Joiners / Kevin Meredith

Kevin Meredith's work...

Kevin Merediths work is done by taking separate pictures of people and joining them all up making a joiner effect to his work and kind of linking to the idea of exquisite corpse in the way it is done by sections. I like the look of his work and think it looks and works really well so I have looked into his work and tried to respond to his work in a way that they link but yet are different. I did a shoot outside and one in the studio to see how this would differ. I like how mine have come out. I created these by putting them into photoshop and lining them up to make my separate images into one. If I was to do this again I would try to get the lighting more of the same and accrete. Also if i wanted to use this sort of technique for a final piece I would do this sort of this and just add surreal elements to it in photoshop and I think this would work well. 

       My Responce...

Illustrator tools - Year 2

Multiple shape tool

I did this by selecting a shape but when I applied the shape to the page I held the button between the  'shift' button and the 'z' button and just simply dragged out the shape how i wanted. 

Blend Tool
First I just drew a straight line and a not straight line and selected them together. Then went to object on the tool bar and then went under the option blend then blend options and then you can select how dense you want the lines to be and how many you want. After you have selected what you want you can move the lines around to create a 3D looking shape.

Blur Tool

This tool was done by making the whole image blurry
which was done with a blur effect under the filter option
on the tool bar. Then using the rubber tool I went over 
the area that I wanted clear.

Surrealism photoshop workshop - Year 2

For this workshop the aim was to create your own surrealism image. We did this by doing thing like transforming the image, using the lasso tool the separate parts of the image, layers so we could layers images on top of each other and the blend mode to make the images on top of each other look better when they are put together. 

For my piece I made the face surreal by using the Lasso tool to select the facial features and moved them around on the face. After i chose a landscape and move the new surreal face on to the landscape background. I then played around with the opacity settings on the face then played around with the blend mode to make the face fit into the background more. 

   

Poster timeline - Year 1

1880
By Jules Chére
This poster is called 'Belle Epoque'. I think this poster is trying to attract women as in tis time women were not treated as equals so men would look at this poster and think it was rubbish as a women is the main part of the poster. This could be adverts


1890
By Champs Elysees
This poster is called 'Ice Palace'. I think this poster is also for something like a show as the woman is very dressed up. This poster is colourful which maybe shows that it is about a good thing. 

1990

Presentation techniques - Year 1

Some types of presentation techniques: 

• Flat wall mount 

Work that is mounted directly onto the wall using a simple method, string, wire, sticky pads or velcro.

• Float mount

This method is one that i good for work with materials like wood and foam board. It is like flat wall mounting but fitted for more 3D work or to make 2D work look more 3D like. 

• Wire and track hanging system

This method uses strong picture hanging cord or steel wire and a hook so then a piece a work will hang off of that and be displayed.

What presentation technique do I think would suit my work best?

If I were to present my final piece in something like a gallery I think I would use a wire and track hanging system as I think this would show my work clearly. This way it can be shown on a wall in a simple but effective way and I think this would work well compare to come of the other methods. I don't think I would be able to do a flat wall mount with my work and it wouldn't be as stable as my piece is a heavy piece and would be more stable hooked on to the wall instead of being stuck. The float mount would work but adds a shadow effect to a piece as its not fully stuck flat to the wall and the effect that the float mount gives off wouldn't look right with my piece in my opinion. By using the wire hanging system I think it will show my concept good as my work is about a dark place and uses dark colours and if it was to be hung up on a light colour wall like white it would make my work stand out a lot more than if it had a frame or mounting card around it.

Logo screen grabs - Year 1

Drug abuse research - Year 1

Article links:

• http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2015/05/22/more-babies-born-to-mothers-addicted-to-pain-meds

• http://medicineabuseproject.org/stories/nobody-knew-how-bad-johns-addiction-was-until-it-was-too-late

• http://www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-drug-overdose-story-goes-viral-online/

General facts:

The average age of first experimentation with drugs is 13, and for alcohol it is even younger. 

Over 60 percent of admissions to emergency rooms are either directly or indirectly due to drug or alcohol usage.

Over 50 percent of all traffic accidents involve the use of drugs or alcohol, with many of these being fatal.

It is estimated that drugs and alcohol are a factor in at least 80 percent of domestic violence incidents.

Responses:

These are images I got from Pinterest when doing research. I like these images as they really shows the horrible effects of the theme 'Drug Abuse' and i think that is important to make people aware of the issue. These graphic images would make people think and they might not want to carry on from seeing things like this. I also like this from the reason u would want my graphic image and poster to show the message these images show. 

