In this experiment, I used a fine liner pen for my initial piece, then for the second, I used diluted coloured inks and Indian ink. These experiments were to explore a range aspects of games that I would ultimately choose for my project.

Her work also reminds me of 18th-century wigs and how French hair extensions were commonly seen as wearable art. now that l've had a look into the history and contrasting features, I plan to develop my ideas more by researching and then begin sketching then.

While looking for other artists to gather research, Asya Kozina was an artist that stood out most to me; her 'hair extensions' aren't as simplistic as they sound; they are structured pieces of wearable art. I really like these specifically because these pieces are purely made of paper but still have definition, texture, and tone to them.

Being in London gave me the opportunity to explore the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum, and the Science Museum. I found these museums useful. Before getting to these museums in central London, I passed a dealership in the south, and I instinctively decided to take a few photos. Just before arriving at the Victoria and Albert Museum, I saw another car that I had to take photos of. When arriving at the Victoria and Albert Museum, I chose to explore the whole museum but wasn't able to find much relating to what I had already done so far within my project. However, I was still able to take a few pictures of architectural and structural pieces.

While walking to The Natural History, I managed to see some more cars and took some more photos and videos. At the museum, I was still unable to get many photos of things relating to my project or things I wanted to base my project on, but when getting into the Science Museum, I knew instantaneously this is where I needed to gather imagery and research. There were so many automotive components and products with historic value to the automotive industry. This really fascinated me, and I was way more intrigued compared to the previous museums. I managed to gather over one hundred and fifty images that captivated me (These are included in my link).

Before leaving the science museum, I was quite upset because there was an exhibition that was full of historic game consoles that you were able to interact with, but I was unable to get in due to my time scale. I was still able to get a few long-distance shots before having to go into the gift shop area. I think going to London was a really positive activity because it has given me a wide range of imagery to now reflect and evaluate.

Re-evaluation

After going to London, I had the weekend to examine and evacuate all the images I had taken whilst being there. I’ve now come to the conclusion that I want to base my project on the automotive industry and automotive toy cars. I’ve determined this due to looking back at my imagery.

WWW: The whole trip was amazing, and what I think went well was being able to get a wide range of automotive photography.

EBI: If I had documented my thought process when trying to evaluate what would work with my project ideas and how I wanted to base my project to define my plans and concepts. Another thing I could have done would have strengthened my project was getting more imagery from the other museums and with a wide range of topics, not just automotive and toys.

I've now learnt that gathering research, even if I don't think it correlates to my project, is always better to find connections instead of passing these opportunities by. This whole trip really gave me an insight and direction on how I want to move forward with my project, and for my next part, I will research some of my imagery.

Within my first design wanted to make a summery hat similar to James Ensor's self portrait. Within my first concept I incorporated a playful beard that would act as an on-theme mask. For my second concept I added a French plat accessory to also link back to my initial piece of research.

WWW: What has worked well so far has been my connection between my research and plans. My research is constantly giving me new developed ideas and this is helping me form my final product.

EBI: What I think I could have done better with this process is creating more sketches and developing design. I fell if I had a wider range of designs, 1 would have been able to depict with ones go best with my ideas and ideal outcomes.

WWW: Throughout my project, I was referencing and looking back at this to see how my initial ideas developed and what was still the same. Mapping things out and being able to see the linking topic really helped me to visualise what route I wanted to go with for my project.

EBI: What I think would have worked better was if I had laid it out more organised and looked more into more diverse aspects of games and even cultural games.

Based on this, I decided to make a digital copy of my ideas board to organise and tweak. I found this worked better for any mistakes or things I wanted to focus more on. This whole process helped me decide what I wanted to trial and test for my project. After making this digital copy on Padlet I chose to move onto my first trial project, Role-play.

I was initially going to make a large structured piece of wearable art that resembled French hair extensions and the French monarchy, Marie Antoinette's hair. After researching further, I chose not to base my ideas on this due to the controversy and chose to direct my plan towards The British Royal Family. A modern Royal Family member was what I had in mind. Meghan Markle. She's not originally from the UK but I thought basing my inspiration for my hat would be a good plan. The reason why I though this was because she has a good style and l've done research and passed a project on her before. I ended up doing a detailed drawing of her.

