Here' are some speedpaints I've done showing how I make some of my art:
More will be posted when I make them.
Monday, 31 August 2009
Design Museum and Tate Modern
On the 21st of April, our Diploma class went on a trip to vsiti the Design Museum and the Tate Modern.
First, we went to the Design Museum to see an exhibition by Hussein Chalayan
called "Fashion and Back". He was a Turkish Cypriot so a lot of his costumes were based off his background such as using very loose dresses due to the hot weather in cyprus and dazzling cypriot materials.
As you can see, he used a mixture of soft colours such as cream contrasted with bright colours such as orange. This is a very popular thing in Cyprus as traditional dresses are generally red and cream.
He had a very unique style as shown in a variety of ways. One of his dresses was covered in bright red lasers and another was a section of dresses that folded up and expanded on the people wearing them.
He still lingered his home country within his clothes along with the colours and backgrounds he used on the outfits and videos shown.
We also had to sketch some pieces and I chose to sketch "Interia/SS/2009" and "Panoramic/AW/1989".
I quite liked his unique style and the fact that he made all his outfits seem different in a variety of ways.
After that, we made our way to Tate Modern to see the "Rodchenko and Popova" exhibition.
They used a wide variety of motifs to present the art in a Russian culture with architecture, painting, sketching and media.
I had to say that I was blown away by the huge variety, there was so much different stuff in each room that i kin of surprised me.
I liked a lot of the art here, preferably "Design for a Child's Dress" by Luibov Popova which I chose to sketch out.
I also sketched a lot of the architecture which gave me a good chance to practice my shading epecilly on "Spatial Construction No.25" by Aleksandr Rodchenko.
I also enjoyed this exhibition mainly because of the variety of different styles and medias used and I wouldn't mind visiting it again.
First, we went to the Design Museum to see an exhibition by Hussein Chalayan
called "Fashion and Back". He was a Turkish Cypriot so a lot of his costumes were based off his background such as using very loose dresses due to the hot weather in cyprus and dazzling cypriot materials.
As you can see, he used a mixture of soft colours such as cream contrasted with bright colours such as orange. This is a very popular thing in Cyprus as traditional dresses are generally red and cream.
He had a very unique style as shown in a variety of ways. One of his dresses was covered in bright red lasers and another was a section of dresses that folded up and expanded on the people wearing them.
He still lingered his home country within his clothes along with the colours and backgrounds he used on the outfits and videos shown.
We also had to sketch some pieces and I chose to sketch "Interia/SS/2009" and "Panoramic/AW/1989".
I quite liked his unique style and the fact that he made all his outfits seem different in a variety of ways.
After that, we made our way to Tate Modern to see the "Rodchenko and Popova" exhibition.
They used a wide variety of motifs to present the art in a Russian culture with architecture, painting, sketching and media.
I had to say that I was blown away by the huge variety, there was so much different stuff in each room that i kin of surprised me.
I liked a lot of the art here, preferably "Design for a Child's Dress" by Luibov Popova which I chose to sketch out.
I also sketched a lot of the architecture which gave me a good chance to practice my shading epecilly on "Spatial Construction No.25" by Aleksandr Rodchenko.
I also enjoyed this exhibition mainly because of the variety of different styles and medias used and I wouldn't mind visiting it again.
The National Gallery
A while back, I went to the National Gallery with my family for the day.
It was enormous and had a huge variety of artwork!
I saw a lot of famous paintings like Van Gogh's Sunflowers and Chair.
My favourite piece out of the whole gallery was Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!) by Henri Rousseau:
I've loved this piece for years as I used to have an alphabet poster with pictures from The National Gallery and "T" had this painting for Tiger. My sister now owns the poster.
I had fun but I got a bit tired after walking around so much and sat down to read a book instead.
It was enormous and had a huge variety of artwork!
I saw a lot of famous paintings like Van Gogh's Sunflowers and Chair.
My favourite piece out of the whole gallery was Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!) by Henri Rousseau:
I've loved this piece for years as I used to have an alphabet poster with pictures from The National Gallery and "T" had this painting for Tiger. My sister now owns the poster.
I had fun but I got a bit tired after walking around so much and sat down to read a book instead.
Woyzeck Performance
On the 13th and 14th of July, our Diploma class set to work for our final assessment of Woyzeck.
We spent the whole of the 13th setting up. Me and Cheyenne were in charge of music and sound effects so we spent most of the day with Howard downloading it all and then burning it to a CD. Supisingly, it actually took quite a long time and we had to get Corey and Rianna to help us choose the final track.
Once we had finished, we went back to the fishbowl and helped decorate the room. I wrote some words in my awful bubble writing and stuck them on the wall as well as cut out hearts and leaves to hang up. It was very tiring indeed and I was glad to go home after that.
