ILLUSTRATION BOARD NUMBER THREE...

As I have now completed 2 sets of A2 illustration boards I am now on the final two boards and I have decided to go with the close up angles as they allow me to be more creative with my work. I used similar techniques of ink, fine liner and collage as these techniques have inspired me the most from my illustrator's research. I still need to add to it so I will upload the finished product so you can see if it makes a difference. I like how I have bought through the charcoal to combine the last two sets together with this set. Hopefully the other board will be successful!

FIRST SET OF ILLUSTRATION BOARDS...

To strengthen our portfolios for interview we have been set the challenge of creating 6 illustration boards, 2 design boards and a concept board. For my first set I was especially inspired by Howard Tangye's work using the form of colour to emphasise certain features and used ink in a similar way he would in his work. I was also inspired by colour schemes that he had used and colours from the capsule collection I had created so it would suit my specific target customer. Breaking down the preparation for this to become a success I had to find two close up shots that would work together and experiment with different techniques to see which one I preferred and had to evidence where I had sourced the inspiration from and what design I was trying to illustrate. For the second board I decided to bring through other influences of Jonathan Looman and collage techniques but keep similar structures of the face and colour within the features. I was very surprised at how well these turned out and was really proud of these as they suit my style and suit my target customer. Which is your favourite?

NEW, REFINED DESIGNS...

For this brief, I had to illustrate my designs in a way that was detailed and technical improving the last versions and developing them so they were a suitable standard for interview. I liked my originals because it suits my style and personality but I can understand the construction of these garments now they have the rest of the information on. I think I would improve it by selecting a few to go into more detail with making them appear more stronger. I have managed to incorporate all the stitch and seam lines so the manufacturer would be clear on what they have to produce rather than the vague image that was coming through from the first attempts. Which one is your favourite?