This all connects back to my theme of games through Roleplay. How, you may be asking. I see this as people and children that role play can dress up wear hats and props to pretend to be who they like for fun and games, my way of referencing and presenting that was through creating a hat based of my research and ideas that would be a symbolic piece of fashion inspired by royal history and modern figures fashion.

WWW: during this process I found my research was very strong... I'm glad I went through the pathway that I did because it developed my ideas and

EBI: I feel I should have developed my trial piece more, but I didn't want to delay my other project development by focusing on this one thing

if I were to do this again, I would keep my piece in good condition when taking photos because I went out to take photos it was drizzling, it damaged the base, and it became floppy. I would also make the base sturdier, but this process has added to my exploration within the world of games.

reminded me of scalextrics...

Distinction

Context:

Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of subject context used to communicate complex concepts, articulate ambitions and clarify purpose

Plan: show purpose exploring a nostalgic concept of cars through scalextric, the realism of modern racing games and then show the connection between auto motive car design and gaming.

Game history, how cars have been represented within games over time.

Arcade sim racing slot cars etc.

Research:

◦ Art movements

◦ Real life car designs/concepts

◦ Game concept art

◦ Development of car/racing games

Inform ideas not collect so show correlations and how this advances my work.

Also look into how video games compare to scalextrics and use this to show the evolution of car gaming.

Examples: Forza, and Grand turismo.

Problem solving:

Determined approach to solving problems like with one of my paintings didn’t go so well how I refined it. Look at failed attempts with creative solutions.

Mixed media digital art painting possibly 3d models.

Document everything.

Planning and Production:

Management of my project

Detailed planning through my action plan and this document.

Timeline.

Sketchbook and padlet with reflections

Final piece completed up to standard.

Practical skills

Varied usage of materials and techniques. (Digital art and painting)

Polished final piece.

Evaluation and reflection:

Show connections between my project and a wider spectrum through how racing games have an impact on modern/historical car culture.

Regular detailed evaluations for pieces and even research and what needs to be improved (WWW, EBI).

Formal.

Keep comparing my original plan.

Presentation:

Not needed yet.

To do:

◦ Weekly planner

◦ Collect all previous work ( research and practical ) and begin to place within a sketch book.

This includes my brainstorm ideas

◦ Padlet

Update.

◦ Research

Look through my camera roll at images of cars in motion and then have a look online for images of scalextrics in motion. (I already have game pictures of cars in motion that I have taken myself.)

Perspective shifts.

Research game aesthetics like retro and hyper realistic racing games. Compare physical car gaming to scaletxtric.

Speed and motion, then car culture and futuristic and finally game aesthetic and digital.

2 artists for each section.

Speed and Motion Giacomo balla (speed). Marina Apollonio (Optical illusion art) Gerhard Richter

Culture and future

Aesthetics and Influence

◦ Use images from London trip to build a primary research.

◦ Sketch ideas. (Digital and physical)

What I have done so far is digitally shown how my trip photography links to my project and the exam title. Physical wise I have painted a few large scale paintings of floor cable protection which looks very similar to scalextric tracks but what I’m planning to do is show how brush strokes can show motion and speed.

Also within one of my pieces I want to mix realism with abstraction by adding a game glitched effect through paint. (Possibly a textured painting)

Then I need to figure out witch is most visually pleasing and evaluate what aspects work and what doesn’t. Put this in my sketchbook. Narrow down ideas after this stage.

◦ Written reflections on what I find most interesting within my art and research plus how this informs my ideas.

◦ Artwork (final piece planning)

I’m going to avoid realism for final pieces and go for more game visual effect.

Show development. Refinements developments failed attempts and experiments.

Annotations.

Ideas:

A painting or possibly digital piece that captures car games, motion, speed, and the evolution from physical to digital.

Before making this hat, I created a mind map to look through topics I want to explore, and my initial idea, role play seems the way to go.

Now that I have chosen role play, brainstormed an idea for what I wanted to make and shown what influenced my decisions I'll get started on creating a paper hat inspired by the royal family. The reason why l've to focus on the royal family and chose this type of role-playing is due to due to a previous project I worked on, it was a detailed pencil drawing on Meghan Markle.

WWW: What I think went well is how quickly I got my idea and inspiration. I also think not going for something typical/simplistic like a crown worked

EBI: If I had thought about making something to go with the hat, possibly an accessory to go on top of the hat or another place.

Progressing on from this, I will check the durability of my pieces.

