First Piece - Manga Style Drawing
This piece wasn't actually set work but was something I worked on over my spare time. It was also my way of starting to explore Watercolours. As I've never used them before now, beyond possibly using them when I was a child, I didn't want to risk ruining a piece of art for this class that I was fond of, so I decided to use this as a chance to experiment with them. All in all, I'm quite fond of it! It's got a bit more colour to it now plus some bolder lines, so I'll add a fresh picture of it when I do the updated post later!
Second Piece - Creating A Character From Our Objects
We were each given an object to use as inspiration over these 4 weeks and my object was a button. I got the idea for this guy, Zack the Zombie, from one particular part of the button's design. It looked a lot like a head with shoulders and something going through the head, thanks to my interesting imagination, and as a result of me thinking "how can I have a character that has something going through it's head?" I created a zombie from it.
He's quite scary looking but really he's a playful zombie who loves pranks and wants to make friends!
Third Piece - Lettering Work
For this piece the letters were supposed to be more like ones seen in the Book of Celts and I do have one completed and coloured, object based piece on it. However, my first/second idea I liked a little too much to let go, and it just so happens this is the piece I had photos of. I was originally going to do a G with various Greek Mythological Creatures, Heroes and Monsters in it, mostly because I have a soft spot for Greek Mythology. However, I ended up choosing to focus on the myth I know best; Medusa. I decided to tell her story, or the variation of it I grew up with, within an M. See the pictures below for more detail (and for a quick lesson in mythology!)
This part was Medusa and her sister's, Stheno and Euryale, birth as well as depicting Medusa growing taller and older due to her mortality.
Then we have Medusa with Athena, who's allowing Medusa to serve in her temples, Poseidon attacking Medusa within Athena's temple, Medusa left to the wrath of the Gods and finally being cursed. [For those wondering, in this variation of the Myth, Medusa didn't willing lay with Poseidon. Instead, she ran from him trying to seek sanctuary in Athena's temple, thinking no other God would dare defile another God's temple. Poseidon dared, however, and took her within Athena's temple while Athena turned her back on Medua's pleas for help. Athena later punished Medusa for allowing herself to be seen by distorting her once beautiful appearance into the 'snakes for hair' one we know, and banishing Medusa and her sisters into exile. She also later sent her followers to the island they had been exiled to in an attempt to kill Medusa]
Here we have the first of many foolish heroes attempting to slay Medusa, her getting angry and the starts of her stone garden.
Medusa surrounded by victims, having finally given into becoming the Monster she was seen as.
Medusa's death and Pegasus' birth.
Medusa's head being placed into the sack of Kibisis.
Perseus using Medusa's head to rescue Andromeda.
Finally, Bellerophon, the Hero who tamed Pegasus. I decided to include this and the previous part with Perseus and Andromeda as Medusa, or in this case her child, did have relevance to their lives. The piece is all quite sketchy and I have made changes to it, so I'll show that in the update post.
Fourth Piece - Group Project
For this piece, we worked in groups of fours, each of us adding our own parts to our own corner of the picture. The challenge was to try and make it blend together where the corners met. My part was the lower left.
Medusa again! Did I mention I like her myth?
That's all for now, there'll be a whole lot more in the update post!
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