Today Phil showed us some ways we can digitally manipulate images, and I tried to be brave. I find it hard to push myself to make new, interesting things: once something looks good I tend to pull my hands back as quickly as possible and let it be. But there’s an art and a courage to idea generation.
Digital is actually difficult for me because I find it so hard to create lots of work, and the amount of choice is paralysing. Working in PowerPoint proved useful for me because it acts as a low-stakes sketchbook, and the image alteration tools are clunky. This almost helps me because then you’re almost collaborating with the software, and some of the choices are made for you. What did I say to myself earlier? If I have to make one more creative decision today, I’m going to throw up.
The image with the very dark blue and slight tint of orange over the body is particularly strong. I also like the playfulness of the shade on the sleeve in my freeform shapes. When I cut my lino for this print, I’ll try and keep the design playful and organic like this.
SEASIDE ILLUSTRATION 