Logan Jakes - revolution by Logan Jakes

Final Protest poster

s00001420 — 2025-09-18 09:38:54 UTC

With my final poster design I wanted to focus specifically on the genocide going on in Palestine. While also tying it into current pop culture by using Superman as the main focus of the poster. Since seeing the new movie, Superman has inspired I and many others to be kinder and do good. So by using specifically the new Superman and an inspiring message people would be more swayed to take action. I placed superman in the middle looking hopeful with the hands at the bottom representing the Palestinian people reaching out for hope and for help. Having the flag of Palestine in the background makes people immediately recognise what this poster is about even from a distance. It also allowed my to make the red triangle in the flag look like Superman's cape. Overall i'm satisfied with my result as I think i was able to create a good poster for my chosen subject and make people want to take action.

Protest Posters moodboard

s00001420 — 2025-09-22 00:52:19 UTC

I mainly focused on anti war posters for my poster, taking posters from WW2 and the vietnam war and some other global conflicts. I also looked at posters protesting other issues like feminism and criticising politicians.

Protest Poster Moodboard part 2

s00001420 — 2025-09-22 00:52:53 UTC

Final Protest Poster Alt 1

s00001420 — 2025-09-22 00:56:23 UTC

With this alternate version of my poster, I wanted to try some typography by placing the word 'hope' repeating inside the red triangle. I personally prefer my original version to this alternate, as the small text inside the red triangle makes it feel more cluttered and detracts from the original vision in my opinion.

Final Protest Poster Alt 2

s00001420 — 2025-09-22 01:00:04 UTC

With this alt I wanted to change the colours around a little bit, I also removed the gradient underneath Superman as I wasn't sure about it at the time. Instead I added gradients to the flag in the background, with the colours brightening as you go up. I think I prefer my original poster over this alternate version as I think the gradients make the bottom look muddy and too dark, and the lack of a gradient underneath Superman makes him look like he doesn't belong.

Using the distort and Transform tools in Illustrator

s00001420 — 2025-09-22 01:02:28 UTC

These spiral shapes were the result of using the distort and transform tools in adobe illustrator and each shape has different copies and rotations to create interesting patterns and shapes.

Mind map of revolution interpretations

s00001420 — 2025-09-22 01:10:58 UTC

With the work before I've been focusing on the political side of revolution but I wanted to look at the more literal side of the theme. So I explored things like wheels, reels and cycles and all that related. Doing this really expanded my ideas on what to focus my project on

Collage

s00001420 — 2025-09-22 01:12:37 UTC

With my collage I focused on more literal interpretations of revolution much like my mind map and mood board specifically focusing on cycles and things that repeat. I cut images from magazines with some relating to the theme and others i picked because they stood out to me, like the strange bench in the middle of the page, the cliff and the chairs i put on the left side. I used the large mining equipment in the background since it related to my idea because the machine performs the same action of mining all the time, going through a cycle of mining and collecting the spoils. Similarly, the watch represents the cycle of time and the car because they go from 1 point to another, but always return home, going in a circle. I think this collage was a success as it got me thinking outside the box for things that aligned with a specific aspect of the theme.

tracing paper

s00001420 — 2025-09-22 01:12:58 UTC

With my traces I didn't go in with much of a plan, starting by tracing aspects of my collage like the watch and car, But I later ended up going back to the political side of revolution. I traced photos relating to current events, like the Charlie Kirk assassination, Banksy's latest work, the situation in Nepal and different political figures currently in conversation. I then added text from headlines also related to recent events. Then for my second page of traces I did something simpler being a large sillhouette of Boris Johnson with some other texts around it. I plan on layering this underneath my first piece of tracing paper. Overall I think this was successful since I was able to take my simple traces use different techniques to create a new peice.

circle sketches

s00001420 — 2025-09-22 01:13:12 UTC

Moodboard based on mind map

s00001420 — 2025-09-22 01:13:28 UTC

For my moodboard I took photos from the internet of things I looked at in my mindmap. This helped me get a visual idea of things that related to the theme

