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Illustration Friday - CULTIVATE !

 Image 1 - Line-less background

 

Image 2 - Lined Background

here are the images i created on the theme of CULTIVATE. i sketched the basic shapes using graphite and then scanned and traced this using adobe Illustrator. i then coloured the image using airbrushing techniques in Photoshop.

Comments

Try using stencils,
Links to subject more clearly

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY - STIR

this weeks illustaration friday topic is STIR.

i took this and utilised the seperate letters of stir and came up with the small , tactile inspection robot that would be used for vehicle and ship repairs in the military.

Illustration Friday - WARNING !

For this illustration i thought of the warnings on cigarette packets and how depressing they can be to some viewers , i decided to do create a cigarette packet character based on Marlboro, cigarettes and put a warning id like to find on his centre. This was drawn in my sketch book then traced using adobe illustrator and then coloured using Adobe Photoshop. 

Illustration Friday - SWARM

illustartion friday based on the concept of swarm theory. this describes how non interlectual beings, such as ants can create a structure that interlinks the whole collonies actions creating a  self sufficient  work force.

comments i recieved form a group crit are;
possibly add a background for the image.
apply faded effect to the right side of the image.

AN ANALYTICAL REVIEW OF THE WORK OF LUCIAN FREUD

Lucian Freud is a German born, British artist who is widely recognised for his works on the human form. He produced rugged, true to life imagery that portrays the human figure in a naked display of flesh and figure that captures the models deepest features and feelings.

The models that are portrayed in Freud’s works are usually acquaintances or of the artist. This allows Freud to capture the character of the specific individual and produce an image that truly replicates their feelings and thoughts through the expressions of the face and figure. This is the source of the emotive power of Freud’s work. Although quite contrary Freud also pushes himself to negate any feelings and emotional connection to the subject and focuses on the flows and folds of flesh, these two factors combine to produce powerful imagery of the human form that are well textured and detailed anatomically but also have a sense of emotion, feeling and flow.

Freud proclaims he is a biologist and his deep knowledge of the human form is prominent in his work. It is as if Freud dissects the form of the individual he is capturing and emphasises their most prominent features, whether it be imperfections in the skin, extruding features, deep wrinkles or obscure body forms.

Freud utilises a small variety of media in his work, using pencil and oil painting as the main tools of his craft. Freud’s pencil work displays the harsh folds and wrinkles in the flesh with great depth, using strong, bold lines and tone to define these features. Freud’s oil work replicates this same effect using muted colours, tone and shape that blend the character with its surroundings. This produces raw imagery that focuses on the flaws in flesh and emboldens them to be the focal point of the imagery.        

Freud is a developing artist that has adapted and evolved his work throughout his career, producing captivating and powerful imagery on the human form.

AN ANALYTICAL REVIEW OF THE WORK OF FRANCIS BACON

Francis Bacon is an Irish born, British artist who is renowned for his works on the human form and the portrayal of emotion and feeling through his abstract imagery.

 These images typically revolved around heads or figures in peculiar forms, against non-descript, bland backdrops. This emphasises the forms of the figures Bacon portrays and focuses the viewer on the emotive the character portrays. The themes in Bacon’s earlier work revolved around the idea of crucifixion and religious concepts. It was during this stage that Bacon produced his first major pieces names ‘three studies for figures at the base of a crucifixion’.

In these images bacon utilises oil and pastel to create abstract figures that represent forms and figure. He blends the tone on his figures using smooth strokes and bland colours against the vibrant background to enhance the focus on the figures and to create a sense of flow in the form.

The characters depicted in these images are not of a human form but incorporate aspects of them throughout. In the right image there are features of the human facial and torso form incorporated into an unusual isometric figure. The screaming mouth resembles a figure nail at the end of the protruding shape and at the base a rib cage. Bacon utilises these aspects of human figure and changes the placement or setting of the features to create strange and sometimes disturbing imagery.

The left image resembles a human torso and head draped in a cloth or robe, this figure guides the viewer to the central image through the direction of the perspective and the gaze of the figure. This is a common occurrence in Bacons imagery as the perspective lines and geometrical shapes placed in the background are utilised to guide the viewer around the image. This can also be seen in Bacon’s ‘Study after Velazquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X’.

 Bacon’s later works go on to focus on his social circle, later becoming almost obsessed with the concept of death and personal demons after the death of his partner George Dyer.