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” →

The Garden Of Earthly Delights (Hell) by Hieronymus Bosch is a 2D painting that was painted between 1480-1505, it depicts a christian hell. The colour pallet vibrantly details the realistic style. Casting The Damned Into Hell by Hans Memling was painted earlier, between c. 1467-1471. It is also a 2D painting, but with a narrower colour pallet that depicts a more traditional christian hell with heavily contrasting shading. Continue reading “Comparative essay (first attempt; unfinished)” →

Which pieces should I compare? Continue reading “Comparative essay plan” →