THE WORLD I LIVE IN - Final Piece

After tracing the outline of the design development, I cut out a simpler version into the lino. I then used this to print out the prints, of which make up my final piece.

THE WORLD I LIVE IN - design development

After the design sheets, of which were the initial ideas for the final piece, i needed to develop them. I have used the concept of including myself in the style of Alex Grey, but I have drawn something of my own imagination using coloured pencil, rather than copying one of his paintings. This will be the template for my lino cut, of which will be my final.

THE WORLD I LIVE IN - design sheet

Here are 2 design sheets. After my artist studies and secondary research, the step towards the final piece began with these designs. Both are inspired by the styles of my chosen artists. The first is a drawing of myself reminiscent of Alex Grey's work and the second is a mixture of his and Da Vinci's famous, Virtruvian man. These will be the basis for my development and ideas for the final piece.

THE WORLD I LIVE IN - lino cut + prints (print making workshop)

After completing my first design sheet leading to the final piece and creating a lino cut of it, I printed 11 pieces. This has helped me understand better how to print and what colours are best for my final piece. After this I realised that a Lino print would be best for my final piece to this project.

The black prints, although too plain for what I want, we're a good starting point. The first is a simple block colour and for the second I attempted a fading effect.

In purple, the fade looks more effective and the one below is another attempt at a simple block colour print.

The prints above are my favourite and have the effects I would use for a final set of prints.

The colour mixing on the green/pink prints were a good experimentation for colour mixing. This effect will be involved in my final prints; although the colours will be different and 

THE WORLD I LIVE IN - secondary research

On the top left are comic characters Batman and Superman of whom are relevant to me as they are pop culture icons that often appear in my life. Below them is the character, the joker, I find the character very fun to draw and know alot about him. I have used ink and coloured pen for these studies. Next to him is a drawing of the famous movie Alien. I decided to draw this as it helps show my love for films and practical effects (drawn in pencil). On the top right is a drawing of a scene from the movie, Mad Max fury road (one of my favourite films). I have drawn this in pencil and coloured pencil. Below is a portrait of the singer, Maynard James Keenan from the band, TOOL. I have recently taken alot of inspiration from the band, and the image i have copied is from my favourite live performance of them. The lyrics next to him are from the band's most well known track, Sober. I have drawn this in pencil. The best part about this mood board is the ink in water effect, it reduces the amount of blank space as it binds the background together and separates the drawings to reduce cluster. I regret, however, that there isn't enough room for other inspirations in my life that I wanted to include.

THE WORLD I LIVE IN - ceramics workshop

A clay figure of myself produced in the ceramics workshop.
After making measurements to determine the right proportions, I rolled the clay, cut out the shape of me and added more clay to the limbs to add depth before adding the details. It was then put in the kiln and finished. this is the outcome..

Unfortunately, air pockets in the clay caused it to explode and nothing was left of the body. 

THE WORLD I LIVE IN - (3) artist research

ALEX GREY
Here is an artist research sheet on the contemporary artist, Alex Grey. I have chosen this artist because I find his paintings interesting and I would like to incorporate certain elements from them in my final piece for this project.

KID ACNE
Artist research sheet on the graffiti and street artist, Kid Acne. I have chosen this artist because he is relevant to the area where I live as his work can be found around Sheffield.

LEONARDO DAVINCI
I have produced copies of Leonardo Da Vinci's sketches in this artist research sheet. I have chosen this artist because I take great inspiration from him and find his style similar to mine. I would like to incorporate elements of his drawings onto my design sheets for the final piece.

THE WORLD I LIVE IN - Sketchbook

FMP critique

Rob is a male artist and his work is 29.7 x 42.0cm, and it is portrait. There is no detailed background, so the head in the middle is the centre of the picture and it covers most of the board with not much space left for background.

The colours are both warm and cold, it helps distinguish the duality of the two faces, the skull is cold implicating death and the masked face is warm implicating life. The line work is very good and a sketchy yet a bold outline is evident on the picture. The narrative is not completely clear from looking at the piece without context however and could be confusing. I know what it is meant to mean however and is clearer to see when looking at the piece. Its story is that of anarchy and the death that must come when trying to achieve it. The picture is painted but has outlines of biro.

creative statement

As an artist, I see myself as someone who likes to expose the truth behind what I draw. When drawing, I tend to exaggerate the ugliness of something to make it unsettling. When I draw, I really enjoy drawing in comic book style and sometimes cartoon style. I can draw in great detail and enjoy recreating portraits of people as best I can, although I prefer making features more extreme and caricatured generally. Although I don’t paint as much as I draw, I feel that I can project my imagination better with paints. Problems I face when drawing are usually to do with a lack of colours as I do not use them enough. I take most of my influences from comic artist as I have been inspired by comic book art for most of my life; including Greg Capullo, Frank Miller, Todd MacFarlane, Jim Lee, Mike Mignola, Carlos Esquevera and many others. Cartoons have a large influence on my work as well and I like to incorporate their style into elements of drawings.

