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ABOUT ME My name is Aleksandra Kotowska, I am 20 years old and I am currently studying New Media and Graphic Design at Polish-Japanese University of Information Technology in Warsaw, Poland.
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DRAWING SKETCHBOOK PAINTING DIGITAL PAINTING ILLUSTRATION TYPOGRAPHY GRAPHIC DESIGN PORTFOLIO
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DRAWING For me pencil and a piece of paper are elementary tools. Working with them initiates every designing process. Here some of my studio works on human body drawing are presented. Charcoal on paper, 2014
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Pencil on paper, 2014
Pencil on paper, 2013
Charcoal on paper, 2014
Pencil and acrylic on paper, 2013 PORTFOLIO
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DRAWING
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Pencil on paper, 2014
Charcoal and acrylic on paper, 2014
Pencil on paper, 2014
Charcoal on paper, 2013 PORTFOLIO
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SKETCHBOOK Freehand drawing, doodling, colouring, painting, making collages, collecting ideas, designing, ripping pages off to stick them back again - that’s what “sketchbook” means to me. I carry it everywhere as it is my notebook, diary, calendar, source of inspiration and above all, a place I can draw in... ...all in one!
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various techniques, 2013
various techniques, 2013
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SKETCHBOOK
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various techniques, 2014
various techniques, 2014
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PAINTING STILL NATURE Painting still nature is a the most powerful lesson on observation. It sensitizes the eye, expands perception of colours and among all is a wonderful, vivid and creative medium. All works presented are painted with acrylic paint.
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PAINTING PORTRAITS Painting human body is all about playing around with the subject, exploring different tints, trying to capture the model in a realistic way or showing it in a more abstract manner. That’s what brings me so much joy!
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DIGITAL PAINTING Painting still nature is a the most powerful lesson on observation. It sensitizes the eye, expands perception of colours and among all is a wonderful, vivid and creative medium. All works presented are painted using Adobe Photoshop CS6.
Drawing classes workshop: Cityscape and sci-fi landscape December 2013
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Drawing classes workshop: Winter landscape, Concept sketches and final work December 2013
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ILLUSTRATION I am passionate about illustration as it is strongly related to drawing and such a diverse field of art. It includes childrens’ illustration, editorial or book illustration and may be applied to posters, prints or visual identifications.
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“Youth getting married” Workshop with Yadzia Williams on editorial illustration Concept sketches and final work (digital painting) 2014
APOKALIPSA Illustrations to an article on first aid, published in “Medycyna po dyplomie” 2013
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Poster design -”Apocalypse” Freehand sketches scanned and edited in PS 2014 PORTFOLIO
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ILLUSTRATION STORYBOARDS
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“Hipopotam” (“Hippo”) by Julian Tuwim Ballpen and watercolor on paper 2014
Storyboard of a movie sequence Pencil on paper 2014
Typography animation storyboard 2013 PORTFOLIO
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TYPOGRAPHY Typography, both digital and on paper carries a huge potential and the closer I explore this field (by both digital attempts such as designing modular fonts and manual work like calligraphy courses) the more fascinated I get.
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Design of a modular font - square-based parametric font (left) and circle/line based font (top) 2013/2014
Typografia: Zadanie 1 “Piktogramy z modułów kroju Helvetica” Aleksandra Kotowska SNM 2013
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“Ballet and dance”
Design of a set of pictograms using modules from cut Helvetica typeface letters Complicated (left) and simplified (righ) versions
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GRAPHIC DESIGN PICTOGRAM DESIGN Designing a pictogram requires detailed reaserch, a broad view of the task and the ability to capture the essence of a theme using fewer means possible. These are the qualities I am working on most during my studies.
Design of a pictogram representing an animal (fox) Set of sketches, geometrical construction and final project 2013
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Design of a pictogram for Poland’s Independence Day Sketches, final concept and it’s paper version photographed 2014 PORTFOLIO
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GRAPHIC DESIGN LOGO DESIGN
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Design of a logo for a culinary blog “Niezdarnie w kuchni” (“Clumsy in the kitchen”) Set of sketches, final logo and buttons 2014
Design of logo and set of stickers for a location-based game “Silence! I kill you.� Set of initial sketches and final concepts. 2013
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CONTACT aleksandra.kotowska@pjwstk.edu.pl www.olakotowska.weebly.com
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