News Article | MMU Cheshire

News Article | MMU Cheshire

Really pleased to see that my 8x8 image went on MMU website, and it was my image of bottles chosen for the 8x8 book cover.

8x8 Final (to be published in 8x8 and sold at Didsbury Arts Festival)

 

Full page illustration to 'Finding Maxwell' by Tom Fenney

(to be published in 8x8 and sold at Didsbury Arts Festival)

8x8 Spot Illustration

'Finding Maxwell' by Tom Fenney

8x8 Development Spot Illustration

Here is what I am thinking so far:

Collaging textures and shapes to represent the rubbish, and Sam's hand reaching for Maxwell's heart among the rubbish

8x8 Development Full Page

Here is where I am up to with designing the full page and spot illustration for 8x8.

Full Page.

Martin Haake

Martin Haake- has been my inspiration through this project, I have looked into his figurative work to help me creative 'beautiful shapes'

In the above piece Haake uses telescopes, similar to what I am trying to produce in my 8x8 image.
Haake understands the figure well, the movements and postures needed to create the right position. The figures looking through the telescopes are bent forward slightly, showing concentration and that an action is involved, not just that the object is floating near there face. I think I need to try out a few positions with my figure, maybe look at a wooden art mannequin as guidance.

I want my figures to be similar to Haake's, to resemble a human figure not without being realistic, to create more of a sense, it must have all the necessary features but I can exaggerated where needed and to remove features that will not take away from the character.

I think proportion is a key factor and I will try and use this in my own work.