WWW: What went ell with my illustration was how much detail it held. The part I like most is the shading. there's not much shading but in the parts where the shading is it makes the cars stand out more I feel this it balances it out perfectly because it makes my key focuses stand out more.

EBI: I think I could have improve the shading on the Scalextric track, this was one of my key focuses but I was unsure if it would ruin the detail if I was to add shading.

found images if scalextrics because Richard deacons work and previous sculpture and paintings influenced my ideas..

used pro create...

to work with a stick and ink which was an unfamiliar equipment for me to use. When beginning to work on my piece I thought it was going to ended up with ink splats and smears because I'd never used this method before, but I was being careful and precise in with each line to make sure this did not to happen. The material I chose to work on was large wallpaper which I thought was a perfect size to work on due to how complex my college was and how much detail i would be able to implement.

Although I haven't referenced any artist within this outcome, the original digital collage and the structure was loosely inspired by Frank Stella and Richard deacon. I spastically chose the right ink to connect with hot wheels. Within the image you’re to see how bright the colour is, but in person it’s that classical hot wheels orange. I would have taken a more professional approach in documenting this piece but due to it being large scale I was unable to scan it through the photocopier.

WWW: Making this large scale illustration the detail and outcome was what went well. another thing that went even better was the shading I went for a more open approach with the shading this time and this It worked better than my previous print. it took a while but that was to make sure no ink splatters were on my piece.

EBI: Documenting this work being able to see the true colour is what i think i could have improved on.

Moving forward i’ll now try to professionally document each piece of to get the realistic outcome.

Another reason l've picked these works is because his work is similar to Frank Stella's and they both correlate with my ongoing theme and adds to my exploration of the world games. I made this research sheet to jot down key facts about Deacon and talk about what materials he uses.

I am initially going to create a collage to visualise how incorporating this topic into my project will add value to what I'm planning to do.

I made this collage of two horses and a chariot with images from a historical book, I chose to pick out images that slightly resembled parts to a chariot for example I picked out the wheels and chariot from images that were from the Ancient Egyptians. in making this collage I didn’t quite like this method of researching and visual representing my ideas so I moved on and I will later into my project ill try to reintroduced a different method of collages.

The base image is a photo I had taken at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The BMW M5 CS was an in-game photo I had taken from Forza Horizon 5.

The Ford car was a photo I had taken at the Science Museum in London.

The Jaguar 2.5-litre motor car, 1938. I took this photo also at the Science Museum.

The McLaren was a photo I had taken at the beginning when I was going to the college, and we went on a trip to Weston-Super-Mare, and the pier owner came out and parked his car at the entrance.

The BMW M3 GT2 was an image of a model car (scale of 1:18) that was designed by Jeff Koons in the BMW art car collection in 2010.

The Citroen GT model car (scale 1:18). I found this image online because I want to base some of my research on Takumi Yamamoto, who helped design this car that was produced for the video game Gran Turismo 5 (game designed by Kazunori Yamauchi).

Now that I have created this collage, I'm going to base some of my research on Kazunori Yamauchi.

Games, to most people, are activities that'll engage them, played for enjoyment or competition. Personally, my perspective of games is different. I see them as a form of escape, for multiple reasons. After having a stressful day I can focus all my attention and energy on something creative, challenging immersive. Games also allow me to connect socially or to enjoy alone time. By this, I mean I'm able to either play an online game with friends or by myself. To me this is a method to detox and reset.

Ever since I could read and play, I’ve always been really interested in the automotive industry. When I was younger, I was always asking my Mom about little things to do with cars, for example, number plates, brands, and she wasn’t always the best at knowing, but as I've got older, I've developed my own solid knowledge of specific models within brands to the point that if someone were to ask me about a model of a car (even from just a car part) or didn't know what a car model was, I would be able to tell them the car model year and specifications.

For my project, I wanted to combine my love for cars and my passion for digital games. I have a really strong connection with games, to me they're more than having fun. they've played a big part in my life. When I first moved into foster care I used them as an escape and still do. Over the past 12 years I've been able to develop a strong skill set in multiple digital games. Im not your average player when it comes to these games I'm able to be thrown into a new game and understand controls, strategy's and much more.

I’ve planned to loosely represent his work in my next piece by creating a dynamic flowing piece.

So far with my work I have cut out and made templates as you can see within the first image to be able to cut out all the stairs when I come back in tomorrow. I have measured each piece for them to seat the HotWheels track central.