AI images annotation/analysis

s00001420 — 2025-09-26 14:49:02 UTC

AI artist research

s00001420 — 2025-09-26 14:49:22 UTC

revolutions in art

s00001420 — 2025-09-26 14:49:34 UTC

Homework - revolution artist research

s00001420 — 2025-09-26 14:50:29 UTC

Project mood boards

s00001420 — 2025-09-26 14:53:31 UTC

With these mood boards I wanted to focus on the different areas of motorsport and racing and the many types of cars that compete in these events. And also touch on how the media has portrayed these sports. With this mood board I wanted to focus on all different types of rallying I could think of. I liked how rough the sport is and the level of danger behind it.

Project mood boards (continued)

s00001420 — 2025-09-26 14:54:00 UTC

I wanted to look at drifting as I love all the colourful and detailed liverys are painted onto cars at official events. I also liked the look off the smoke billowing behind the cars as they slid

Project mood boards (continued)

s00001420 — 2025-09-26 14:55:07 UTC

I looked at the 24r Le Mans races because there is a rich history behind it, and because of the unique car designs used in races

Project mood boards (continued)

s00001420 — 2025-09-26 14:55:30 UTC

When I was looking at street racing, I was mainly looking into the 90s, when the street scene was at it's peak. featuring movies like The Fast And The Furious and manga like Initial D. I liked the retro vibe it gave and the large community surrounding it

initial sketches (continued)

s00001420 — 2025-10-16 13:42:47 UTC

While continuing with my sketches of real cars, I also added some quick tests with perspective and other effects with some simple Box cars which i'll also improve on in the future

initial sketches

s00001420 — 2025-10-16 13:43:21 UTC

With my initial sketches I first wanted to practice drawing various different types of cars, from boxy sedans to sleek sports cars and large Trucks. I did this because I wanted to identify where my struggles were so i could focus on fixing them soon. I think these were a success because they defined my process of how i'd draw cars in the future, starting with boxes and slowly cutting chunks out and refining them into the right shape, almost like sculpting.

Initial Sketches (continued)

s00001420 — 2025-10-16 13:44:02 UTC

Car studies

s00001420 — 2025-10-16 13:44:55 UTC

I switched to digital art to produce some more in-depth studies, one fully shaded and with colour and another one as an unrendered lineart drawing. I moved to digital because I could use special tools such as the liquify tool to augment my rough sketch to make it more accurate to my reference. I also took more time to perfect how these 2 looked as opposed to my looser and more innacurate paper sketches. Overall I think these were a success as they really helped me get over the roadblock that was drawing accurate cars of differing shapes.

Environment studies - trees

s00001420 — 2025-10-16 13:45:10 UTC

Backgrounds and their elements have always been something I struggled with, so I aimed to tackle and hopefully overcome this problem in my project. So i started by drawing some different types of trees as i've always struggled with them. Thankfully the process wasn't as hard as i thought it was. I used a youtube video about backgrounds from an artist called 'Pikat' whose helpful tips gave me a good and most importantly, quick process to drawing trees. This being to block out the leaves into different clumps, then colour and shade them with jittery hand movements to create the illustion of leaves. Then go in with a lineart brush and some squiggly lines to imply the idea of leaves. I didn't use colour in these tests because I wanted to focus on value, but i'll definitely return to trees to use colours in the future. Overall, I think these were successful because I was able to learn how to draw good looking trees quickly and efficiently.

Environment studies - buildings

s00001420 — 2025-10-16 13:45:26 UTC

After my trees I wanted to focus on buildings as they are also something i tended to struggle with. Using a similar process to the trees I drew a house, but I rushed it a little bit and it ended up looking more like a shed (top left). So for my second house I took it slower and invested more time, while still keeping my streamlined process and mark making techniques, and I think that increased time investment really helped make this drawing better (top right). For my final building I wanted to do something a little different and more challenging, so I chose a building with an interesting perspective and lots of different textures and tones, using the same process as before and after finishing it I'm really proud of the outcome. My favourite thing I learned from my backgrounds crash course is the idea of 'implied detail' which entails only using a few strategicly placed lines to give the impression of a texture, like bricks or planks. Overall, I think these studies were successful because I was able to take the lessons I learned from drawing trees and apply them to something different.

