Leeds College of Art BA (Hons) ILLUSTRATION OUIL603 Extended Practice
Level
06
Credits 60
STUDIO PRACTICE Statement of Intent Name Blog Address Aggie Date 19/05/2016 a-‐mardiyah1316.blogspot.com Rationale During this module I'd like to take on projects that will propel me in the direction of my chosen future career; to gain more experience and develop a portfolio that will be relevant for what I want to be doing in a few years time (Vis Dev artist & Children’s Book Illustrator). I would also like to take on projects that will allow me to explore my other interests outside of the animation industry and further improve my problem solving skills. This will further diversify my portfolio and as a result will make me more adaptable to different types of design work and make me more hirable. Themes / Subjects • Character • Publishing & Narrative • Children • Educational • Commercial – product and packaging Products / Methods of Distribution • Children’s book • Prints/Printed products Practical Skills / Media / Formats • Improve ability to paint/draw designs that strongly emphasise storytelling and personality in environments and characters. • Improve my digital painting process. • Improve paper cutting skill • Improve understanding of colour and light • Improve understanding of form and anatomy • Improve screen printing skills
Brief 1: (Final Major Project)
Deadline
9th May 2016 (printing day)
Race You To The Waterhole! (Completed) Description: Children’s pop-‐up book that encompasses the theme of nature and environmental awareness, as well as to encourage readers to appreciate and embrace other countries/cultures and their wildlife. The book will also focus on (the two main characters; Kito and his dad) the relationship between the parent and the child as this is one way that children can see the many ways people around the world are alike – to improve parent and child interaction and communication. Brief 2: Deadline Summer 2016 Layla’s Liver Transplant (Completed) Description: Continuing from the success of the first book about having a kidney transplant, Leeds Children’s hospital have asked me to work with them again to illustrate the second children’s book that they will be producing about having a liver transplant. For the purpose of this module I will be submitting 4 double page spreads and cover. Brief 3: Deadline Feb 2016 Damous Adventure Shop (Completed) Description: The brief is to create 3 t-‐shirt designs based on the theme of ‘adventure’. This is something that quite excites me as I have a passion for travel, exploring new places, sights and going on adventures. They’ve given me the freedom to come up with anything I want, so I will use this opportunity to explore more into traditional processes such as screen-‐printing. Brief 4: Deadline June 2016 Paper cut Memory Game & Book (Completed) Description: To improve my character design and papercutting skills, I will be making papercut portraits of my course mates (31 portraits) and compile them into a book at the end of it. Brief 5: Deadline 24th March 2016 YCN -‐ Royal Opera House (Collaborative -‐ Completed) Description: The brief is to come up with a creative concept or idea to encourage young people aged 20-‐30 to experience opera for the first time. Taking on a YCN brief requires me to conduct myself more professionally, and to produce work and present them at a more professional standard. It will also push me to be more disciplined with my punctuality and time management, as they have a fixed deadline. Additional Project Proposals Brief 6 -‐ Valentines Day ‘Love Birds’ Papercut greeting cards (completed) Brief 7 -‐ AyasoBoutique Shell Scheme Graphics (completed)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS / TEXTS - (Harvard Refernced)
Jamey Christoph Illustration (http://www.jameychristoph.com/) Tom Pow’s When The Rains Come. Illustrated by Malika Favre. (http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-‐blog/2012/october/malika-‐favre-‐illustrates-‐for-‐ malawi-‐mothers-‐charity/) William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer’s The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. (http://www.afri-‐love.com/2012/02/inspired-‐by-‐the-‐boy-‐who-‐harnessed-‐ the-‐wind.html) Katie Smith Milway’s One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference. Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes. (http://www.amazon.com/One-‐Hen-‐Small-‐Difference-‐ CitizenKid/dp/1554530288/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373058404&sr=1-‐ 1&keywords=one+hen Kelly Cunnane’s For You Are a Kenyan Child. Illustrated by Ana Juan. (http://www.amazon.com/Kenyan-‐Child-‐Keats-‐Writer-‐ Award/dp/068986194X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373058323&sr=1-‐ 1&keywords=for+you+are+a+kenyan+child) Mary and Rich Chamberlin’s Mama Panya's Pancakes. Illustrated by Julia Cairns. (http://www.amazon.com/Mama-‐Panyas-‐Pancakes-‐Mary-‐ Chamberlin/dp/1905236646/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381085096&sr=8-‐ 1&keywords=mama+panya%27s+pancakes) Laurie Krebs’s We All Went On Safari. Illustrated by Julia Cairns. (http://www.amazon.com/All-‐Went-‐Safari-‐Laurie-‐ Krebs/dp/184148119X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372176217&sr=1-‐ 1&keywords=we+all+went+on+safari+a+counting+journey+through+tanzania) Robert Sabuda – Children’s book author, Illustrator and pop-‐up book maker. Rachel Bright & Jim Field – The lion inside Pamela Butchart, Marc Boutavant – Never tickle a tiger Anouck Boisrobert and Louis Rigaud – In the forest, Under the ocean Matthew Reinhart – Disney Princess: a magical pop-‐up world Paul Johnson – New pop-‐up paper projects David A. Carter – The elements of pop-‐up Jan pienkowski – robot Marion Bataille – ABC3D