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When we had our first look at the word 'Revolution', we took the world "revolve" literally and were put into groups to create a mind map of synonyms for the word "revolve". This exercise didnt create a definitive idea for be apart from the synonym "orbit" which made me think of space and how our solar system revolves around the sun and the science behind it.

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After we had made the paper sculptures, we had a workshop for photoshop. I learnt how to cut backgrounds out of an image and how to copy and paste them onto a separate project. This video was taken as an example. I took an image of a dog I got from the Internet and used it as an example as I had no solid idea on what my theme would be going forward

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After I had learnt how to copy and paste images, I added them to a background I found online.Then, by using the "adjustments" feature, I played around with colour saturation and changed the hues of my images

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More experimentation with adjustment feature 

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More experimentation with adjustment feature 

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Once I learnt how to alter images with their colour, I learnt how to access filters and use them on separate images.

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The prompt I used in this Ai generator was 'spiralling trees in the wood as I was inspired by how nature naturally has spirals twists and turns. Because of this idea, I thought more about how nature can revolve and how humans can interfere with nature to imitate these patterns and shapes that occur.

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second AI generated image regarding forests and how they revolve

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This was my second mind map as i tried to whittle down what i direction i wanted to lean in. At first i thought about how the earths revolution/rotation affects nature on Earth, but then i thought about how quite a few things in nature have the same spiraling pattern (Fibonacci sequence). For example, Hurricanes (view from outer space), galaxies and some species of plants and flowers.

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playing around with adjustments on photoshop 

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After the initial introduction on photoshop, i took an image off the internet again. This time, I cut out the angel from the rest of the background and used the adjustments tool to make the statue blue and put a poster affect over it. Using a second project I used the same image and used the same poster filter before overlaying the cut out blue angel from the previous project on top of the original angel. I liked how the image turned out, however, the new angel doesn't properly align with the originals position. to make further improvement I would make sure that the angels aligned properly to prevent the background layer from peeking through. Using these images didn't inform me about any project decisions I wanted to make, however, learning the basics of photoshop was something I had thought about in the future

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For the theme Revolution, and the research i did about the word “Revolve” i wanted to explore the patterns in nature that resemble the word revolve. For instance, snail shells as the pattern curves and circles into its centre point. With my theme, i wanted to make a short story showcasing elements of nature that circled, spiralled and twisted as apposed to the “normal” elements of nature.

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For my primary research, i went out into my local wooded areas to take pictures of general scenery and anything that resembled a spiral. I also wanted to find plants or trees that twisted and turned in shape. I managed to find some plants and flowers that had the resembling spiral shape as well as a snail shell i could have used further in my projects.

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Vorja Sanchez Artist Research and Analysis 

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Vorja Sanchez Artist Research and Analysis 

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Vorja Sanchez is an artist based in Barcelona, bringing life to all organic designs that he observes directly from forests into creatures. He is also known for turning clouds into creatures from photos he has captured.

His work usually consists of paintings and drawings with muted colours showcasing his storybook-like creatures.

Analysis

“Magnolia”

This work was sketched, most likely with coloured pencils or worked digitally. The colours are mainly warm hues with muted and less saturated cool colours like green, representing the leaves and two small creatures to add contrast and definition to certain parts of the piece. I believe the colours work nicely together as yellow and green (the main colours used in the sketch) as they are harmonious colours which make the artwork pleasing to look at. He has used a variety of lines in his work, sketching thinner lines to create the direction of the leaves as well as their texture. Thicker lines and more freehanded lines have been used to create the petals that give them a free form and natural appearance effectively as well as boldness compared to the leaves. Sanchez uses gentle shapes not only for the flower, but for the creatures within it which adds to the light hearted fantasy mood thats built within the artwork. In my opinion, Sanchez has used the formal elements effectively to create a dream-like piece.

