In case you don’t already know, any green text is likely a clickable link like this one.

Every time I sign a paper, my signature looks wildly different to my previous signature and the one that follows it. I have been meaning to craft a signature that I use consistently for a while now but now that I have started this blog, I will get to it.

Say what you will about Wikihow but it has never failed me before and it will not fail me now! To get me started I followed the advice given in this article and also looked through these three tips. Continue reading “Crafting my signature” →

The Illuminate festival was an inspirational art installation, it was a big event and many of the organisers and artists involved were previously PCA students. I rarely attend events but this showed me what can be accomplished with mostly abstract pieces. One person could not have accomplished this, sound, sculpture, projection, lighting were all used to great effect, the teams involved would have had to communicate to get everything completed by the deadline. Continue reading “Illuminate 2018” →

I discovered something brilliant. I enjoy the fantasy genre in music, books, video games and film and have gotten used to all the cliches and themes that appear consistently in the genre. Monsters have been an integral part of the genre since it’s conception in folklore and mythology. Many of these monsters are seen time and time again, vampires, Orcs, Witches, giant beasts and insects, the undead, animal-human hybrids and all other manner of sinister creatures that every culture and time period have developed over the ages.  That is why I am writing this post, because I have been pleasantly surprised by not just a monster, but a deity that puts most other villains to shame! The foul god that I speak of is known as Nurgle. Continue reading “An exciting discovery” →

Two in sketches

• Generate shapes to work from on paper.
• Reproduce on Illustrator.
• Combine demo techniques.
• refer to notes.

Continue reading “Illustrator workshop task” →

I chose this workshop over the textiles workshop as I plan on incorporating digital art into my future projects and I have always struggled with learning programs in the past. Continue reading “Illustrator workshop notes” →

First experiment

This is a useful opportunity to experiment with origami, to tie it into my phobia theme I will create a shark as they are the subject of a phobia, selachophobia, the irrational fear of sharks, even harmless ones. I have not done this before so I will need to watch or read a tutorial. Continue reading “Four experiments” →