Ricardo Cavolo is a Spanish illustrator who has worked in various art forms over the past decade. His work has been fluid in the form of books, tattoos, clothing and most profoundly, his murals. The reason I which I like his artwork is due to its striking and compelling visuals. His style is simple butContinue reading Artist Research: Ricardo Cavolo
Below, I have examined the styles of three animations that I am currently heavily inspired by. Here I have noted down what stands out the most to me, the majority of these notes being based upon the style of the animations. I feel that this has given me a lot to think about on termsContinue reading Animation influences
For this post, I have shown below some recent anatomy studies that I have made. The images that were referenced do not belong to me, however, they provided a good starting point for me to practice from. The first set of drawings here are more to do with the skeleton of the human body. IContinue reading Human anatomy basics and practice
With this article, it features modern artists who use bioluminescence as an art form. One of the artists include Hunter Cole, who uses bioluminescent bacteria to paint onto petri dishes. It is a very interesting concept because with the more time that passes, the bacteria slowly die thus the weaker the glow is. This isn’tContinue reading Artist Research
Here is a documentary that I have recently watched on bioluminescent life. It starts off with these scientists who go into the depths of the ocean to discover the different types of lights emitted by various creatures. They talk about how these creatures have evolved to adapt in the dark and therefore use these lightsContinue reading National Geographic – Bioluminescent Creatures – Documentary (2016)
Here are some articles and website sources that have peaked my interest. I found that the information found here was really helpful with giving me a better understanding of how bioluminescence works, and the specifics of this reaction. I plan to also learn more through books however, this might be difficult because of the pandemic.Continue reading Researching into website articles
Here are two short videos that I have researched into on Youtube. They describe and explain in detail about the deep-sea environment and the creatures that live there. It talks about bioluminescence and how it is used to hunt for prey, camouflage and to attract mates. Overall, the two of them are really helpful inContinue reading Beginning to research into the mechanics of this world…
Notes taken from Blackboard: ‘Week 4 – lesson content’ Analogous– Colours next to each other on the wheel. Similar in hues & sequential. Complementary– Made up of two colours opposing each other on the colour wheel. For example, orange & blue, red & green and purple & yellow. Triadic– Hues that are picked between 120Continue reading COLOUR THEORY in depth
Vincent Van Gogh was a post-impressionist artist who was born on 30th March 1853. However, it wasn’t until he died and years after that his work became well-renowned for its use of well-structured compositions, colour co-ordination and his infamous brushstrokes. Moreover, his style itself is extremely eye-catching. One of the things you notice first isContinue reading ARTIST REFERENCE: Vincent Van Gogh