Environment Studies - Composition

s00001420 — 2025-10-16 15:24:14 UTC

I figured to end my triad of studies I'd spend some time putting what I've learned all together into one drawing. My first was a sketch of a new york street, I chose this because of all the various buildings, textures and things going on. And also because of the Honda car in the foreground. I used a slightly simpler style as there was a lot going on but I still think I was able to capture all the hustle ad bustle. My next drawing was taken from a scene in the anime 'Jujutsu Kaisen' which is one of my favourites. I tried to go all in with the details and tone. I was also able to use my knowledge of trees a little bit in this drawing too. As for the people I kept them mostly as shadowy blobs in both artworks, but for the second I gave some attention and detail to the 2 focal characters of the original scene, while decreasing the transparency of the shadowed pedestrians as to not diminish the two's presence and importance. Which I think really elevetated the scene. I think these outcomes were successful because I was able to use all my knowledge from previous studies to create one cohesive artwork.

Artist research: Shuichi Shigeno

s00001420 — 2025-11-02 16:56:03 UTC

Artist research: Akira Toriyama

s00001420 — 2025-11-02 17:02:24 UTC

Artist research - Cars

s00001420 — 2025-11-02 17:02:48 UTC

Artist research - Julian Opie

s00001420 — 2025-11-02 17:03:06 UTC

Digital Collage

s00001420 — 2025-11-02 17:15:09 UTC

With this collage I wanted to show off the evolution of my car drawings. I started off by splicing different images of racetracks to create a winding curve that went off into the distance. Then adding some of the elements of my other studies, placing shadows underneath them to make them look more belonging. For the different drawings I used, I chose my first car drawing from this project, placing it at the back. I then chose a drawing of a car from when I got more comfortable with my process and put it in the middle. Finally I chose a drawing from when I switched to digital and had studied other artists, proudly placing it at the front. Overall, I'm very happy with this outcome as I was able to show off my progress throughout this project in one single piece.

Manga panels study

s00001420 — 2025-11-02 17:29:41 UTC

With this quick study I wanted to look at how different manga series handle panelling. I took different pages from different series I've read and drew a line showing which panel leads to the next and how artwork helps guide the eye of the reader. Doing this I was able to see how different authors are all able to achieve a similar effect. I also did a practice with dialogue and dialogue placement, using my knowledge of manga-making for the text. Overall I think this was successful because I was able to learn more about the process of making manga.

Initial Character design sketches

s00001420 — 2025-11-02 17:42:11 UTC

For my first character I wanted to make it clear that this is the protagonist. I used the image of a Cheetah, since they're the fastest land animal in the world I saw it to be the perfect fit for a story about racing. I wanted these designs to look simple since they're set in a world more akin to real life. I found this quite difficult since I'm used to drawing more fantsatical and detailed designs. I tested a few different designs for 'hair' and for the outfit. I used a racing jacket since they have some really interesting and bold shapes with bright colours. Overall I think this was a success as I was able to lay the groundworks for a character relating to my project.

Character sheet for first character

s00001420 — 2025-11-02 20:02:40 UTC

When adding colour to my design, I knew I wanted to use bright, warm colours. I ended up going with red and orange for the jacket and shoes, alongside some faded blue jeans to contrast the other bright colours. I needed to make sure the colours I chose looked proper next to the colour of his fur. I also added some other head sketches showcases different expressions and a hat. Lastly I added the character's name, some details about their personality and all the colours I used in the design. Overall, I think this result was successful as I was able to take my initial sketches and turn them into a proper character.

Initial sketches for second character

s00001420 — 2025-11-02 20:07:40 UTC

With my second character, I wanted to design a rival character, so I made sure almost every aspect of their design opposed my first. So I used the Komodo dragon, a cold blooded animal. Gave them a simple, baggier outfit with less details and a much larger build. I think these inital sketches were successful as they were a suprising challenge since it was hard to make such a simple design unique.

