Research

I have learnt different type of researches. OMG I thought there were only two type of researches, which primary and secondary. But I was wrong !!!

Even though these researches things (practical, conceptual, contextual and theoretical) are making me confuse but I will do my best to understand and practise it for the sake of my future. :-)

Jamal Edwards

I went to Jamal Edwards gave a talk at the Lecture theatre yesterday at 6PM

So Who is Jamal Edwards?
Okay Edwards is the founder of  SBTV when he was only 16 years old.
I feel so down 
He is only 23 years old but he already got his own company. Please google him.

These what he said :

'Self belief from the start'

'Being honest with yourself'

'Do what you want to do'

'Respond critiques to a very good way and learn from it.'

'Put yourself where you are not comfortable with'

The best quote from him is ....

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'Chase the dream not the competition'

My note

He even singed my Self Belief : The Vision book !

He indeed so cool !Okay bye.

Sam Arthur from Nobrow

Sam Arthur from Nobrow visited us few weeks ago.
He gave us a talk at lecture theatre to all different courses of student from Leeds Art then personally gave a talk to BA (Hons) Illustration students.

Two important messages from him :-

1. Don't panic about picking up your own style of illustration as it will eventually come if you like it or not
2. If you have an online portfolio, don't post all your work at once then leave it for few months. Make sure you keep updating it. 

Animation Lecture

I think the best lecture so far is Animation by Mike Smith.
He shared lots of video and talked about the history of Animation.

Here, I think the best video that he shared with us

I accidentally spilled my tea on my artwork. 

I was sad. I wait until it dry.

I turn it over to stick it to my sketchbook. 

Then I saw this effect. 

So pretty and cool !!!

Well, I wasn't sad anymore.

STUDY TASK 3 - What is Illustration? - Part 2

Audience - children - 

(1) menulis yra nulis, (1) Snowy Day, (1) Claudia Bessi, (1) KimDong publishing 

Aesthetic 

- Detail- Lucia Paul, Vecente Teng, Mr Sith, Michelle Nicole Bordon. 

SIGRID RODLI

Process / Media 

- Catarina Barros, Adara Sánchez Anguian, Marysya Rudska, Cynthia López Puro Amor, Tanja Stevanovic

Editorial

The Church of London Creative Academy

Robert Sae-Heng

Character design

Kate Hindley

Luke Pearson

Mike Mitchell

Lizzy Steward

Abigail Goh En Qi.

Okay this amazing work by Abigail Goh En Qi. I found her on Behance.net. I would love to experiment with this kind of media and illustration. I like my work to have a sense of handmade and love.

Link : http://www.behance.net/gallery/Teapot-girls/11829461

'What is Illustration - Part 1'

1. Use of Type or Text - Ivy Press (3),  Ktistyna Baczynsk (1), Dan Berry (1) 

• Cold colour used
• vector?
• some of these illustration (above) > limited colour scheme, no outline, shape and simplified.

2. Simplicity of Image - Eleanor Davis (4), Ktistyna Baczynsk (1)

Lots of characters and simplified, limited colour used.

3. Attention to detail / skill / complexity 

I like how Yoko Furusho use her imagination to create this above illustration.

Intricate detail + observational drawing by Maja Wrońska

• I love looking at illustration with lots of detail as I think they are amazing and interesting to look at but I do not think that I got the patience to create one > might try to create one tho.

4. Coceptual development, sketchbooks development work - Michael DeForge (1), Dan Berry (2), Mattias Adolfsson (1), Melissa Castrillon (1)

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• I like how two pages interacting with each other supporting by illustrations
• These sketchbook illustrations make me realised that when you use your sketchbook, there are no limitation.
• Sketchbook scamps does not have to be refined or look finish.

5. Use of Media - Nate William (1), Stuard Kolakovic (1), Liam Barrett (1), Nicolas Kole (1), Habbenink (1)

• Each media produce different effects and look
• I like the top left as it reminds me of my tone of voice which are shape, vector and limited colour pallet.