What is a ident? - Year 1

An ident is a video identification of a channel that advertises the different programs to an audience by introducing the next program and showing a time schedule of the shows that are coming on. It usually lasts about 10-20 secs and is normally animated creating a target which carries out different elements to specific audiences. These elements inform the audience on what the show contents and who its suited for e.g. (channel 4 often have programs based off realism such as gangs, crimes and e.t.c which would usually show in their idents)

Dry point etching

Why is used dry point etching

For my final piece i chose to use dry point etching as the effect from this technique fits in really well with my theme 'Drug abuse' as I feel like it has a rough effect to it and this is what I wanted for my graphic image.

What is dry point etching?

Drypoint etching is a printing process in which a plastic, glass or metal plate is etched with a design, ink is rolled and spread into the etching marks and the plate is pressed to make a printing onto paper.

What I did...

1. I etched my design into the plate, which was my hand image.
2. After that I scrapped the ink onto the plate.
3. Then Using skrim I removed the excess ink from the plate so that only the design is left.
4. When i finished that i dampened a sheet of watercolour paper and then to dry the paper off I used blotting paper until the paper was just a bit damp.
5. Then i placed the inked plate on top of the damp paper and then I rolled that through the printing press.
6. Finally I carefully removed the paper from the plate. 

Health and safety:

• Keep etching tool away from fingers as it has a sharp tip.
• Wear protective clothing such as gloves and aprons
• When using the press make sure you keep fingers away incase you trap them in the press.
• When using the press make sure you use the handle provided. 
• Clear up excess ink after printing is complete and clear up any spillages caused by dampening paper.

Limitations of dry point etching:

• Ink runs when adding extra media like watercolour.
• Takes a long time to reproduce. 
• Not every print is the same. 

Reproducing my work - Year 1

How would I reproduce work?

If I were to reproduce my work I would use digital photography, this is how I would do it:

This is a technique of taking a photo of your work to reproduce it. The lights are used at a 45 degree angle to the work to decrease the amount of shadows that could be created when taking images of your work. The tri-pod is used so the picture doesn't come out blurry or unfocused. This will insure that the work would be captured and seen to the best it can be. 

Technical information / Psychogeorgraphy - Year 1

Photography 

ISO and Aperture 

I used a DSLR as one type of lens based imagery.
At first while setting up the camera I just kept in on the medium setting with the aperture at f8 and a ISO of 100 and these photos did not work out as the settings where meant for places light are lighter than places like alleyways.
When setting up my camera after working out what was the best setting I set the ISO to 1600 to give for the low light conditions of the Alleyway. I also set the aperture setting to f5.6 and the shutter speed around 1/5 sec and the flash was not on.

I also used a mobile devise which was an iPhone as another use of lens based imagery.

When using this device you don't need set anything settings up so I just had to make sure I had the light right ans tried taking the picture with the flash on and with the flash off. Also I tried to add effects on the mobile devise as well but these didn't turn out that good so I played with the effects on Photoshop which can be seen in my sketchbook. 

Health & Safety

In this project I used screen printing on a wooden board

Screen printing:

• When mixing Acrylic with Medium, if Medium get on your hands, wash hands asap.
• When using the squidgy make sure fingers are out the way.
• Avoid getting medium on clothes.  

Spray painting was also used onto my wooden board 

Spray painting:

• Make sure you keep away from eyes.
• Do not inhale fumes from spray.
• Wash off asap if spray gets on skin or clothes.

Typographic systems - Year 1

Anatomy of Typography

Typeface anatomy describes the graphic elements that make up printed letters in a typeface.

The different systems

Axial system: 

All the elements are organised to the left or right of a single axis.

Bilateral system:

Similar anatomical parts are arranged on opposite sides of a median axis.

Grid system: 

A design made by using a grid.

Transitional system:

This system is a simple system that shows the type as being all together like in a paragraph.

Radial system: 

The radial system is when all the writing in a poster comes off from one point. 

Modular system:

This system type being organised in a was it looks random but yet is organised into different sections.

Random system: 

This system explains its self. Everything is just random it doesn't have a rule to it.

Dilatational system:

This system show that the type in a poster follows a guided line.

