Task 3

What Is Illustration For Me?

1. Illustration is away of communicating a message with someone or an audience.
2. Illustration has thought behind it, there is a meaning or opinion that is being expressed through the medium of image making.
3. Illustration with a narrative to it that feels like there is something within that image that tells a story either sequentially or not is something I personally use to identify illustration.
4. There is an obvious knowledge of craft and composition with in the piece which shows not only that planing has gone into it but that the illustration itself has been thought out to fit a purpose.
5. Illustration is translating the thing that are around you and that interests you into your own interpretation of that thing.

Pinterest- Examples Of Work

(My Pinterest)

Character 

Jillian Tamaki

Jillian Tamaki’s work shows not only a character but a narrative of this woman’s youth and old age. There feels like theres a deeper meaning within Jillian's work and the craftsmanship and sensitivity of this pieces  is beautiful. I want my character work to have the ability to reflect the depth and meaning and have the same sensitivity within the image. 

Sketching

Tom Gauld
The reason I chose an extract from Tom Gauld's sketchbook is because they way Tom uses his sketch book to document his work as well as planing future work. Which is something that I want to look at more within my own practice of illustration. I want to use my sketchbook more as a problem solving device and a starting point for new ideas rather than just a place to doodle. 

Print

Matt Brown

With this piece I was immediately drawn to the craftsmanship of the piece. The high quality of this print and the obviously high technical skills used within this wood print is something that I personally am very interested in a an want to be able to look filter into the craftsmanship of printmaking. The awareness of Matt brown when he is thinking of how to use light, detail and colour within this piece is superb and you can tell a lot of planning and thought went into this.

Line

Jean Jullien

I love the playfulness of the line work within this piece it’s flows within itself and although there is some imperfections within the consistency of the line quality itself there is still a high level of craft to this piece. This relates to my own practice because I want to have more fluidity and expressiveness within my own line work. 

Lettering

Jonny Hannah

I chose to look at Jonny Hannah's work because he shows a lot of versatility within his lettering and uses it as a part of the illustration rather  than something added on top. His work always looks well thought out and crafted and as lettering is a weak point for me looking and learning from people like Jonny Hannah will help in developing my lettering skills.