Peer Review Session: All Briefs

Extending Briefs
Another couple of days working on it can transform the work to something much more professional, finished, contextual and presentable. Think about how you present the work digitally and in person. For both online and physical portfolios.

SUND.I.Y
Turn into list aka '10 Things to do on a rainy sundiy'
Childrens pack etc
Design cover like a graze box.

Guardian Editorial
Little note/work book 'printing notes'
Use the crayola illustrations

Uganda Healthcare
Colour Palette African Art
Red Sky, Yellow Sun etc.

Media

• Foil
• Lazer Cutting. 
• Screen Print/Lino Print.
• Painting.
• Paint then collage. 
• Paper cut.
• Paper/Tissue paper craft. 
• Different formats - letterbox, isolated images, oval/circle/square etc. 
• Sewing and material.

Spirit of Soho Brief 

Dans Run the World 

Sarah Illustration

Crispin Orthotics

Vanguart Brief

PPP drawings to send- 20th Anthropologie, Grace Coddington retiring.

Uganda Healthcare finish.

Sundiy

Q&A saturday.

INDIA BRIEF

You are not getting this chance again so make the most of this independent project!

GO FOR IT.

Throw caution to the wind!

Notes

Narrative? Storyline?

Juxtaposition

Bird/cow - linking the pages

Indian Poetry

Indian Pose

Quotes

Old Indian Art

Religion

Yoga

Political Issues 

Newspaper Headlines

-This could then go in to the Vanguart Brief - reportage style, watercolour and pens- 

History of the Saari

Indian Textiles

Women

Work

The divide

The Kerala Backwaters

Book???

Homewear

Cushions

Postcards

Colour/Pattern/India

Finish the elephant - beads. 

Organise Photographs. 

Lino Print designs 

Gods/yoga poses

Become an expert! & show people that you are. 

Homeware List

Crockery

Throws

Cushions

Yoga Bolsters etc

Hanging Decor

Purses/bags/makeup/washbags

Scarves

Notebook/Book covers.

Houlder Christmas Couple Portraits!

http://awaspinawig.tumblr.com/post/136556825880/030116-some-christmas-commissions-i-finally

In my previous blog post I mentioned using paper cut outs to add a festive trim around the border... I decided against this as even though the portraits are for Christmas they are supposed to be an addition for the house year round so it was unnecessary to go to that extra effort. I think it may have also looked ridiculous as the reference images I was given to work from were based in the summer on a boat!

First I drew basic pencil lines mapping out the piece on the A3 card. But after a few attempts of getting scale right, the pencil was just not working for me! I decided instead to just work straight into the piece in acrylic paint. This was definitely the better option for me!

I actually love just going straight into a piece of work with paint, and I loved layering colours and lines in the piece, it all seems to add up and then the right proportions and scale just comes together while I create the work as I am always adapting and changing the painting in order for it to make sense to the original image.

If I had more change I would have experimented with colour schemes and different paint techniques more, I would have also probably prefered to have done it on canvas but the client requested colours accurate to the image and for the work to be on card; and she was happy with the final result so I am happy!!

Studio Brief 7: The Houlder's Christmas Portraits

B R I E F   T I T L E
The Houlder's Christmas Portraits

D E A D L I N E
Christmas

B R I E F
4 Paintings as part of a set for a Christmas present. In the same style/media (acrylic paint) that I used for a previous painting...see below:

http://awaspinawig.tumblr.com/post/126687110190/here-is-one-of-my-illustrations-for-my-august-art

P R O D U C T
2 Acrylic paintings

T O N E   O F   V O I C E
Family friendly, nostalgic, fun and loving. - Christmas present

A U D I E N C E
The client and her husband (his Christmas present).

C O N T E X T
Paintings for a family friendly, festive Christmas present.

A D D I T I O N A L    I N F O R M A T I O N / C O N S I D E R A T I O N S
As it is a Christmas present I should consider wrapping and extra details to add to the festive Christmas theme, I think these small details will make the gift extra special and will add to the personalized touch of the gift. Obviously will need the client to see the paintings before she gives them as a gift so perhaps not actually wrapped but potentially a boarder around the frame using paper cut such as in the images below...

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/566820303080365516/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/566820303080365286/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/566820303080365521/

This would look weird if I was creating the paintings on canvas but she wants them on good quality thick paper so this could work. My main focus will be the paintings but once they are done I will try out this idea and see if it fits well with the piece. Also I am not sure if she would want to use her own frame or if I would provide them, I may want to buy some cheap plain white ones so that I can photograph the final pieces in a way that I want in order to document them in context.

M A N D A T O R Y   R E Q U I R E M E N T S
4 Acrylic paintings on good quality thick paper.
Using reference images to work from, yet to be confirmed on which ones.

D E L I V E R A B L E S
4 Acrylic paintings on good quality thick paper. Potentially framed.