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.

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