More trainer love-age!...

Pretty irrelevant, i was looking at Nike shoes for one of my illustrations, but i came across these shoes and they'd be amazing if they were put into production!... (In fabric/leather form of course!)



Designed by: Gabriel Dishaw

Another 'idea'...

Ideas are great but i need to actually sit down and do them instead of just assuming they'll look rubbish and avoiding them!!!

That said..... I remember a piece by Mr Bingo that i came across last year (but i can't find it anywhere now..) that was like the paper dolls you used to get with the fold-on clothes with tabs. He did a corner shop version with contents and shop keepers and i thought i could translate this idea for my project by having a figure and a hip-hop inspired outfit. I could make it as if it was intended to be used i.e: make scale clothing with tabs and 'cut here' lines or i could just draw the necessary parts arranged in an 'organised' sort of way. Like this....

However i do it, i want to use bold, clear lines, like Mr Bingo but perhaps experiment with different thicknesses of pens and see what works best.

A bit of encouragement..??

So i still haven't done anywhere near as much as i would have liked for my American project, i feel like everything i'm drawing is - to put it bluntly- crap!... My bin pile is huge, whilst my sketchbook is thin.. =(
Although i found this picture, which isn't perfect but still works. It's given me a teeny tiny bit of confidence that perhaps i don't need to be a Mcbess, Legno, Mr Bingo, Giant etc etc when i'm only in my second project....!!

I don't like the text but the scruffy line work is definately something i could work with...

I also came across this.....



....which i think is from one of Jay-Z's album covers. Using letters to create images is a somewhat over-used techinque i feel but it works here. It's given me the idea to try and use song lyrics, rather than just letters and shape them into an illustration, instead of just having pages of text.. Also i'm going to raid my brothers (mahoosive) CD collection because i think there is quite alot of album art that could inspire me and will be relevant seeing as i seem to be going down the route of music/hip hop/ streetdance...

This could be my longest post yet!!....

So whilst researching for my presentation (which i've literally been doing all day! grr!) i came across this guy : Anton Yang who makes little models and photographs them around the streets of Singapore. I won't say anymore, the images speak for themselves but they are very 'me' and just generally, massively, awesome!! =D



I could go on all day, there are loads of these photos but i need to be getting on! Check out his work though, it's definately worthwhile!

Cardboard writing

As inspired by one of my previous artist posts, i decided to create some text to go alongside my boombox. I didn't want the letters to be neat or 'perfect' but to fit in with the 'work it out as i go along' technique i used for my previous piece. I'm not sure that worked out very well here, i don't particularly like the results but i'm glad i tried it out anyway and i might find a use for them later on.

I experimented with adding extra pieces (the 'r' in born) and then ripping and crinkling the cardboard to get additional textures. That's definately what i like most about corrugated card: the wide range of textures you can get from it and the fact you can use it to create almost anything.

I then photographed the letters on an old lined paper notepad. The pages have aged naturally and have a beautiful look to them, unfortunately the pad is A5 so i had to split the design up...

I like when text in books doesn't make immediate sense, instinctively we read left to right/top to bottom and that doesn't work here. I think this allows the letters to be seen as individual 'creations' rather than just to serve a purpose and also it takes a little longer to decipher the text.

The phrase says 'Born From A Boombox' which I stole borrowed from Step Up 3, to me it sums up how much music is a part of my life and despite being cheesy i think it works!...

Finished Boombox

So 3 and a bit hours later, here is the finished product. I intend to take some better quality pictures but for now my trusty i-pod will do the job...

I'm pretty happy with how it's turned out and i've quite enjoyed not measuring every millimetre and being a perfectionist over every aspect! Perhaps that can be my aim for this Amercian project: 'Go with the Flow...' !

More cardboard boombox...

I think it's quicker to post my process on here rather than in my sketchbook, with taking photos, printing them out, cutting and sticking, analysing etc etc, you get my drift(!) so for now my blog will act as a 'work in process' digital sketchbook!...

That said, here's my current stage of the boombox, i'm quite happy with how it's coming out.

Im going to fix the dial gages (the piece im holding) upwards to give further depth -'3Dness'- to the box. 

I wanted to keep to texture of the card visible (on the main box piece) and it's worked quite well.

Nothing's stuck down yet, that could prove to be the trickiest part i think! But i've just got to make to handle and the top buttons and then i can fix it all together.