printed pictures DEFINED brief

BA (Hons) Illustration - Level 05

OUIL504 Illustration 1: Process & Production

STUDIO BRIEF 3: Printed Pictures

Brief -I intend to produce and why…

5 detailed etched/dry point prints.  Taking inspiration from Gemma Anderson. i aim to create prints which describe all aspects of Lewis Carroll through images alone. ‘a biography of motifs’.  I want to focus on the theme nonsense; this heavily relies on the composition of the drawn objects creating a nonsense' absurd' narrative/scene, creating a strong visual link to he’s literature style of nonsense.  ‘Nothing would be how it was, because everything would be how it isn’t’ – a quote which I will aim to communicate when creating the nonsense scene of motifs. I decided to use etching as I think this would be the best process to show detail. I this process was also used to illustrate Alice in wonderland therefore it has a historical reference. I will create the prints and once printed add colour (brusho) as the quality of the colour is more vivid and bright which I feel will communicate the feeling of ‘magic’ and imagination’ the best.

Background/considerations, (tone of voice/mood/audience/context, form/format, colour.media,etc…)

1.     I will draw motifs, which have relevance to Lewis Carroll’s life, work, and period he lived through. ·       Nature ·       Alice in wonderland /through the looking glass ·       Mathematics ·       Religion ·       Childhood ·       Nonsense ·       Imagination ·       He’s Education ·       Victorian Britain 2. Showing he’s struggle with sense of identity: through composition and format I will use the illustrations to form a outline of a question which will be formed in the negative space. 3.i will place slightly darker colours near motifs which have darker/sadder links to Lewis Carroll’s life- though I want the general mood to be fun with a uplifting silly nature, I feel highlighting the negative parts is important to give a more rounded descriptions of him.  I don’t want to overwhelm my prints with colour so I will only use a few splashes per print. Audience and context: i want my prints to be suitable and enjoyed by all ages, however i feel/hope they will be understood differently by the different ages, i.e  i hope they will appear to children with the nonsense silly theme, and the bright colours, but i also hope they will appeal to adults, young adults and fans of lewis carroll that will hopefully be intrigued to find out why i used certain motifs to describe he's life visually. i think they could exists as a decorative print but also in publishing - about lewis carroll.

Deliverables what (exactly) do you intend to submit (quantity, format, scale etc.)

5 etched prints

Interim deadlines

1. BY WEDNSDAY 26TH NOVEMBER: test out which printing plate will create the best quality of print – i.e clear plastic (slightly too thick not as polished as white plastic plate) , thiner flexible coloured plastic (not polished and has a grainy texture so may be harder to clean)   2.BY NEXT TUESDAY – work on composition and layout of nonsense drawings for each print ready to etch onto plastic. 3.experiment with how/where and how much colour to add to the etched prints. Decided on which colours compliment each other. December till end of Christmas holidays. Finish all etchings onto plaits! So I can start as soon as I get back and print them.