The yellow pencil

Ghostpatrol is an australian artist that i recently found while searching for pencils for a sketch i did last night!

Doe a deer a female deer

  

I've just completed some of signs for the new drawing project in Graphics. I've used the bar and resturaunt "Alma De Cuba" which is based in Liverpool. I've used elements from the interior and the logo to create staff badges and toilet signs, male and female.

The image on the top are some designs for the staff badges, i used a victorian style frame on the first examples which relates to the gothic style decor of Alma de cuba. On the second example i used the exhisting logo and changed elements and added the "staff" sign and the Alma de Cuba typeface .

We were asked to create toilet signs only using symbols or images, i decided to use deers as my signifiers for the toilets. The image of the doe above is for the female and the stag is for the male toilets. The shield behind the deer heads also again match the design of the shield on the logo. Alma de cuba is based in an old church which has been converted, however it still has its stained glass windows, so i decided to create my toilet signs from stained glass.

I still need to add colour to match the theme of the bar which will be done on computer but also i will try some designs out in watercolour.

wooly hair

A quick drawing i did from an image in a magazine, I first drew the outline with pencil then fineliner, and added black thread with glue to create the hair, i followed the natural lines of the hair to create a realistic look. I then manipulated the image on photoshop by adding colour.

Air art

So today i found some images of an air whale made from plastic bin bags from a website. It looks like a pretty simple idea and the images came out really well. 

From that, i did some research on an artist i remembered doing something similar called Joshua Allen Harris who uses air vents to create a similar affect. He does this in public places and creates different characters using plastic bags, such as polar bears and lock ness monsters to lay ontop of the vent and when the air goes through the vent, the plastic bags are filled and become a 3d sculpture. I like the idea that when the bags aren't filled with air they just look like everyday rubbish found on the street, and they are brought to life with the air from subways and air in New York. 

His first piece of air art was the well known polar bear which became viral when someone spotted it in New York and posted it on youtube (follow the link above for the video). He then started doing projects such as "air apes" which are a selection of ape characters also made from plastic bags hung and attached to vents.

Work by Joshua Allen Harris

Another artist i found whilst browsing through some of Harris' images, is work by Mark Jenkins who creates street installation using  packing tape.  Although he doesn't use air, his sculptures relate to the work i've looked at. His work is considered as "designs to awaken passers-by from the comfort of their daily activities. Each lonely figure invites a response in the urban jungle, forcing those who see them to confront the thin veneer of civility that hides their inner-being". I especially like the image below of the dogs in the rubbish pile, the positions of the animals give them character and energy.

 I was thinking of doing something like this for my next project and i'll try and fit in somewhere. I like the idea of it being public and being art in a busy place rather than on a beach or in a secluded spot. If i can't fit it into a project i might just do it for fun to put it in a portfolio.

Varoom

Recently i've subscribed to Varoom magazine which i found from the AOI website. Its filled with illustrations, articles and interviews from the artists on the website, there's also a book which comes out every year filled with just illustrations which i was thinking of buying. Some of the issues are sold out and i can't get hold of them anywhere, but issue one can be viewed online so its all good :). It only comes out three times a year and hopefully i'll be able to get the rest before the next issue comes out.

I've also started another personal sketchbook which is more of a scrap book, the other personal sketchbook i made has really thin and can't paint on them without getting a hole in them. So i'm only gonna use that sketchbook for life drawings. I'm so confused on what i want to do, and i'm leaning more towards illustration but i have a feeling i'm going to do graphics. Atleast if i do choose graphics i'll have a personal illustration scrapbook to show that i can draw :)