RESPONDING TO TUTORIAL FEEDBACK
After my tutorial with Jamie, it became clear that in order to fully develop the composition and content of my roughs, I needed to experiment with 3D media and play with real children's building blocks in order to understand how they could operate within the image. This was a really useful exercise as I was able to exhaust possible compositions without having to laboriously cut out all the shapes. Photographing these compositions will enable me to realise the most effective outcomes through collage and paper constructs, if I choose to develop this approach, with organic and effective compositions that channel an honest reflection of nostalgic children's toys.
If I do choose to further that building block visual metaphor, I will explore texture and shape through collage and 3D paper craft to inject a sense of the maker's hand, rather that using clean wooden shapes. This approach should hopefully achieve a sensitive and playful tone of voice relevant to the subject matter and my wider intent for practice.
Developing my composition experimentation, I have explored how hand-drawn marks can interact with these constructs through layering. While for the purpose of these tests I have drawn straight on to the photographs, my intention would be to draw overlays on tracing paper and scan these in for digital layering, meaning that I am able to manipulate scale, colour and positioning as necessary.
Moving forward, I now need to explore other outlets in relation to my roughs, responding to the book vehicle. Channeling some of the things I have learnt from these experiments, I think it could be useful to mix paper constructs with wooden elements so to achieve textural variety and aesthetic interest.
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