His work relates to mine as i wanted to create a character based off nature to create a story

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After I had created a mind map for the word "revolve", i was tasked to create a paper sculpture to explore how we could manipulate the strips of paper to fold, twist and spiral; representing the different ways we could make it revolve visually. Through making this first sculpture, I learnt how to manipulate paper using different techniques like curling the strip over paper or creasing it beyond repair to create interesting shapes. I believe I did quite well on using varied techniques to create this paper sculpture, however, it was challenging to stick the strips together. In the future, I will use a mix of glue and sellotape to secure the structure.

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Using my primary research, I took inspiration from them and made creatures in a similar style to Sanchez. By using the shapes from the natural forms and using coloured pencils, I added humanoid features just like she does. I enjoyed creating the creature with a rose head and the horse chestnut creature as I felt like they were more me in terms of art style. However, I feel like I could have created more dull hues by using watercolours before going over them in coloured pencils. By changing the process, i could have achieved a similar colour palette to Sanchez.

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In class, we looked into character design by analysing the characters from "Inside Out" and how their designs show the emotion they represented. Afterwards, we were tasked with creating our own characters. I first drew different shapes that could be potential bodies for my character. I took inspiration from my Vorja Sanchez responses as i plaayed around with different ideas. Knowing that i wanted to create a character based of nature, I wanted to incorporate subtle elements into the character. I chose a softer and tear shaped body with a circular head as their base because i wanted them to look friendly and inviting instead of a more sharper one ( their body looked like a drop of water which i wanted to keep as an element of nature.)

I then played around with different "hats" like a lily pad and a mushroom before i thought about making antennae based off the plant "Corkscrew Albuca" because of their spiralling nature. (which would also incorporate spirals and another aspect of nature.) Lastly, i wanted to create some form of "clothing" for my character. Immediately, i thought about tree bark and how in nature, some trees bend, twist and spiral which was the inspiration for their "clothing".

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During the process of making my first paper sculpture, I wondered if I could make the paper sculpture resemble something. I had made a petal like structure using four strips of paper that bend slightly inwards. My first thought was Water Lilies as some flowers have natural spirals and turns. Not only do they have the in the middle of their structure, they also turn with the body of water that they are in. I started bending twelve strips of paper to make the outside of the petals from memory.

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After i created my character, i drew them in different circumstances: walking, climbing out of a horse chestnut, trying a new hat and becoming angry. My favourite sketch was them becoming angry as i played around with the concept i made before hand where they become more spikey and their antennae unravels and become jagged as well as their clothing. On this page, i also played around with different eye variations before keeping the original oval shape.

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After our character design workshop, we started experimenting with adobe photoshop. First we looked at how to use different brushes, layers and changing the colour of the brush. We then looked at the different tools down the sides of the screens and what they are used for. I had a look into brushes the brushes and grew fond of the ink and watercolour ones as i found them easy to use and look appealing. We also tried filling in shapes which i did with blue, red and yellow boxes in the middle left; i didn’t think i would use this technique to illustrate Chickpea as i wanted fluidity in their character.

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After getting used to software, we traced an image of our choice. I chose a woman i found online and added a layer to separate the line art from the image itself, making it easy to colour. Whilst tracing, i found that when i zoomed in, the pixels in the image were more visible. However, i successfully traced the woman before i started to colour. By using multiple layers, it was easier to layer and add detail to her which i found the most enjoyable part of the process.

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Side profile the water lily sculpture (draft)

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Side profile the water lily sculpture (draft)

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The first draft of my Water Lily consisted of three petals made by three strips on the outside, the same structure I used for the petals using smaller strips for the inside petals and then a small bunch of paper strip that I had cut to size and then rolled up to make the centre resemble something similar to spirals or rings. After I had made draft, I knew that to improve, I needed to make the petals "thicker" to prevent gaps in them. I also wanted to add the lily pad itself on the bottom, but I didn't want it to be flat so I thought of making it in the same shape as the petals but bigger than them.

