This week has been mainly a finishing up of all the module work for my Alternative Techniques and Contextual Studies, A large amount of theory work has been finished this week in order to hit my deadline today (Friday the 4th), My technical file, moodboard, initial ideas, a how to guide and an essay were all written up this week, so not much art to show you this week.
I have been in contact with Atomhawk talking about a possible internship, they unfortunately are not hiring at the moment but they were nice enough to provide me with some amazing information advice and references, I am extremely appreciative, and this experience has inspired me to continue working hard towards my goal
Here is a list of the advice / great references Jill Clow from Atomhawk sent me:
because that's how we improve. Reading books like Robertson's and Hogarths are great for educating yourself on the fundamentals of drawing and design.
• Seek out online art communities (forums, art gallery platforms, social media) befriend other artists, get critiques, identify your weaknesses, and do community challenges and projects
• Keep reading - Look into the old art masters; visit a gallery and see which ones you like and why.
• Practice often and pay attention to the errors you may make- try not to get frustrated with them as every error drawn offers an opportunity to learn and improve
• Be patient. It can at times be a struggle to stick to your goals so always remember why you want to be a concept artist
• Research! If you're in Uni, ask tutors and teachers if they can give you a career path direction- read up online what it involves to be a concept artist, what the day-to day tasks involve and what skills are required.
• Reading list:
Light and Colour- James Gurney,
How to Render - Scott Robertson
‘The Skilful Huntsman - Felix Yoon, Khang Le, and Mike Yamada ’
‘Art Fundamentals – collection of artists’
‘Framed Ink - Marcos Mateu-Mestre and Jeffrey Katzenberg ’
‘Anatomy for the artist – Sarah Simblet’
I will be sure to invest some of my bursary I am obtaining next week for some of these books.
S.W.O.T
Strengths
Of course this week has been very productive, in a academic viewpoint I have finished two whole modules for my Uni work, Also the amazing email made my week, even though they declined my internship I am just happy they replied to me with such a positive and informative way.
Weaknesses
I have not created any artwork this week other than practice sketches, this is obviously because of the intense amount of theory work I had to finish for the hand in date.
Opportunities
The Atomhawk Email I feel not only gave me a foot in the door but I also obtained references that are industry standard, a great opportunity that I am glad happened.
Threats
A lack of illustrative work stunts my growth as an artist, It does not help me progress if I do not practice
For next week:
I am going to learn how to use adobe illustrator, and create some initial ideas for my own personal logo
I am also going to research some current logos and give my opinion on them and use them as reference when creating my own.
Art of the week:
Black Swamp, this is a re design of an piece of artwork I really admired, using the blur and stretch tool and changing the shapes of the forms to create a unique piece of artwork, I also very much enjoy the lighting on this particular illustration, this is also one of the first pieces of art I every created when walking down the path of a concept artist.
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