Evaluation for Illustration Pathway Project
Initially when I first read the brief, I thought that the idea was really good and that there were quite a lot of ways that I could take it. The only thing that I was slightly worried about was that drawing people isn’t one of my strong points.
After some research and drawing experiments, I quickly found my way and worked out how I wanted to draw my archetypes and how they would fit together uniformly as a group. One thing I did use to my advantage was only including an image of the character from the shoulders above, one of the main aspects of drawing people that I struggle with is the body and legs and so this worked to my advantage.
Looking back I spent too long drawing my first archetype (the priest), and so because of that, I then ended up spending too long drawing all 20 of them trying to make them all as detailed and effective as the first one. 20 characters didnt seem like too much at first, but once I got drawing, it really felt like a lot of work. But it was work that I enjoyed, and from the project I have now a greater confidence in illustrating people, especially faces.
The second part of the brief I found quite confusing. I wasn’t quite sure what was expected of the box and how my box alongside other boxes would fit together. I tried my best to create a living space for my tramp. A box consisting of an urban street alleyway type surrounding. As oppose to the standard flat/bedroom living space i thought this was a good way of making this part of the project a little different, and so instead of a bed and chair being the 3d element, I used some plastic and paper to make ‘litter’ to go on the ground of the box.
If I started this project again, I would manage my time better by spending less time on one archetype illustration, meaning less time on all of them, and spend more time experimenting and working out how to make the living space part of the project more effective! Overall Ive really enjoyed the project and it has tied up the first year well!
(Source: chrisbaileydesign)
