FMP WEEK 1 (WC: 30/11/2020)

Following handing in all my work for task one I am feeling positive moving forward for my FMP as I managed to solidify my concepts further towards the end of the task and produced more coherent experimental work with a large file of research on my blog. Now my aim is to remain consistent with creating work while slowly learning new skills, techniques, and computer programs to push my level of work further into different mediums while adapting with a new way of working in this pandemic. I am to create work most weeks potentially a short break around Christmas where I will be at work most days too.

Using a graphic tablet, I have been progressing my illustration skills using software for Microsoft Windows called Krita, similar to Procreate for iPads as this is one of the skills, I would love to implement further into my FMP work. These doodles shown below were inspired by artist Savanna Lore after discovering her videos on TikTok, which has become a great help for me in finding graphic design, marketing, and fashion resources as well as tutorials to improve my knowledge and technical abilities in my practice. These are successful for me as I have little experience in illustration, yet these fit the style of my magazine so far. These drawings are just trials that I could potentially experiment further with in Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator. To progress these further I could add some text or make some illustrations using a background first for more dimensions in my work.

Savanna Lore’s work for example:

 

Using Adobe Photoshop, I experimented further with these illustrations, into something that could fit in with the style of my FMP, Sentient. These are some fairly quick examples yet I believe they are a great start, as they combine my new skills in illustrations with my general style of photomanipulation on Adobe Photoshop and therefore creates a hybrid where I can create work that aligns with my current style for the magazine. However, I know these have so much room for improvement. It would be interesting if I could somehow animate them or turn them into GIFs; this is something I would like to learn for my FMP as they enhance the viewing experience for a consumer on their smartphones.

The use of background colours and background interest create an atmosphere for the illustrations, as demonstrated by the example with the black background. It exudes a mystery and a dark story which relates directly with the concepts of Sentient. If I were to explore this even further, I could create some interesting work.

Expanding on this background interest idea, I decided to create some designs that evoke the mood of these drawings using textures, shapes, lines and colours in different ways to complement and contrast with each other. A few of these examples are listen below with everything collated together in the sketchbook.

I am extremely happy with these images I have produced, however I don’t feel as though they have purpose for my FMP, although my aim right now is to experiment further and develop more technical skills, I can apply to my FMP to improve my abilities and enhance my skill set. I started using the 3D tool for fonts on Adobe Photoshop where that, and several texts in general, were used to create different textures and graphics. Using fonts is ideal as I simply typed a few words and expanded the image and created art using the lines and form of different typography to transform it.