Slide 1
- Hello
-My name is...
- I am...
Slide 2
- I wanted to show a comparison between my final piece of work last year and one of my most recent.
- I think my work changed a lot over summer, when I had time to apply what I had learned through the year
- But it wasn't until we started on 504 that I where I wanted to focus my practice.
Slide 3
- In 504 I researched Neil Gaiman.. looked more at his ideas surrounding storytelling than his works
- made me change the way I think about my illustrations
- focus on narrative, communication and the effects on the viewer.
Slide 4
- I made this picture book to demonstrate his views on the negative view of escapism, chose not to use any words to try and tell they story entirely through illustration with only a quote at the start to add context.
- I became very interested in narrative illustration at this point. specifically children's books
Slide 5
- When we started responsive I tried to find briefs that we focussed on children's book illustration
- I wanted to learn more about the processes involved and what publishers are looking for
- I chose briefs that focus on different areas of children's book illustration.
Slide 6
- At the same time as responsive I started to research a range of children's book illustrator's on my PPP blog.
I looked at how they how they apply their illustrations to narratives, problem solve and approach narratives.
- I also looked for interviews where they talk about interactions with publishers and give advice on being a professional illustrator.
Slide 7
- Jon Klassen
- he says he treats illustrating children's books as problem solving
- That you can use symbols that the audience will recognise to tell the story the better they get the more of a range of symbols they have and they can tell more complicated stories with them.
Slide 8
- Probably my favourite children's book illustrator
- I read an interview talking about how he got his first book published by a Korean publisher
- He then went to work with non profit organisations in India
Slide 9
- The applied illustration module allowed me to concentrate on producing a children's book
- I did not have time to illustrate the entire book so I illustrated 6 pages that I though would work well to pitch the book to a publisher
Slide 10
- As well as the book itself I looked at appropriate products that could be sold alongside it
- I have mocked up these images to show how they look but would like to finish the book over summer and experiment with materials and processes like bookbinding.
Slide 11
- I have been trying to find information about how illustrators interact with authors, publishers and retailers.
- Amanda hall's website contains an FAQ section that is made up of interviews covering a wide range of topics related to professional practice.
- I found these interviews extremely useful and informative
- I would like to get some more hands on industry experience over summer.
Slide 12
- I think these are fairly self explanatory
- These are three things I want to learn more about
- Agents - understanding their role
- Production- the importance of knowledge of processes
- Collaboration- how collaboration with authors works
Slide 13
- What I want to do next year...
- Enter more competitions that are focussed on my practice and will help me to improve and learn new skills
- Attend and exhibit at book fairs and similar events
- Get in touch with publishers and possibly pitch my work
- Work with authors on children's books.
Slide 14
- This is where I am now
- Knackered
- I had a full head of hair at the beginning of the year
- I think my practice is much more focussed and I am starting to develop an understanding of the industry and where my practice fits into it.
- Hello
-My name is...
- I am...
Slide 2
- I wanted to show a comparison between my final piece of work last year and one of my most recent.
- I think my work changed a lot over summer, when I had time to apply what I had learned through the year
- But it wasn't until we started on 504 that I where I wanted to focus my practice.
Slide 3
- In 504 I researched Neil Gaiman.. looked more at his ideas surrounding storytelling than his works
- made me change the way I think about my illustrations
- focus on narrative, communication and the effects on the viewer.
Slide 4
- I made this picture book to demonstrate his views on the negative view of escapism, chose not to use any words to try and tell they story entirely through illustration with only a quote at the start to add context.
- I became very interested in narrative illustration at this point. specifically children's books
Slide 5
- When we started responsive I tried to find briefs that we focussed on children's book illustration
- I wanted to learn more about the processes involved and what publishers are looking for
- I chose briefs that focus on different areas of children's book illustration.
Slide 6
- At the same time as responsive I started to research a range of children's book illustrator's on my PPP blog.
I looked at how they how they apply their illustrations to narratives, problem solve and approach narratives.
- I also looked for interviews where they talk about interactions with publishers and give advice on being a professional illustrator.
Slide 7
- Jon Klassen
- he says he treats illustrating children's books as problem solving
- That you can use symbols that the audience will recognise to tell the story the better they get the more of a range of symbols they have and they can tell more complicated stories with them.
Slide 8
- Probably my favourite children's book illustrator
- I read an interview talking about how he got his first book published by a Korean publisher
- He then went to work with non profit organisations in India
Slide 9
- The applied illustration module allowed me to concentrate on producing a children's book
- I did not have time to illustrate the entire book so I illustrated 6 pages that I though would work well to pitch the book to a publisher
Slide 10
- As well as the book itself I looked at appropriate products that could be sold alongside it
- I have mocked up these images to show how they look but would like to finish the book over summer and experiment with materials and processes like bookbinding.
Slide 11
- I have been trying to find information about how illustrators interact with authors, publishers and retailers.
- Amanda hall's website contains an FAQ section that is made up of interviews covering a wide range of topics related to professional practice.
- I found these interviews extremely useful and informative
- I would like to get some more hands on industry experience over summer.
Slide 12
- I think these are fairly self explanatory
- These are three things I want to learn more about
- Agents - understanding their role
- Production- the importance of knowledge of processes
- Collaboration- how collaboration with authors works
Slide 13
- What I want to do next year...
- Enter more competitions that are focussed on my practice and will help me to improve and learn new skills
- Attend and exhibit at book fairs and similar events
- Get in touch with publishers and possibly pitch my work
- Work with authors on children's books.
Slide 14
- This is where I am now
- Knackered
- I had a full head of hair at the beginning of the year
- I think my practice is much more focussed and I am starting to develop an understanding of the industry and where my practice fits into it.
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