WWW: what has gone wrong well so far is being prepared and thinking about being ready for the next steps of building this sculpture.

EBI: Now looking back I think I should have documented more researched on these artist. I already have an understanding of what these designers do have done and are currently working on i forgot to document it.

EBI:

WWW: What is going well so far is how quickly this is starting to form.

EBI: I'm thinking about adding colour but unsure, so ill have to evaluate and see how it looks towards the end.

Now that I'm at a mid-point of making my model, I'm thinking about adding things to it, but I'm unsure if it'll take away from the piece, but I think I'm going to try experimenting and see how things go.

WWW: I think being able to stand back and reflect on what I have done so far has been really effective because I know what I need to do next and what I need to gather before starting the next part.

EBI: I think I could have pre-brought the tracks so I would be able to fit them straight onto my structure.

Now that I’ve got to this stage, I will get the supplies and begin adding them to my sculpture.

This animation was based on my 3D

WWW:during this creation I think learning a new software and bing able to document aspects of the process have went well.

EBI: I wish the animation was longer

https://takumiyamamoto.com/projects

also his work reminded me of 3d rendered models and Im thinking about possibly learning how to make and develop my own models and animations...

his works and designs correlate with my collage and now looking at his work its making me want to build something 3d

With this piece, I’ve learnt there’s always a resolution and room to develop my skills. During the making process, I ran into multiple problems, for example, the track not modding to my model and my model’s base stability. During making this, I still wanted to stick to my theme of the automotive industry but showcasing a 3D model of my collage, which was loosely inspired by multiple artists (Frank Stella, Richard Deacon, Kazunori Yamauchi, and Takumi Yamamoto) through each one of their specialities.

Frank Stella: structure, shape, motion, and dynamic forms.

Richard Deacon: abstract shapes, motion, and energy.

Kazunori Yamauchi: Digital Design and refined design.

Takumi Yamamoto: through investigating and incorporating his works like the Citroën GT.

Each one of their specialities contributed towards my thought process when getting to this final model, and I don’t plan to just stop here with my next project. I plan to work on something I’ve never done before and test myself.

Now that I have explored two different methods of historic digital automotive games, I will now investigate my second type of automotive theme: toys.

Now that I have investigated Scalextrics, I plan to research Frank Stella, whose work reminds me of Scalextrics.

Toy cars are made on different scales and here are the most commonly used ones:

1:12, 1:18, 1:24, 1:32, 1:43, 1:64, and 1:76

Talking about scales hot wheels. Most people think they’ve had the same scale since being released back in 1968 but they haven’t. When they released Hotwheels chose to be different and approached the industry the opposite way other companies were going at the time. They chose to go for a more unrealistic approach when it came to making cars. Some people would they’re just a miniature version of a care but I personally see them as mini pieces of art. Elliot Handler the creator of Hot Wheels has stated before he wanted to make "hot rod" cars, amplifying performance and design over realism, as seen with the original 16 models, 10 of these being licensed by major auto manufacturers.

Hard Drivin, Arcade/Console,1989

This is Hard Drivin the worlds first arcade simulation developed by Atari

Ridge Racer,PlayStation,1994

Gran Turismo,PlayStation,1997

Forza Motorsport

images if in game tracks to show link between Frank Stella and Richard Decan

How? though things like laps, risk, wining, teams spectators.

people’s fascination of racing has evolved from roman racing methods and even current one to modern alternatives like digital games. I believe this to be because theres a next to no risk in playing a digital game.

In the beginning of making my blender animation, things were going somewhat smoothly and I only ran into one or two issues, but these were easily resolved. Then when trying to gather models, furniture, and background decorations that would emphasise the meaning of my animation, it became quite difficult. When animating the car, I didn’t really run into any issues. The main issues that were encountered were getting the camera angle to follow my car model and make the car wheels follow a path. Another thing that was a problem was tilting the car at a specific angle when following my model track. For some reason, when the car was following the track, it wouldn’t tilt the car, so I had to manually tilt each segment. however, once I was able to get past all of this rendering and putting the images into an animation went really smooth. Throughout this whole project, I’ve really enjoyed every aspect of it being able to develop my skills.

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WWW: What has gone well so far has been being able to find solutions to problems and not just leaving things how they were.

moving on from this, I am going to begin adding things into my scene for example of the toys to showcase that this animation isn’t just towards cars and shows a coherent theme throughout.