This Pop-up birdie was very fun to make! I found a template online for a standard pop-up bird and adapted it to fit my own purposes. This included looking at a lot of children’s pop-up books along the way which I enjoyed a bit too much. Each piece was painted separately with acrylics and then it was assembled.
At the moment the card is a simple square piece folded in half, however with more time I would like to experiment with different shapes and clolours.
This week we have been looking at illustration. The image above is done with pen and acrylic paint onto acetate. What I like about this style is how you can put the image onto multiple backgrounds and get different versions of the same picture. For example, this would work well with a plain colour in the background as the image is quite detailed, but there is nothing to stop you from overlaying different pictures to give a busier outcome with more depth. I will keep experimenting! I hope you like it 🙂
I found this French artist and Illustrator whilst doing some research for another project. I had never heard of her before but her work is well known especially in France. The piece above is just one of the many beautiful examples I found. Her subject matter is often transformation and metamorphosis which is illustrated in a slightly surrealist style. The use of colour and light, particularly in the background, shows the mood of the piece to great effect. I also love the way the hair is painted- it looks almost soft to touch.
I will definitely be looking into her work more! Some really beautiful images 🙂
Hello Readers!
This blog will be a place where I will share my work and the work of others that inspire me. Hopefully you will enjoy reading it as much I do writing it 🙂
It would be great to hear other peoples views on my work and findings or even any recommendations on how I could improve!
This is just the start but I will have pictures posted up soon
Ciao for now!
x
a piece of work I did for GCSE in 2009, I’m hoping my work has progressed since then!
Robyn Skillman 