Today is March 4th and I am submitting my first assignment tomorrow (5th March) and reviewing the last two months study of working through the exercises for Part One of the “Key steps in illustration course”. The process has required careful time scheduling and proved both challenging and interesting. I am aware that at variousContinue reading “Comments on First Assignment”
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Say hello
This is the first assignment as an introduction to OCA Tutor. It is designing a greeting card about personal interests and inspirations. This assignment is being developed alongside the work for the other exercises. At first I start with a general sketch with the intention to draw and paint a card. However as I buildContinue reading “Say hello”
Exercise: Getting the gist
This is an exercise choosing an editorial from a newspaper/magazine, reading it through and highlighting key words which convey the meaning of the piece. The National Trust magazine is full of photos, pictures and information of the great outdoors. Usually a few pages are given to the work of the National Trust volunteers. I like this recent write-up fromContinue reading “Exercise: Getting the gist”
Exercise: The History of Illustration
This exercise is looking at how illustration has changed over the last 50 years. From the list of illustrators given I am choosing to study Ernest Howard Shepard who from the 1920’s illustrated the well known children classics of Winnie-the-Pooh (When We Were Very Young & Now We Are Six). I am choosing E HContinue reading “Exercise: The History of Illustration”
Preparation
10/01/2020 Setting up the infrastructure for the OCA course has involved purchasing a printer which can photocopy and scan. Today with the help of an IT specialist the printer is installed and a wordpress blog set up. The OCA technical team have also set the listed headings so they are accessible on the front page. It hasContinue reading “Preparation”
Art History Talks & Photoshop
11.01.20 -Wassail Revel evening at local subscription rooms. I like the illustration on the ticket which I purchased and subsequently enjoyed an evening of song and dance with friends. Art History Talks are being delivered at the Centre for Science & Art. On 19th January the first talk is about the Augustus John (1878 –Continue reading “Art History Talks & Photoshop”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”
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