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For further experimentation, i continued to use the watercolour brush back that comes with the software. I quickly learned that even if you select a highly saturated colour, it will be dulled down. Its something i didn’t mind and i used it to my advantage by creating colours with the perfect balance of colour for what I wanted to try out. By using the brushes, i created flower patterns and i enjoyed this process too; i thought about using it further in my project.

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First attempt to draw Chickpea on Adobe Illustrator 

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First attempt to draw Chickpea on Adobe Illustrator 

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As we had been given drawing pads, i could better my control with brush strokes which gave me more confidence to use Adobe Illustrator as my medium for my final. I found that drawing him from scratch without using shapes was a lot easier for me, as i said previously, they look more fluid which is what i like the most about these sketches. (Spiderman isnt supposed to be here but i was experimenting with my control of the lines i was making which would help me in the future.) As these were rough sketches, i wanted to make a proper illustration of them with colour as well as them in different poses.

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Using Adobe Illustrate, i made a digital version of them standing, tending to plants and sitting down facing the viewer with a saddened expression. The reason why they lack colour is because of their background story i created for them. The idea was that when they were "born" they lacked normality compared to other aspects of nature. To gain their colour, they would have to interact with parts of nature that seemed different and irregular to everything else. For example, snail shells, roses (and similar flowers as they have the Fibonacci sequence) twisting trees etc. I decided to name him Chickpea because i thought it would be a cute and gender neutral name for them, given their soft appearance.

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Part of the process of the final water lily paper sculpture 

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Birdseye process of the water lily paper sculpture

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Birdseye process of the water lily paper sculpture

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This was the nearly finished water lily. I had changed the amount of strips in the petals and had three bunches placed into accordingly to create the shape of the flower itself. I had used two different hues of green for the lily pad and had used 3 strips to create each side of it. Although, it looked more like a the leaves than the lily pad itself. If I were to make it again, I would use different techniques to create the lily pad.

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To decide what colour scheme i wanted Chickpea to have, i first created a base and copied/pasted it as many times as i needed. At first, the inspiration was the colours of a horse chestnut as they have a white oval with dark brown surrounding it, however, i thought it was too dark and plain. I then thought about giving them green skin with the same dark brown i had given them before but i disliked that too as it didnt suit them at all. Trying again, i decided to lighten up the line art with a more pastel brown as their clothes and a slightly more warmer white as well as light brown line art. This was definitely the right choice as he had a slightly more complex colour scheme as they have accent colours on their clothes. Chickpea also looked softer which is what i wanted to aim for. As an extra, i wanted to give them a “cape” that looked like leaves as i thought there wasnt much green as their antennas were (the inspiration coming from the leaves i had taken pictures of). With his design, i changed his eyes so that ones bigger than the other slightly, i thought that would add a sillier and more unnatural look to them as the nature that they search for would be unique like them.

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For the middle, I use the same technique as I did with my first draft but used two different hues of yellow paper instead to make it more realistic as I used colour with other parts of the lily. Using scissors, I cut diagonally on some of the section to create varied height like there is in a water lily.

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Final outcome of the second paper sculpture

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Final outcome of the second paper sculpture

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For further development, I experimented with scale by using mini human figures to transform the scale of the sculpture. I postponed the mini human figures in different places in and around the lily which made the water lily look monumental. By manipulating the LED light boxes we were provided with, I could change the mood of the pictures using the cool purple LED and the warm yellow LED. Whilst taking final pictures of the sculpture, I learnt how to manipulate lighting to create different moods. I also learnt that by adding smaller objects or people, it creates the illusion of a bigger sculpture which was something I thought about trying again in the future. If I were to do this again, I would create something in nature that revolves more, like a sea shell as it has a spiral/ fibonacci sequence pattern in it.

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David Zinn is an artist that creates temporary street art that often appears on the sidewalks of Michigan. His artwork is mainly composed of chalk, charcoal and found objects. By using these materials, he improvises based of his location. He has also made a variety of books containing his artwork.