Character sheet for second character

s00001420 — 2025-11-02 20:27:08 UTC

When refining and adding colour to my second design, I kept going with the idea of opposing my first charcter, and used almost exclusively cold and desaturated colours. I added smaller details like clothing folds and scale details since if I added scales across the entire design it would look messy from a distance. I was also able to use colour to add details, like different coloured scales and patterns. Overall, I'm really happy with this design, I like how I was able to add some details to such a simple looking design and I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I do.

conceptualising my final outcome

s00001420 — 2025-11-14 18:28:01 UTC

With my final outcome I knew I wanted to make a manga/comic page. So I did some rough sketches of pages and how I'd want the panels to look, so I would know what I was doing when it came to making the actual outcome. I didn't put too much effort into these initial sketches as I just wanted them to outline how the final product would look. Overall, I think this was successful as I was able to have a general idea of what I wanted to produce before going into it.

Final outcome 1

s00001420 — 2025-11-14 18:28:39 UTC

I knew that I wasn't able to make a full comic in the time I had, so with my outcomes I wanted to make it look like I had taken pages from a larger story. So I immediately went into an intense race for the first page. For the cars I used the same process as before, taking custom screenshots of 3d models of the cars to use as references. I didn't do too much of a background, rather opting for a basic night sky, since I wanted to make the race the main focus. Only drawing the cars and the road also allowed me to put details into important places. I used screen tones for the colours to add to the manga look, but didn't use too many shades out of fear of making the pages look muddy and unfocused. I also added some hatching to both the cars and the road to make it look like they were moving. Finally I added some japanese symbols/onomatopea, representing the noises the engines would be making, I made these symbols clip outside the panel borders to make the page seem more dynamic/intense. Overall I'm really happy with my first page as I was able to really lock down the process I'd use for the other 2.

Final outcome 2

s00001420 — 2025-11-14 18:28:52 UTC

My second page is a direct continuation from the first, using the same processes. I also wanted to use the characters dialouge to give context and forward the story as to not confuse anyone reading. I also wanted to use some more dynamic camera angles and positions. For panels featuring the characters, I left their backgrounds purely black so the focus of the panel was purely on their thoughts and what they were saying. I also used the rival's dialouge in the bottom panel to make the main character seem inexperienced. Overall I like this outcome a lot as I was able to give some context and add stakes with a little dialouge.

Royal Academy Of Arts Trip - Kerry James Marshall

s00001420 — 2025-11-14 19:05:27 UTC

Kerry James Marshall is an artist who is most famous for his paintings of Black people. He was listed on the Time Top 100 most influential people in 2017 so it was very surreal to see this exhibition after learning this fact. His art is very bright and colourful with figures in all sorts of different situations, celebrating black culture. I enjoyed the exhibition because I liked the vibrancy in his paintings and the grand structure of the rooms they were presented in. Even if it didn't relate to my project.

Royal Academy Of Arts - Kerry James Marshall (continued)

s00001420 — 2025-11-14 19:05:50 UTC

Royal Academy Of Arts - Kerry James Marshall (continued)

s00001420 — 2025-11-14 19:06:02 UTC

Final outcome 3

s00001420 — 2025-11-14 19:21:42 UTC

With my third page I wanted to a tiny time jump, cutting to the end of the race and a conversation between the 2 drivers. Again I didn't use too many detailed backgrounds, this time to make it seem like the two were in their own world, focusing on their conversation rather than the outside world. Though I did draw a background of the front of a building on the large portrait panel of the main character, to give the impression that it was important and for readers to remember it. I also wanted to add a slight comedic flair to the page with the 2 characters, simplified, staring at each other in an awkward silence, featuring the japanese translation of the word 'silence' centering the panel, which I translated using DeepL. Overall, I think this is my favourite outcome of the 3 as I really enjoyed drawing my characters in a style that differed from my normal one, and I enjoyed using their expressions and mannerisms to show their differing personalities.

Revolution Evaluation

s00001420 — 2025-11-15 20:37:48 UTC