Tag: digital processes

Alt. Means (digital resources)- Monograms

                                                                       

 

I really like the monograms that I made with my initials, I made a rough sketch of them first to see how the letters K and B would interlock and fit together in the most pleasing way. I was looking at brand logos such as Vera Wang as inspiration for my designs. I used a drawing application to get the designs looking as graphic and bold as possible, I knew from the off that I wanted to use bold black and stark white (the two most contrasting shades) for my designs as it would look the most realistic for a company logo. I tried to make each design look as unique and diverse as possible, however the first design (evidently the most simplistic) is my favourite. I really like how the letters interlocked and overlapped, I think that this is the most realistic for a company logo.

This is my developed monogram, I spent a long time getting the shape of the letter the way that I wanted it. I love the roughness of it, even though it’s not the most professional looking of the designs I have done it is the one that I think represents me the best. I think that the letters appear to have a piece of my art style behind them and they look quite edgy or alternative, this is perhaps why I like them so much. I put them in a black background of the white would stand out as much as possible. The K and B are connected yet they look like two different letters at the same time, I thought that this would be the best since the style of font is quite ornate and could be confusing if the slight space wasn’t there.

I also took my most art deco looking design and decided to fill it in to make it took a little better. I think that this helped the design a lot and overall made it a much stronger and more visually striking image.

 

Initial Sketches-

Alt. Means (Digital Processes)- portrait

       

I used a range of media to complete this portrait of one of my classmates. I knew with the time restrictions that acrylic paint would provide me with a fast way of layering colours to achieve an emotive appearance to the picture he provided me with. I really enjoy the outcome as in my opinion it has a melancholy appearance. I used roses over the parts of the face I knew would take the longest for me to draw, such as the mouth, this way it would cut down on the amount of time spent on the drawing process. I also enjoy incorporating “feminine” imagery with male anatomy to oppose the masculinity in the face… this is just one of my preferences as I much prefer a feminine appearance to my paintings. I also used chalk and charcoal to add some highlights and shadows to the face in the fastest way possible, I enjoy combining these medias as I think it complements the contemporary style of my paintings. I used a range of different brushwork and utilised palette knives to give the most expressive and emotive interpretation of the face that I possibly could.

I have also provided some close-up images of the painting, particularly the parts of the face that I found  interesting and expressive.

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