Analysis

In his works, his characters seem to stand out by using more saturated chalks, or, by using colours or tones that stand out from the surface he is using. To create the illusion of the artwork popping out, he makes sure to keep in mind perspective in mind and where shadows would be casted as if it was a 3D piece.

His work has inspired my project as i wanted to include my character in real life photos by illustrating over them. I also wanted to make sure my character would stick out from their surroundings as well as the nature that spirals.

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Mini human figurines standing on the sculpture

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Mini human figurines standing on the sculpture

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After taking the photo, I thought if the figures were more distinct and had more detail, they would be easier to see, therefore creating the illusional of a bigger sculpture. Unfortunately, these were the only two figures we were provided with

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Inspired by David Zinn, I drew my character in a place that he wouldn't typically be. I like how small they look compared to the sign and I think they blend into the background a bit too much. as their colours are less saturated, they fit perfectly into photos as they don't stand out too much

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This is my second response, however they are in a more natural place. I opened my image and illustrated Chickpea onto it before using the eyedropper tool to blend the grass over them to make it look like they have weight to them and that they're actually laying flat. I love how this turned out, however, their body isnt a perfect teardrop shape which made their legs look like they are going in different directions. Apart from that i love it.

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i used Canva AI to generate some images based of my current research and mind maps. The first prompt i gave the AI was "revolution in the style of anime". obviously, there was a lot of errors in terms of extra limbs on people and errors in the background. Overall, if I wasn't too sure if I wanted to go down the route of revolution in a technological way but it was a concept I kept in mind as I continued to experiment with AI

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Aliza Razell is a visual story teller.. She specialises in combining pen illustrations and watercolour with her photography to communicate magical and immersive visual stories. Razell is inspired by her surroundings and feels she has a "strong bond to the natural world" around her

In her collection "the circle" there is a string of photos that tell a story and by the end, repeats the cycle. I like how the being guiding her seems like a ghost or spirit/wisp as it appears bright with with numerous orbs that surround them. Some of the orbs have a small traces of colour as well as others appearing brighter than the others. This gives the creature a more ethereal look as well as them being luminous. They also have no facial features and are made up of bold white lines that look continuous, maybe a reference to their spirit like selves as creatures in mythology tend to be immortal. Another thing i like about this art collection is that the young woman and man are wearing vivid red clothing whilst the rest of the surrounding nature is green. Red and green are complementary colours which makes the woman and man appear brighter and stand out from the surroundings, just like the beings that also stand out in her art but for the reasons I mentioned previously. In my opinion, i think this collection is a beautiful story that could hint to cycles ( as the story loops back to the beginning) or how everything inevitably becomes nature in the end.

I wanted to use Razell's techniques to create a short story, whether that be in book form or a small series of illustrations just like this collection.

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Again, i tried a different prompt this time. Using the revolve mind map we made earlier on, I thought about nature and used the prompt 'natural forms' to inspire an idea on how I could make the word "revolve" correspond with nature. The AI had an option for watercolour which i thought would make the nature more soft and natural looking. I quite liked the generated image and refreshed the AI to make different outcomes similar to this one.

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For my first response, i decided to keep the same colour as the plant and make it cartoony to make it stand out. Even though it was a simple response to her artwork, i quite like how it subtly stands out. However, in my story, i want parts of nature to stand out more. If i was to do this again, i would use colours such as blue or red as blue is harmonious and red is complimentary to green

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Instead of using Adobe Illustrate, i used an illustrating app on my phone called “Ibis paint X” as i didnt have access to the software i normally use. For this response, i took what i would have changed from the previous one and made the mushrooms stand out. By using red, blue and purple hues, the mushroom i illustrated over looks bold but it looks part of the group of mushrooms which is the effect i wanted to achieve. From Alizas work, i knew i wanted to make parts of nature stand out and also illustrate on the photos i had previously taken as it would save me time whilst still being enjoyable

