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The new project is Finding stories- our archive, so I have to find a story out of an archive. We were given two archives to look from already (Cass archive or Youth culture archive) or I can choose one my self. I think this is a good way to challenge my storytelling skills and see how far I can dig to make an interesting story.
I have to come up with two final outcomes for this project one to return back to the archive and second is sell point. I'm not too sure on what I'm going to do yet.

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I visited our first archive and I wasn't too sure what to expect. The archive isn't a massive one it is a small one. This archive documents the young culture of the UK mostly punk, grim, pop. They are wanting to be able to document personal and historical content.
Some of the photos that they showed were interesting because it showed us what it was like the 60s to 90s. It showed us how history repeats its self in a short timescale and people share the same experiences.
we got to look through the books and photos of the archive but I didn't get enough time to look through properly so I would like to go back

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today I did a dry point workshop. the drawing is from one of the objects I've chosen which is a pair of shades. The shades are from one of my ideas for motorbikes. I did like dry point but it is a messy process. I worked with all sorts of different tools for mark making: wire wool, sandpaper, etching needle, burnishing tool and a roller. I would like to do more testing with dry point because I only did the one print.

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I'm not too sure about my idea yet and what route I will be taking I have looked through the youth culture archive and found some images that I like. I have been looking at motorbike gangs, teddy boys, poker, rock and roll and partying. At the moment I am more drawn to the motorbike gangs.

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I went to the welcome collection which has an archive and library but I don't think I will be using it for my chosen archive. They had a few exhibitions on the human body which was interesting. I found this spaceman which was made out of different material.

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This is the image I chose from the youth culture archive. I have decided to look into motorbikes in the 50s and 60s and motor bike gangs.  I like the style of clothing and I'm also interested in the era. One of the motorbike gangs that i have looked at is the hell's angles which are world wide and one of the biggest gangs. In the late 60s there was the Rockers. At the moment I am looking into both.

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Garry Rawlings is the photographer of the photos that I looked at. I didn't find much about him only a few photos that he took as well. I would like to find out more about him and why he took the photo.

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I have chosen my story based on the film The Wild One from the 1950s. It first came out in America as it was banned in the UK as they thought it would influence young people to become rebels.  The film influenced the biker fashion with the leather jacket and roll up deniem jeans. I found the film interesting, I wouldn't say it is the type of film i would usaully watch. The wild one mostly cam up in my research so I thought it would be useful to watch nd what it about.
The Film stars Marlon Brando as the leader of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club going around making trouble. After steeling a racing trophy the gang end up a local town which they continue making trouble until someone dieds. While at the town Johnny (Marlo Brando) falls in love with Kathie.

The drawing I did was an idea for a poster or the cover for the film. I'm not too sure what i'm going to send to the archive yet or what i'm going to amke a selling point. A poster is a good thing for a selling point as they are easy to produce once you have a master copy.

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I did some quick sketches of some of the characters from The Wild One.  I'm drawing the main characters from the film to see which ones will be good to draw on my helemet.

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As I am thinking of air brushing on my helemet, I thought drawing in digital air brush could give me an idea of the drawing. It is a lot easier to draw than using the real thing you don't have to worry about the distane you hold the pen at. The drawings that I have practiced with air brush does look similer to the digital one. At the moment the drwings do look blured.

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If I can stencil the drawings on the helmet then tone the image with the air brush I think the drawing would work well because the outline would be more defined.

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I'm thinking of using black paint, but I wanted to test out colour digitally. I think that colour would be good on the helmet and because the helemt is in white the colours would stand out more. I think adding colour gives it more defination and the drawing is still blured.
I think I will need to test out using colour with an actual air brush becuase I would need to use layering properly on the paint.

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As I was messing around with colour before I thought about just having one bit in colour and it could be significant to the character.  Chino is the only characte that wears a scalf aslo he is the only one to wear a stripy jumper so either one could be colour.

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I think th shading with the air brush works well because it easy to blend the tone and shade. As well the line drawing makes it stand out more and is clearer than air brush outlines.

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I got some helemet templates from the interenet so I could moke up some designs of helmets. These are small drawings,  some of my feedback is to draw to size. I think if a make the templates A3 size it would be a good representation the actual design.

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A workshop I missed was using paint over aicate then etch into with a drawing then photocopy it. I thought I would test it out my self to see how effective it is. It is a good process if you want a textured background and the drawing is reusable and can be futher edited.

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I went onto drawing images from the TT racing a bit off track. I do have a personal interest in motorbikes and I like watching racing.  I used photoshop and warped the background trying to represent the heat waves on the track

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I was testing out an air brush that I bought but I am having trouble with it. The brush bleeds the paint and sometimes no paint will come out of the brush. I will need a lot of pratice with air brushing  but I think it will be a process that I'll enjoy.

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I am airbrushing on my helemt I think it is a good process and I enjoy it. I have had a few problems with it a long he way.

I mixed up my own paint which worked okay, but not having the right consistensty can block the airbrush and make the paint splatter. As you are able to see in the photo the paint has bled and splattered everywhere. There also can be other reasons why the paint has bled: the air is too low so paint can't come out at an even pace, and the needle isn't fine enough. I want to stick with airbrushing because it is a useful skill and makes pianting much easier and quicker. It useful for making big paintings. I will have to look into different needles and compressors or I will need to find a new process that is neater and doesn't bleed.

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I think the hee looks good, but it can be better. I think there isn't enough drwings and the helemet looks plain. I think adding colour to the drawings could make the helmet more lively and standout. I added a gloss coat over the helemet to protect the paint but also make it look finished but it hasn't worked as I hoped.