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Our last life drawing lesson with Phil Tyler. I’m really pleased with my drawings from todays session.

Today Holly came round for a quick photoshoot. Teresa took photos as well because our projects have similar themes and we had similar ideas for a photoshoot. We used my bedroom as a backdrop.

Today we had Mark Wells at Cockcroft and he showed us how to use Indesign for our Zines.

This morning we had a lesson at cockcroft with Mark Wells. We learnt how to make GIFs using photoshop. We had to draw a chair with a jacket on it and rotate to the seat next to us. I really enjoyed this lesson. I unfortunately didn’t save mine so can’t put it up here but I’ve got the drawings I did.

This afternoon we had Jules and Martha teaching us book binding.  I made a little book and was actually quite impressed with how neat it was ! I will definitely be doing book binding again.

 

We had a life drawing lesson with Phil today. We used ink and I found it quite difficult at first, however I do feel like I’m improving.

Today we saw Martha for a typography workshop. I learnt how to use Adobe Illustrator to make a masthead for my zine.

Today we had life drawing with Phil Tyler in Circus Street. We did a lot of blind drawings and drawing with our left hands. I really enjoyed it. 

This morning i had a tutorial with Jules.

This afternoon we had a laser cutting induction

Today I came up with a name for my zine; PANIC. I chose this name because it sums up anxiety very well using one word and also after researching anxiety and artists that use anxiety as a subject I felt that it was a good word to use. It is a very strong word and I feel it captures the meaning behind it perfectly. I like how sharp and eye catching it is.

This week i have been carrying on my research into zines and anxiety. I have been looking at artists such as Gemma Correll, who often explores anxiety as her subject. I like the way she draws, it’s quite childlike. I also like how she makes a depressing subject quite light hearted. She doesn’t do it in an ignorant way because it’s clear she has a good understanding of the subject and perhaps struggled with it herself.  She writes down thoughts and it can show how ridiculous anxiety can make people act and think. Its as if she is trying to get people to see the funny side of things. I was initially drawn to her work because she captures how I have felt and I felt some comfort in her work.