Here on my blog you will find posts on:
Alexis Winter
Satchel & Sage
Chesterfield College Arts Festival 2013
Chesterfield College Fashion Show 2013
Marian Bantjes
The Holocaust (propaganda)
Art Deco Artists
Counterfeit Goods
Photomontage
Evan Hecox
& many more that will be added following on from this post!
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Sunday, 16 February 2014
Alexis Winter
Whilst browsing the web the other day, I came across the blog of an artist named Alexis Winter, who is based in Melbourne, Australia. She is currently studying a masters in communication design and loves making things from different mediums.
On her blog, she says that when creating her illustrations, she starts by sketching and adding a small amount of water colour for the base. She then draws the line work by hand using a 0.7mm black pen and then scans it onto the computer to touch up the colouring in photoshop.
Here is some of her work:
'Love Birds'
In this piece, I really like how each section of the birds feathers is a solid colour, but each one is a different shade. Another thing I like is how the branches are bend into a heart shape, mimicking this weeks valentines theme.
I really like this piece, the colours blend really well together through the lines, unlike the one above where each section is a solid colour. Another thing I like is how you don't see the the texture of the background in the illustration, because it's hidden by the wonders of photoshop - it gives it a really interesting contrast!
Recently, she has taken part in a self portrait challenge, where each week she posts an illustration of herself, describing her work. This is a really interesting challenge and i'd like t take part in it, but unfortunately I wouldn't have time to create such interesting pieces. Alexis also does some paper embroidery, by sewing typography. Here are a few pieces:
I really like this kind of thing and I may take up on it when I have a bit of spare time - it could help me develop new skills and it would also expand my range of work for my portfolio.
Here are a few links to view her work:
Blog
Instagram
Online Store
On her blog, she says that when creating her illustrations, she starts by sketching and adding a small amount of water colour for the base. She then draws the line work by hand using a 0.7mm black pen and then scans it onto the computer to touch up the colouring in photoshop.
Here is some of her work:
In this piece, I really like how each section of the birds feathers is a solid colour, but each one is a different shade. Another thing I like is how the branches are bend into a heart shape, mimicking this weeks valentines theme.
I really like this piece, the colours blend really well together through the lines, unlike the one above where each section is a solid colour. Another thing I like is how you don't see the the texture of the background in the illustration, because it's hidden by the wonders of photoshop - it gives it a really interesting contrast!Recently, she has taken part in a self portrait challenge, where each week she posts an illustration of herself, describing her work. This is a really interesting challenge and i'd like t take part in it, but unfortunately I wouldn't have time to create such interesting pieces. Alexis also does some paper embroidery, by sewing typography. Here are a few pieces:
Here are a few links to view her work:
Blog
Online Store
Monday, 3 February 2014
Satchel & Sage
Whilst at college today, my friend suggested that I check out this small company/business online who have a love of design, illustration and typography. They produce 'colourfully designed printed goods and textiles that incorporate hand-drawn typography, playful illustrations, and sophisticated patterns.' This, is Satchel & Sage.
I've become quite fond of this company, as their word is cute, fresh and hand-made.
Here are a few of my favourite items of theirs:
On the site, it states that these are screen prints on wood. I really like how they look, they appear to be very natural and subtle. I'd love to have a go at screen printing onto wood myself, but I'm unsure of how the process works. I feel that printing them on wood instead of another surface helps to life the print from the background, but it also brings them together as they both have a theme of nature.
They also sell many different products such as gift tags greetings cards, cushions, notebooks, post cards, frames prints and calendars. There are a series of similar prints on the site which I'd love to own - they're just lovely and simple, basic colours and not too 'busy' as some would say. They also feature a trio of words that could be considered as 'motivational' or 'inspirational', linking them together in the middle like a venn diagram. I also like how a selection of shapes and different typefaces have been merged together in an interesting way to create these pieces, I'd love to know where the companies ideas come from.
I've become quite fond of this company, as their word is cute, fresh and hand-made.
Here are a few of my favourite items of theirs:
On the site, it states that these are screen prints on wood. I really like how they look, they appear to be very natural and subtle. I'd love to have a go at screen printing onto wood myself, but I'm unsure of how the process works. I feel that printing them on wood instead of another surface helps to life the print from the background, but it also brings them together as they both have a theme of nature. They also sell many different products such as gift tags greetings cards, cushions, notebooks, post cards, frames prints and calendars. There are a series of similar prints on the site which I'd love to own - they're just lovely and simple, basic colours and not too 'busy' as some would say. They also feature a trio of words that could be considered as 'motivational' or 'inspirational', linking them together in the middle like a venn diagram. I also like how a selection of shapes and different typefaces have been merged together in an interesting way to create these pieces, I'd love to know where the companies ideas come from.
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