The aim of this exercise is to gain an awareness of the visual effects of objects in relation to one another in terms of scale, positioning, shape and space/distance. Using internet searches/own visual references select an image of each of these:- A tree A child running or walking A building This is the beginning ofContinue reading “Exercise: Illustrating visual space”
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Reflections on Course Two feedback
15th May 2020. OCA Tutor feedback is entirely comprehensive and thorough. It provides the rungs of the ladder and more ! OCA Tutor gives support ++ plus to student course. As well as reading through the guidance, it is useful to underline and annotate areas to develop ie giving more direction to the final reproductionContinue reading “Reflections on Course Two feedback”
Grayson’s Art Club: Channel 4
In this new series on Channel 4 Grayson Perry asks the British public to send in their artwork and shares their work with the TV viewers. Grayson also chooses occasional works for an exhibition to be held of the people’s art during the pandemic lockdown. It explains “at this time of national crisis, Turner prize-winningContinue reading “Grayson’s Art Club: Channel 4”
Reflections on coursework part two
The OCA tutor feedback from Assignment one is really encouraging and helpful. There is plenty of guidance and advice to follow and throughout part two coursework I am continually referring to the feedback. I am showing examples now of illustrator’s work when discussing their approaches and trying to keep any collage illustration clear within boundariesContinue reading “Reflections on coursework part two”
Assignment two: Point of sale display
The brief: To create images which will be used within a campaign for a supermarket, to package and promote a range of seasonal foods. The supermarket is respected for the quality of food they supply. They want to promote this notion of quality in their design and packaging. The finished images will be a ‘pointContinue reading “Assignment two: Point of sale display”
Exercise: visual metaphors
Following the guidance and searching through articles here are some well known symbols and visual metaphors that are easily recognisable:- This was designed by an Art and Design student in April 1970 as a sponsored contest for the first Earth Day. I thought I would start with this symbol as Earth Day 2020 is celebratedContinue reading “Exercise: visual metaphors”
Damien Hirst creates rainbow
I came across this on the BBC webpage today. The Rainbow has always been a symbol of hope as given in the story of Noah’s ark and it is helpful and encouraging that it continues to represent this message in the current difficulties of the pandemic. Here is the downloaded Butterfly Rainbow poster in fullContinue reading “Damien Hirst creates rainbow”
Exercise: Choosing content
The first step is to read the extract provided:- Then in responding to the questions :- If this were to be made into a film, the main character could be male, middle-aged, serious, consistent. The reliable, conscientious type. Also shrewd, worldly-wise, care-worn. He might display some cynicism and disillusionment in the human condition due toContinue reading “Exercise: Choosing content”
Exercise: Using black and white
The aim is to produce a line visual around one of these words:- Sea Extra-ordinary Building Journey Leafing through photograph albums seems a good place to start and here there is a photograph taken from a holiday near Penmaenmawr, Wales. Working from this photograph to produce the line visual will be a good way toContinue reading “Exercise: Using black and white”
Exercise: A subjective drawing
From OCA course book: Subjective is based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes or opinions. I read through the processes to produce a subjective drawing several times as at first I cannot quite understand the concept totally. So I follow through each sentence slowly. It says “take an object”. The fridge and larder becomesContinue reading “Exercise: A subjective drawing”
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