FMP exhibition

UCAS research

COMPETITION entry

Name(s): Daniel Law

Age(s): 17

School name and address: Barnsley College

School E-mail address:

Title of your artwork: Extinction

Short description of your artwork (no more than 100 words) When I draw, I really enjoy drawing in comic book style and sometimes cartoon style. I can draw in great detail and enjoy recreating portraits of people as best I can, although I prefer making features more extreme and caricatured generally. Although I don’t paint as much as I draw, I feel that I can project my imagination better with paints. I take most of my influences from comic artist as I have been inspired by comic book art for most of my life; including Greg Capullo, Frank Miller, Todd MacFarlane, Jim Lee, Mike Mignola, Carlos Esquevera and many others.

Rules Entries must be aged 8-18 and attend a school in the UK. Group and class projects are welcomed. Entries that do not follow the guidelines will be disqualified. Entries that display large swastikas will also be disqualified. Entries will become the property of The National Holocaust Centre and Museum. Entries made after the closing date will not be counted.

class mindmap

business card

here are some websites containing designs I researched for designing a business card:

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/artist+businesscards
http://www.fidelisartprints.com/?p=5284
http://www.vistaprint.com/dlp/artist-business-cards.aspx?couponAutoload=1&GP=6%2f22%2f2015+4%3a00%3a54+PM&GPS=3542634966&GNF=0


Here I have tried to design one on VistaPrint:

creative CV

Daniel Law                                              Born  05/ 03/ 1998

6 Wood Walk Wombwell Barnsley South Yorkshire S73 0NG

Mobile 07503016030 Home 01226 757667 Email lawmaster66@gmail.com

Profile

When I draw, I really enjoy drawing in comic book style and sometimes cartoon style. I can draw in great detail and enjoy recreating portraits of people as best I can, although I prefer making features more extreme and caricatured generally. Although I don’t paint as much as I draw, I feel that I can project my imagination better with paints. I take most of my influences from comic artist as I have been inspired by comic book art for most of my life; including Greg Capullo, Frank Miller, Todd MacFarlane, Jim Lee, Mike Mignola, Carlos Esquevera and many others.

Education

Kirk Balk Community College 7 GCSEs: Art – A           English – A           Electronics – B           RE – C           History – C           Science (additional) – C           ICT – C           ECDL – B      Other: Engineering – PASS	Hoyland September 2009 - July 2014

Skills

As an artist, I see myself as someone who likes to expose the truth behind what I draw. When drawing, I tend to exaggerate the ugliness of something to make it unsettling

I am very skilled at drawing in comic, cartoon and realistic styles. I am skilled in drawing using a computer and can create animations with ease. I can use a range of media and I am generally adept at many drawing tasks.

general CV

Daniel Law                                              Born  05/ 03/ 1998

6 Wood Walk Wombwell Barnsley South Yorkshire S73 0NG

Mobile 07503016030 Home 01226 757667 Email lawmaster66@gmail.com

Profile

I would consider myself very eager to work as I have been looking for part time work since I was 13 years old. Many people have told me I am hard working, I have great people skills, I am fast learning and I am independent. I would consider myself fitting to a work environment as I enjoy working in a team and enjoy having work to do. I am looking for part time work between college days. I am free any time on these days;      WEDNESSDAY       FRIDAY         SATURDAY    SUNDAY

Work Experience

Undercut Tree Services Ltd, Wombwell – I have spent a lot of my spare time working with this company. I have learned many new skills regarding tree work, safety and how to correctly prepare for a job before it is done.

Mercedes Benz Truck and Lorry division, Tankersly – a work placement arranged through school where I learned about how the vehicles worked electronically and mechanically, while helping the mechanics. Eventually I was able to work independently. I learned many new skills and abilities useful for working in a garage.

Paper rounds, (Various)­­­­­­­­­­ – from being 13 to 15 I applied myself to a few different paper rounds around Wombwell and Hemingfield in news agents and shops to earn a small amount of money

Education

Kirk Balk Community College 7 GCSEs: Art – A           English – A           Electronics – B           RE – C           History – C           Science (additional) – C           ICT – C           ECDL – B      Other: Engineering – PASS	Hoyland September 2009 - July 2014

Skills

I am very skilled at drawing in comic, cartoon and realistic styles. I am skilled in basic computer skills and can create animations with ease. I can use a range of media and I am generally adept at many physical tasks.

Interests

+Listening to metal  +Drawing  +Bike riding  +Computer  +Watching films

+Video Games  +Walking  +Cinema  +Reading comics  +Reading magazines

3 careers in ART

cardboard city - final evaluation

Overall, the cardboard city project has been mostly uninteresting and boring in my opinion, although I have enjoyed some of the activities that were involved. When making the cardboard city itself, I think that I learned some important new skills in teamwork and cooperation and had fun finding ways to fit the boxes together and

cardboard city - analysis of time based media

"Refers to art that is dependent on technology and has a durational dimension"

-the Tate Gallery

"Early examples of time-based media date back to the 1960s, in particular the art of Bruce Naumen, who would record happenings to be played back in the gallery. His Performance Corridor, made in 1968, was a recording of a performance in which people edged their way down a dark narrow tunnel. Since Nauman’s early explorations, artists have also experimented with the elasticity of the medium in order to stretch time and space. In 1993 Douglas Gordon slowed down Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho for twenty-four hours."

-the Tate Gallery

Time based media is an often contemporary art form. They can be created with video, film,slide,audio or computer based technologies. These are referred to as time based media because they have a duration as a dimension and unfold to the viewer over time, according to the temporal logic of the medium.
http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/t/time-based-media