On the 14th, me and Cheyenne instantly went to get the CD from Howard (which still needed to be burnt and took a great deal of time) but when we had finally finished, we continued to help with the sets, mainly cutting and sticking leaves.
The annoying thing was that me and Cheyenne locked our lunch in the fishbowl and we had to go to lunch late!
When the performance was finally ready, we decided that it might be best not to show it but just film it and sent that to the examiner.
I was in charge of music and had to play the correct tracks with correct timing whilst the actors performed.
I thought the performance was quite good for the short amount of time we'd had to put it together but I'm glad we didn't perform it on that day.
We spent the whole of the 13th setting up. Me and Cheyenne were in charge of music and sound effects so we spent most of the day with Howard downloading it all and then burning it to a CD. Supisingly, it actually took quite a long time and we had to get Corey and Rianna to help us choose the final track.
Once we had finished, we went back to the fishbowl and helped decorate the room. I wrote some words in my awful bubble writing and stuck them on the wall as well as cut out hearts and leaves to hang up. It was very tiring indeed and I was glad to go home after that.
On the 14th, me and Cheyenne instantly went to get the CD from Howard (which still needed to be burnt and took a great deal of time) but when we had finally finished, we continued to help with the sets, mainly cutting and sticking leaves.
The annoying thing was that me and Cheyenne locked our lunch in the fishbowl and we had to go to lunch late!
When the performance was finally ready, we decided that it might be best not to show it but just film it and sent that to the examiner.
I was in charge of music and had to play the correct tracks with correct timing whilst the actors performed.
I thought the performance was quite good for the short amount of time we'd had to put it together but I'm glad we didn't perform it on that day.
Bash Studios
On the 30th of June, our Diploma class visited Bash Studios to help prepare for the "First Date Widening career perspectives day."
I really enjoyed this actually!
I was assigned to refreshments (which is a suprise since I can't deal with food to save my life!) along with Cheyenne, philomena and Beth.
We started off by setting out biscuits, fruit, ect. and then we were shown how to serve tea.
It was extremely hot and kind of dangerous so we had to be very careful with it.
Once people started arriving, I had a great but tiring time serving tea and coffee to everyone and also telling them were to go and what to do.
The only thing I didn't like was the washing up. Apparently I was "disturbing people" when I was just trying to help.
All in all it was a good day. I served refreshments, we got our message across to the people and we also got some footage that other groups took.
I really enjoyed this actually!
I was assigned to refreshments (which is a suprise since I can't deal with food to save my life!) along with Cheyenne, philomena and Beth.
We started off by setting out biscuits, fruit, ect. and then we were shown how to serve tea.
It was extremely hot and kind of dangerous so we had to be very careful with it.
Once people started arriving, I had a great but tiring time serving tea and coffee to everyone and also telling them were to go and what to do.
The only thing I didn't like was the washing up. Apparently I was "disturbing people" when I was just trying to help.
All in all it was a good day. I served refreshments, we got our message across to the people and we also got some footage that other groups took.
Cake Sale
To raise money for our Woyzeck performance, our Diploma class organised a cake sale!
We spent the whole day selling and baking fresh goods and made a lot of money out of it.
Me and Cheyenne started off by baking cookies which took 2 hours and turned out aweful so we instead went on to making cupcakes instead which turned out much better (Even though I forgot to put eggs on one batch.)
We made a total of £85 in the end however we did spend a lot of it on ingredients. Overall though, this was a big step of money for our final performance!
We spent the whole day selling and baking fresh goods and made a lot of money out of it.
Me and Cheyenne started off by baking cookies which took 2 hours and turned out aweful so we instead went on to making cupcakes instead which turned out much better (Even though I forgot to put eggs on one batch.)
We made a total of £85 in the end however we did spend a lot of it on ingredients. Overall though, this was a big step of money for our final performance!
The Summer Of Sonic 09
The reason I'm posting this here is because it was to do with art and textiles. I entered the fanar contest (art) and the cosplay contest (textiles).
It started at 11 but I got there at 2. First thing I did was get my pass and my hand stamped with "SEGA" across it I brought along my "Through The Fire" pic for the fanart contest so after I had come in, I went and posted it as a fanart submission.
By this time, the Sonic Archie comic people were doing a Q&A but I didn't bother to listen since only just started reading the Archie comics and well, I haven't even read a full one yet. So I looked around.
