Level 5/6 Work

This particular piece by Leah Rose was the first piece to stand out to me whilst looking at higher levels work because it is a quick drawing in her sketchbook although it has been well planned as colour has been used on the glasses frame making it stand out against the rest of the drawing.

Looking at the Level 5/6 summer sketchbooks allowed me to see the amount of work and development that they have achieved over the past 4 months which has inspired me to draw a lot more in my free time to further enhance my own skills.

Sam Metcalf sketchbook particularly stood out to me as he has taken the time to draw and paint each image until it has been completely finalised to a high quality standard.

Certain sketchbooks showed a lot more development than others as these had stuck to the same idea throughout the summer and managed to finalise a strong 'final piece' in their sketchbook which has been slowly progressing as the characters have been repeatedly drawn.

Study Task 1 - Image, Idea, Context

I chose this image as Pippa Toole is one of my personal favourite freelance illustrators for her unique style which is consistent throughout every piece of her work. This particular piece is a bold statement with the use of minimalistic colours and how each part of the image has a dog reference which shows the work is well planned and thought out before the final piece is created.

The image is a digital print on coloured paper using only monochrome colours and handwritten font. It is a successful piece because the use of colour for the background makes the poster as a whole stand out. The dog itself does not have an outline which makes the design a lot more simplistic and flat next to the background. The monochrome shades remind me of old punk show posters which relates to the made up band name 'Butthole Sniffers'.

The idea of the piece is successful as there is are references which are dog related throughout the whole piece making the theme consistent. It is clearly shown that this particular dog is a bad bitch (literally) as she is wearing minimal leather/PVC clothing in black. Also a sign of rebellion is shown in the text of the poster such as 'NO CATS. NO COPS'. 

The print was originally made for Common Bar in Manchester where an exhibition took place involving a dog motorcycle gang. Pippa Toole and other members of Skull Paradise collaborated to create the gang which featured leather jackets, wanted posters and life-size vinyl stickers of the gang members themselves.