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After Adobe Illustrate, we had a Storyboard workshop. We looked at a couple different Storyboards like one for an animated and then one for the “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. This one was more complex and detailed so i took some inspiration from that storyboard whilst keeping a bit simpler. Because i wanted to make a book, i felt like this was very fitting for as i wanted to storyboard the plan onto paper so i wouldnt forget it. What i had in mine is that: Chickpea Emerges (from any origin, in this case a horse chestnut), they roll out and bump their head, they get up, and they start to look around and find spiral shaped things and gains some of their colours, they find a spiral on the floor made by a human and then either puts a missing “piece” or lays in the centre to complete the circle as they gain all their colour. (I didnt fully complete the story into a storyboard). I really liked how the storyboard turned out, however, i was concerned about time to make the book. I used different thickness of fine liners and used hatching as a way to shade and add texture.

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For further experimentation, i made a different storyboard. I wanted to focus on getting different shots and compositions to make my story more interesting. In this series, Chickpea had a different origin, this one being a flower bud. They roll out the and they crash into a tree stump. I then made an alternative one where they are in a different flower and it opens by blooming before they step out. And again, be puts a missing piece back into the man made spiral and it starts to light up. This storyboard is on the more simpler side but i enjoyed putting my thoughts down into paper. Because i was concerned with time, i decided to make a short series of illustrations instead of a book where Chick pea regains their colour by finding spiral shaped pieces of nature before finding the leaf spiral and laying in the middle.

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Andy Goldsworthy is an English Photographer and environmentalist who produces site-specific sculptures and land art located in natural and suburban areas. He is inspired by all aspects of the natural world including rocks, icicles, leaves, reeds, tree roots and snowflakes

Analysis

In this land art, he has used foraged leaves of yellow to dark red to create a clear gradient that orbits around the black circle in the middle. The leaves stand out from the negative space as the hues of the leaves are vibrant. The size of the leaves are near the same shape and size which creates consistency in the artwork. The black centre is a near perfect circle which is impressive as the leaves have been layered in a perfect way to give that illusion. In my opinion, this artwork is a great way to commemorate nature as Goldsworthy has used leaves from his surroundings to create an interesting an unique piece.

I wanted to make my own man made spiral using leaves that i found in my surrounding area as i was exploring the spirals in nature as well as artists like Andy Goldsworthy that use nature to create their own spirals and whirling art. The relationship between man and nature was something i thought about adding subtly in my project as i find it interesting how artists like this repurpose nature to create art.

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Using the leaves i found around me, i created my own spiral from them. I used smaller and a smaller amount of leaves for the centre. As the spiral grows, i thickened the spiral by adding slightly bigger and thicker leaves. I don’t think the spiral is bold enough, however, if i were to illustrate over the image, i would If i were to do this again, i would find a variation of coloured leaves to make the art work stand out from the negative space like Andy did.

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My second response was inspired by a piece he made using twigs, however, mine doesn’t have a black centre which would have made it stand out more from the background. I don’t like how this response turned out as it’s more “boring” than i thought after i made it. To make it more interesting, i could have illustrated over the twigs to make them stand out more too. If i were to do it again, i would secure the sticks together and then use a lighter background to distinguish the piece from the background.

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Our last workshop was glass. Even though i had a set idea of what i wanted to do for my final piece, i still created a small artwork using scrap pieces of glass to form a spiral. Firstly we were given a square clear glass slab before digging around it a spare glass pot to find the smaller pieces i needed for my spiral. After i was happy with the placement, i used a special adhesive to glue it down before it went into the kiln. This is the before image with all the pieces glued down.

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I was sad to find that some of the pieces must have come off during firing process. Most of the spiral is gone, however, i didn’t expect the 2 rectangular blue pieces to come out shiny as they did. I think that was the coolest part of the completed glass. As i said before, i knew i wouldn’t be using glass in my project, however, it was enjoyable.

