Studio Practice: Final outcome

Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Final outcome

Overall I'm pleased with how my concertina book has come out, and I think this was reflected in the feedback I received on Tuesday, which was mainly positive, especially about how simple the idea and techniques were, mixed with the busy prints on some of the layers.

Best parts:

- 'charm' of the piece, I like how I seem to have captured quite a bit of personality in my images

- Construction of entire book, and how the simplicity of it's construction mirrors the simplicity of the work

- Fusion between hand rendered and digital to create a fairly analogue looking piece whilst having the benefits of being easily adapted digitally

- Simple text, mirrored my the basic '16' on the back to create just a small context for narrative

Things I would do differently:

- Attachment tabs, I would work on these longer to develop a cleaner shape

- Ink is over the fold on one part, I would make sure that the artwork was comfortably contained in the page size

- Change the first coat so it is the same colour as the cover in order to create a feel of cohesion from the start

- The position of the last figure in order to carry on the movement right until the end

Main things I've learnt:

- To take my time over the simple tasks, such as measuring and sketching in order to get the result I want