Introduction

Thank you for taking a look at my digital portfolio! I have arranged my work in chronological order so that the pieces from my AS Level are at the top of my blog, and it runs all the way through to my most recent A2 Level pieces which are at the bottom.

Typography Experiments

This is part of my typography study for a section of my first AS Level project, where I experimented with multiple techniques in order to create a range of different fonts, and learn the fundamentals of typography. This includes vocabulary such as tracking/kerning, serif/sans serif etc. In this piece, I have used graphite pencils to create the designs, and have mounted my designs on to coloured card.

Dimensions: A4 sketchbook page

Wispa™ Bar

This is a marker pen rendered drawing I have created of a Wispa™ bar, which I did to experiment with new techniques and develop my marker pen rendering skill. The text has been marker pen rendered, cut out and mounted onto purple card. I have then added shadows and highlights to make the bar look 3D and as if the "wrapper" is glistening. The shading had been done with purple coloured pencil, and the highlights have been done sued white pencil and white acrylic paint.

Dimensions: 297mm x 210mm

Development of Book Cover

These are development pages for my first AS Level project, where we were asked to create a book cover for a novel of our choice. These pages show some of my earlier designs which I refined and developed, but were still unsuccessful for what I was trying to achieve.

Dimensions of pages: 210mm x 297mm

Final Book Cover Design

This is my final book cover design for my first AS Level project. I have used techniques from my chosen designer, Fernando Reza, such as block colours and simplistic design. In my design I was able to successfully portray the events of the novel without revealing too much of the plot, and set the atmosphere of the book.

Dimensions: 291mm x 120mm

Quentin Blake Artist Study

This is a copy of a Quentin Blake piece which I have used in my second AS Level project. I have copied one of his illustrations of Fantastic Mr Fox, which uses clear examples of gestural drawing. To create this piece I sketched a copy of the original design, added watercolour, then used black ink for the drawn details.

Dimensions: 210mm x 232mm

Jamie Hewlett Artist Study

This is an artist study of Jamie Hewlett, and this is my copy of one of his watercolour pieces. I decided to recreate this piece as opposed to some of his more well known pieces, as it was still a well known character (Murdoc from The Gorillaz), but the style of the design was closer to what I was hoping to include in my final piece. To create this piece, I sketched the a copy of the original, added colour by using watercolours, the used black ink to add the drawn details.

Dimensions: 203mm x 272mm