laura Garcia Serventi Argentinian painter and illustrator has caught my eye.





I love her botanical pictures and the way how she filled up the canvas. And also the black background is something what I would like to use in my project.

However the biggest inspiration for me is French painter Henri Rousseau. He painted beautiful fantasy scenes and lots of jungle landscapes, wild animals and exotic figures. In his paintings, he is focused on details and used different shades of green. It is very interesting how he hidden objects or animals behind the plants, which we can easily missed  if we don't linger over it. Accumulation of details, patterns and colours is fascinating.

Henri Rousseau "The Dream" 1910

Henri Rousseau painted "The Dream" his best known and most iconic painting in 1910. This is a great example where we can see lots of small hidden elements. We can see lions and a person playing on the flute behind them, however, the figure of the elephant surprised me the most. It is so well hidden. Rousseau tries to hide the details as much as possible. Some of the colours that he used are very fantasy-like, possibly not exist in the jungle. The sofa placed in the middle of the jungle is also magical and build the atmosphere.








references: Vallier, D. (2021) Henri Rousseau, French Painter, Available at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henri-Rousseau (Accessed: 22.01.21)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Eco Academy Tote Bag mock up

-
Image
 Finally I was bereave  enough to experiment with the Photoshop to create the tote bag for the school. I  started with the mock up picture which I found on the free mock up website, and I downloaded it on the laptop.  After transferring the picture to the Photoshop I used a clone tool to remove the design which was already there, however a few minutes after I have finished designing the bag I learned how to do it in completely different way. I knew I am doing something wrong as it took me to long .    I used the same free background logo which I created earlier in Procreate . I fit it to the tote bag size and I saved the picture in jpg, choosing "file" and " save as"  on the left top corner . I am happy with the results, the picture is sharp in a good quality. Mock up World, (ND), All free mock-ups, Available from:  https://www.mockupworld.co/all-mockups/  Accessed on: 01/02/22
Read more

research

-
Image
 In my project I will draw illustrations to a short story for children, therefore this research will help me to find information and answer to the big question: " What's make the great children book illustration? "  There is many factors what I need to consider before I will start drawing: - the age group.  - type an style of illustrations suitable for this age group - the book style - how many illustration I will include in my page. - what to avoid in the illustrations for children To decide in what style I will draw the pictures is also very important. Is that will be more cartoony or scary or is the pictures are relevant to the story. For example soft and gentle illustrations would not be perfect for a story about monsters. Go to the library an look at the real children's book is a good place to find the inspirations.  Is important to decide how many illustrations will be included in the book and what type of illustrations they are. That will affect to overal layo...
Read more

project plan schedule

-
Image
During the meeting with the Tutor ,we have discussed everything regarding to my project. I have introduced my ideas and my first sketches to the book. "The magic of the amulet" is a story written by my friend's daughter. There are three main characters - Abby the little girl who lives on the tropical Island with her friends: Olivia the dolphin and Patrick the crab. I already know how they will look like. I need to think how to draw the Island and mermaids. In my head it will be a magical and colorful,  fantasy World.  My first idea was to draw 4 pictures based on the story and to make front and back cover. The Tutor advice was to create two more pages as the story will be more interesting and easier to read for the children. We talk trough every page and I am convinced now that is good idea to draw two additional pages. I will use Procreate and Flipsnack and I will make a mock book  to be able to see how will my book look in real life. I was so excided with this idea , th...
Read more