Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Childrens Book Research

Ralph Steadman- Little.com 
The thing that I have always loved about Ralph Steadmans work is the way it is not constricted by precision.
This freeness of the media gives the work a new personality in itself. This is something I aim to work towards as I feel at present I constrict myself too much to the use of the line. And its precision.



Alexis Deacon- Slow Loris
My favourite childrens picture book illustrator is Alexis Deacon. He creates basic stories and allows the images to do most of the talking with its personality. He experiments with the use of font with both type and handwritten fonts. The image below is a good example of this experimentation taken from Slow Loris.
He uses mixed media to create beautifully composed images.


Alexis Deacon- Beegu


Alexis Deacon- Croc & Bird
Deacon also paces his imagery really well to build up his stories.
This is especially evident in Croc & Bird.
In his imagery he creates images with ink and then defines them with charcoal. This is something I would like to experiment with to move away from the fix that the line has on me.
I feel this will give me the freedom to further develop my work and practise.



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