Researching Logo's - Year 1

This is the Pepsi logo. You can see how much it has changed from the year 1905 to now. You can see the very first logo is not a simple as it is now. The first old logo shows a fancy writing that would have been hard to repeat and this might have become a issue as it is such a big brand and this was in 1905 so they would of has as good technology to repeat it like we do in this time. From the first logo you can see the Pepsi logo progressing and having more colour and picture into it. I feel like this logo would have been more recognisable as it has a bottle cap in the logo showing what the product of Pepsi is. After 1950 you can see Pepsi have started to use a lot simpler writing and this would be easier to duplicate but also they have changed it by using simple shapes as well and i think after they start to do this it makes the logo better, more recognisable and simpler. You can now see the logo has become a lot more modern and fresher.

  










As you can see this is a image showing the progression of the Microsoft Windows logo. It starts off in 1985. You can clearly see that they started off by keeping it simple with 4 different sized rectangles. This does show the logo as being easy but 8 years later it was changed a lot. You can see it gets more complicated. As you can see they added colour and made it more of a graphic image. This sort of theme stays for a matter of years but in the present day changes back to like it was back i 1985 but a lot more fresher and sharp. I think they changed it back as the simple design can be recognised world wide still from that first logo and also from the different logos throughout the years. 

As you can see the apple logo started off as a really complicated and what looks like really old. This would be really had to replicate as how complicated it is as you can see they obviously had a few problems with it as in the same year they changed it to the more recognisable apple sing as their logo. In 1976 the logo was created and after a few months was already changed to a colourful, stripy apple. I don't like the first ever apple logo but after they changed it in the same year i think it improved a lot as i think this would be more easier for people to see and recognise, after this it just gradually got simplified and improved so much more and by just using the simple apple symbol that is easy to reproduce, notice and display. I think the change from 1976 has been a big change but i think this is a good thing as i really like this logo and you can easily see what it is and what they stand for.

Lens-based image making techniques - Year 1

CAMERA TYPES

35mm SLR

SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. A SLR uses a mirror and prism system. That lets the photographer see through the lens and see exactly what will be taken, opposite to viewfinder cameras where the image could be different from what will be captured.

Medium Format

Large Format 

 

This is a camera with an image area of 5 inches by 4 inches or more.


Twin lens reflex

A twin-lens reflex camera is a camera with 2 objective lenses with the same focal length. One of the lenses is the photographic lens or "taking lens"  the lens that takes the actual picture and the other is used for the viewfinder system, which is usually viewed from above at waist level.

DSLR

DSLR stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex. A DSLR is a digital camera with the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor.



Compact camera

A small, simple 35 mm camera with automatic focusing and exposure.


Compact system camera

Compact system camera is a camera with interchangeable lenses but with no mirror. Some have DSLR sensors, some can have smaller ones, some have electronic viewfinders and others have no viewfinder.


Bridge camera

Bridge cameras  slot inbetween digital compacts and DSLR's offering the finer points of both genres. 
Polaroid

Polaroid cameras are used widely in lighting devices to reduce glare. It is a camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds.


Camcorder

A camcorder is an electronic device combining a video camera and a video recorder.


Lomo camera

Mobile device

A camera that is part of a mobile devise.


FOCAL LENGTH
Focal length is the distance in millimetres from the imaging surface, film or sensor and the optical centre of the lens when it is focused at infinity.

FOCAL PLANE
A focal-plane shutter is a type of photographic shutter that is positioned in front of the focal plane of the camera.

COMPOSITION
Composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art.

Paper cuts - Year 1

My own paper cut 

These are my paper cut pictures in the style of Peter Callesen. I cut out a simple shapes of my name with a added heart at the front. I thought this would create good shadows when shooting my paper cuts like Peters work. I put my paper cut on top of a map on top cardboard but not directly on to the map, I created some little stand so my paper cut looks like it is 3D and creates more shadows in my pictures. I like my work and how it has turned out and how the shadows in my work. If i was to do this again i would probably attempt to do a more complex design as mine is simple but i think it still looks effective. 

Health and Safety

• Be careful with fingers when handling knifes because it is easy to cut yourself as they are sharp.
• Don't cut towards yourself because there is a risk of slipping.
• Use a cutting mat under paper that you are cutting to reduce chance of slipping while cutting your paper. 

Peter Callesen

Peter Callesen born in Copenhagen in 1967 and is a Danish artist and author. Callesen is renowned for his talent in combining the minimalism of a big crisp white sheet of paper with the complexity of meticulously cut and folded paper and uses the two to build out some aesthetically pleasing compositions. I really like Peters work and think it is very effective how he uses the 3D effects and the shadows he creates.