Animation 1:
This is an animation in response to William Kentridge, who is a South African artist that specialises in animated pieces. His works link to the theme of muddled memories and racism, which ties into the theme of my personal investigation. To make this I used biro and permanent marker on tracing paper, then I scanned each frame into Photoshop and edit the pictures, then put all the frames together in Windows Movie-Maker to create this animation. The animation consists of a white spotlight-like circle sinking down to show a normal, more happy face.
Animation 1 Process:
As stated before I composed this animation as a response to the artist William Kentridge. First on the page is my storyboard for this animation. Below my storyboard is the explanation for my process plus the little extra details that help put the finished piece together.
As stated before I composed this animation as a response to the artist William Kentridge. First on the page is my storyboard for this animation. Below my storyboard is the explanation for my process plus the little extra details that help put the finished piece together.
Animation 2:
I created a stop motion animation by creating paper cut outs of each frame and positioning them accordingly when taking the pictures for each frame. I also created the backgrounds by hand using watercolours and animated this using the app Stop Motion Studio. I then joined each scene and added my own sounds using the app Videoleap.
I created a stop motion animation by creating paper cut outs of each frame and positioning them accordingly when taking the pictures for each frame. I also created the backgrounds by hand using watercolours and animated this using the app Stop Motion Studio. I then joined each scene and added my own sounds using the app Videoleap.
Animation 2 Storyboard:
This is the storyboard for 'Animation 2'. It follows the story of a bird who eats a worm, realises too late that the worm is poisonous and transforms into a mutant bird. However then it's revealed that this mutant change is only temporary and the bird's outer skin peels off to reveal the bird's skeleton and so then flies away into the distance. This was actually my first ever storyboard, as well as my first animation with a storyline. The storyboard's purpose was to display the story of my animation through a more visual method, so as give a more vivid vision of my piece. It also serves as a very good set of instructions and explanation of each scene such as whether it would be a zoomed in frame and what angle the bird would be at.
Animation 3:
This is a bit different from the two previous animations I've shown as this is my first digital animation. I used the application Krita and decided to do an animation of a ball bouncing to experiment with movement. I did this with individually hand-drawn frames rather than using the circle tool to create the frames to gain practice in drawing independently with my hands as well as trying to practice consistency. Overall I found this very fun to make and seeing the end result made it worthwhile. I also got inspiration from "The Animator's Survival Kit" by Richard Williams, I found this book useful because the creator has given a detailed and useful explanation into the principles of animation and key points to consider.
This is a bit different from the two previous animations I've shown as this is my first digital animation. I used the application Krita and decided to do an animation of a ball bouncing to experiment with movement. I did this with individually hand-drawn frames rather than using the circle tool to create the frames to gain practice in drawing independently with my hands as well as trying to practice consistency. Overall I found this very fun to make and seeing the end result made it worthwhile. I also got inspiration from "The Animator's Survival Kit" by Richard Williams, I found this book useful because the creator has given a detailed and useful explanation into the principles of animation and key points to consider.
Trump Digital Piece:
To create this piece I took inspiration from the anti-COVID19 protests that were happening in the US. The reason being was because of the total irony of it all - the vast majority of these "protestors" were Trump supporters, who felt oppressed because they were made to wear a mask, considering that other minority groups have faced worse systemic oppression and discrimination from people like those complaining about the COVID19 restrictions, such as black people and the increased attention of the BLM movement.
Artist Research Pages:
These are research pages about two artists from the Slade School Degree Showcase 2020. For each artists' page is a brief explanation of who the artist is, a recreation of a painting of theirs and a SEMI (Subject, Elements, Materials and Intentions) review of the piece I painted. I chose these two artists because their styles are very different from and so are able to compliment each other in a way (as seen on the next page).
Artist Responses:
On the left are two studies based on two artists from the Slade School of Arts' works (first is Lulua Alyahya and the second is Valentin Rilliet (Slade School Degree Showcase 2020)). I had chosen to do this because the two have very different and distinctive art styles and to learn how to create a unique artist response based on an artist(s)'s style and technique of work. As well as this, I had only just started my Personal Investigation at this point so this was all very experimental. On the right is the combined response based off the 2 artists' styles of work. This was beneficial as I could use this joint response to give a completely new outcome.
On the left are two studies based on two artists from the Slade School of Arts' works (first is Lulua Alyahya and the second is Valentin Rilliet (Slade School Degree Showcase 2020)). I had chosen to do this because the two have very different and distinctive art styles and to learn how to create a unique artist response based on an artist(s)'s style and technique of work. As well as this, I had only just started my Personal Investigation at this point so this was all very experimental. On the right is the combined response based off the 2 artists' styles of work. This was beneficial as I could use this joint response to give a completely new outcome.
Artist Research/Response:
A research page followed by an original artist response. The reason why I chose this artist (Amrita Sher-Gil) to research was that her work very much ties into my Personal Investigation theme surrounding colourism in South Asian culture and the beauty of South Asian women for who they really are. The response on the right hand side was done using acrylic paints, for the pictures I took a couple and ensured I made each picture are varied as possible.
A research page followed by an original artist response. The reason why I chose this artist (Amrita Sher-Gil) to research was that her work very much ties into my Personal Investigation theme surrounding colourism in South Asian culture and the beauty of South Asian women for who they really are. The response on the right hand side was done using acrylic paints, for the pictures I took a couple and ensured I made each picture are varied as possible.
Live Drawings:
I had the opportunity to draw some of the people in the art class in the year below. Each drawing task was varied with time, instructions and drawing medium (e.g. 20 seconds to 3 minutes + tone). I think live drawings are essential as they help with a better flow of drawing and practicing quicker drawing to get more down onto the paper quickly.
Tonal/Lighting Paintings:
These are paintings that I've done of pictures from a previous photo shoot. I picked these images to paint from because they differ in light intensity and so can give completely different outcomes. The reason why I did this was to see the effect lighting has on the tones of the same subject. This links to the theme of my coursework because the harshness of lighting can completely change what a person looks like in a picture or could even change the emotion conveyed.
Bleach Painting/Experiment:
Above is a painting I made using bleach and watercolour. I got this idea from experimenting with different mediums to put bleach on as it wouldn't work on the black ink I used before. I very much liked creating this because it gives much more control than painting bleach onto fabric as the bleach bleeds on it too far. The colour that the bleach also gives off on the crimson is a very good contrast compared to the other colour swatches I used the bleach on. I used this particular material because bleach is a key ingredient in lightening creams and soaps, which again ties into my theme of Colourism in South Asian Culture.
Above is a painting I made using bleach and watercolour. I got this idea from experimenting with different mediums to put bleach on as it wouldn't work on the black ink I used before. I very much liked creating this because it gives much more control than painting bleach onto fabric as the bleach bleeds on it too far. The colour that the bleach also gives off on the crimson is a very good contrast compared to the other colour swatches I used the bleach on. I used this particular material because bleach is a key ingredient in lightening creams and soaps, which again ties into my theme of Colourism in South Asian Culture.
Digital Piece:
This is a digital piece that I've done as part of my coursework, in which I'm looking at the theme of Colourism in South Asia (as mentioned before). The piece looks at how the subject is in despair (thus the muted tones) and then on the right side a happier, more vibrant version of the self. It is also key to note the difference in skin tone, the sadder subject on the left's skin tone is pale and looks sickly while the person on the right looks much more lively and warm, indicating that those who don't follow the south Asian societal standard of beauty are much happier with themselves and life.