There was a ton of stuff, a cabinet with all this priceless stuff in it, rare Sonic figures, signed games and limited edition art books and there was also the same huge Sonic statue that I saw in the game shop in Whales! I'm not too sure but it might have actually been smaller here but never mind, it was still epic! They had a huge row at the back with Wii, PS3 and XBox consoles where you could play Sonic games! They were showcasing the upcoming game, "SEGA Allstars Racing" Along with SEGA Superstars Tennis, Sonic and the Black Knight, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Genesis Collection and Sonic Heroes. I only got round to playing Sonic and the Black Knight and I was very rusty! It was on the second King Arthur boss battle and I kept failing! But after me, a man tried playing it and he hadn't a clue what he was doing! So I helped him by telling him the controls and what to do. They also had a fanart wall with pics from the "Sonic and the Black Knight" contest, I think the people who entered were either at the convention, had given their permission or they were just all the UK ones.
I also changed into my Shahra costume for the later on cosplay contest. It was so cool, the male toilets had "Hedgehogs" written on them with a pic of Sonic and the female toilets had "Hedgehog-ettes" written on it with a pic of Amy next to them!
So once I was changed, I went and sad near the fanart corner where there was a huge table full of pens, pencils, paper, ect. and I doodled a Team Sonic pic as a warm-up sketch. There was this huge 'Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood' cutout and then I started sketching that out.
Whilst I was doing that, one of the best parts of the con happened, Bentley Jones appeared on stage! Everyone rushed over with cameras whilst he introduced himself. He had done an earlier performance but I wasn't there to see that one so this was the first time I saw him. He had previously been selling his latest album but I didn't get it because I'm kinda low on cash at the moment. Anyway, he came on, introduced himself and his guitarist and then sung "Dreams Of An Absolution"! I felt like singing along He also sung his version of "City Escape", "Final Night" from the new Nights game and 1 more song which I can't remember the name of. Anyway, I attempted to get him to sign my Sonic 06 booklet but he rushed off too fast. Ah well, at least I got to see him perform, it was a real honor!
Anyway, after he had left, I continued with my Sonic Chronicles pic and I must say, it was going extremely well! A few minutes later, we were shown a preview of Sonic Shorts 6! They were hilarious! I also felt honored to be one of the first to see it and it was totally worth it! Can't wait for the full thing.
So after that I spent more time on my Sonic Chronicles pic, much longer this time and then they showed us a special of The Sonic Show, Red Hedgehog and the creators were there! Ah it was also hilarious, I loved the "What would the next Storybook Sonic game be?"
I went back to drawing after that and then a person dressed in a Sonic costume came around! I immediately ran to have a photo taken and I also got to shake his hand afterwards!
Then I spent a lot more time on my Sonic Chronicles pic and ended up adding Amy and Tails in and then inked it! That inking pen was so smooth, I want one! But when it was done I was really pleased and entered it into the fanart contest as well as my "Through The Fire" one. I just made the "Under 16's" category but next year, I think I'll be in the over 16's! It will be even harder to win now!
So then it was time for "The Sonic Hour" which was running late so we didn't do the full hour. But they did the cosplay contest! I felt kinda nervous going up to the front but there were I think 5 other people entering too so it was alright. I went up first in my Shahra costume and people cheered for me! It wasn't as loud as some other cosplayers but it felt good to be cheered. Anyway, there was me as Shahra, 2 Eggman's, a Silver, 2 Sonic's, a Purge (from Space Channel 5) and a Rouge. The finals were the 2 Eggman's and Rouge and Rouge won 1st place! I'm not suprised, her costume was epic! She got an XBox 360! The other prizes were epic too, prepared by SEGA their selves! Then they announced the fanart results. I didn't win but I'm still glad I entered, I was really pleased with my efforts and the winning entries were brilliant so I'm glad they won! They got some epic SEGA prizes too. Then they cut the Master Emerald Shrine cake and I hurried to get my slice! Lastly, they asked some special guests and staff a maths question and the winner received a hand drawn sketch from SEGA!
After that, it was all finished! I went to collect my fanart back, changed into my normal clothes and then went out. It was just such an epic experience, I can't wait for the SOS 10!
At the end of The Sonic Hour, we all turned to the Live Feed camera and shouted "We want Crush 40 at SOS 10!" I hope they come next year! They do know about SOS so I really have a good feeling that they might!
Well, there was my super awesome epic day! I had a wonderful time and am looking forward to attending SOS 10 next year!
The cosplay contest with me in as Shahra (Beginning):
Bentley Jone's first performance:
Bentley Jone's second performance:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Emerald Shrine Cake:
Fanart (With my "Through The Fire" pic at the very beginning, my second one wasn't finished at the time):
Sonic and the Black Knight fanart contest winners (Mainly UK ones):
Red Hedgehog:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Sonic Shorts 6 preview:
Sonic Adventure In Breif:
My Pics:
My costume:
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