FMP - Week 1

Alright, so week 1 was busy. The research period always is. Busy and grueling - I hate research, it feels like you're trying to pull your mind through molasses. I don't mind looking at other people's artwork and picking it apart, no, its the documenting that I can't stand. But I have been doing it - I have three weeks to finish all my research up.

This week I've been pretty much looking at Dali and Leading light - one the master of fantastical realism, the other the master of british concept art. Whats not to love?

Anyway, other than that I've been doing some experimenting in ceramics. I decided early on that I wanted to include some 3D work in my concepts, just to give it a bit of 'umph', and I'm going to do that with Marquette's. At the moment I'm just toying with the types of clay that I'll be using - porcelain and paper clay - as they're finer than what I usually use, because the work I'll be doing is so detailed.

I've also been making small tester pieces of armor in Sculpture, using embossing copper and aluminium cans - I'll post some photo's up once I have them (unfortunately my camera died during lunch that day). I cut the metals into basic shapes, and then simply used a biro-pen to press designs into them. It was surprisingly effective.

And last, but not least, on Wednesday I started a 'Spontaneous Sketchbook' (honestly I don't know what else to call it), where I'm just going to draw from life and my imagination when the need strikes me. I've also been sketching when I wake up from dreams (a little inspiration from Dali there) and it's been turning out some awesome stuff.

Okay, here's a sketch dump for you to go with this post. Just a few monster sketches from this week :D






Anyway, week 2 update soon :)

See ya!