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I started to think of how i wanted my story to look. But whilst i was writing, i thought about how much time i had to complete my illustrations, as well as how my story would be laid out and whether it would be in the form of a comic book etc.

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My second concept was different as the story loops back to Chickpea (and me). I wanted to create a story that went full circle like Aliza Razel, however, the time I had wouldn’t be enough. As well as the story being about how natures patterns revolve, i wanted to show how people appreciate nature just like Andy Goldsworthy. In this planning, i didn’t include that he would find the revolving parts of nature that they would find on their way to the man made spiral which is where “i” would have been as he puts the missing piece into the spiral to regain his colour. Thats his purpose.

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Because i couldn’t complete a full story, i took one of my responses from Andy Goldsworthy and 4 images from my primary research that had the resembling a spiralling pattern to create a shorter story with the same concept. Chickpea has to interact with the spirals and the unnatural to gain their colour. Out of all the images i collected for this project, i thought this one would be the best to start of the story because the log is hollow inside (like a hiding place). As they start of black and white in the first illustration, i wont illustrate any of the surrounding areas in the image as nothing in their “birthplace” will give their colour back. The circled sketch is the one i will use to illustrate Chickpea in a monotone colour palette, although, it will be slightly lighter due to their true colours being pastel.

For all the planning for each illustration, i used Ibis Paint X as i didnt have access to Adobe Illustrator

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This is the second image i will be illustrating. I thought blue would be best suited for the snail shell as their are hints of green in the rest of the image, making the illustration harmonious as Chickpeas first step into this world. Although, when i do illustrate the shell, ill add other hues and highlights so it wont look flat.

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I wanted to experiment with different poses that Chickpea could be in, so drew them trying to pull the snail shell (the pose could have been more exaggerated). I then drew them coming out of the shell as a hermit crab (i thought it would look cute). Lastly I drew them peeking over the top of the shell which is the one i like the most and will be using in my final piece.

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I couldn’t decide if i wanted use blue or red in the third illustration, so i did them both side by side. I prefer the red as it’s complimentary and stood out more than the blue. (I also used blue already which was the second reason. I wanted to start using bolder colours based of the main hues in the image to represent Chickpea becoming bolder and their determination during their exploration to get their colour back.)

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I sketched Chickpea in three different poses, their hand reaching into the frame, them clinging onto a part of the plant trying to hold themselves up and them accidentally falling down into the plant. I didnt want to use the hand as it wouldn’t properly show how they are gaining their colours. I dint use them sliding down either as i wanted them to be closer to the centre where the illustrated part would be. So the pose circled was the one id be using

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For the fourth illustration, i brightened the pink and made the leaves a cyan instead of a green as cyan complimented the pink in the flower. Although when i illustrate, I’ll be using a slightly darker and more vibrant pink. Ill also be adding a broader range of hues compared to the amount i used to plan.

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The potential poses i had sketched for the fourth illustration is them clinging onto the plant (nearly falling off), them climbing up the plant and them walking on the plant. I chose to use the first one as i thought it would be easy to illustrate the change in his appearance. He would have now very nearly gained all his colour.

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For the last illustration, i wanted to use 3 colours that are warm like the leaves as they would be covered anyway; I wanted to make the leaves brighter. When i illustrate, i will be using a slightly warmer purple and the brown into a less saturated orange because i didnt like how the brown looked with the yellow and purple.

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Again i drew three poses, all of them would have been in the centre of the image. There is one of Chickpea laying down like a starfish, them with their legs tucked on the ground and them in a different perspective “handing” the viewer the last piece of the spiral. I went with the star fish pose as the viewer would be able to see Chickpea’s full colour. However, i really like the version in the top right corner Chickpea is interacting with the viewer, handing them what they need to give them give them the last piece they need to gain their full colour/potential as a person. However, the viewer wouldnt be able to see Chickpeas full colour in that pose