Thesaurus Notes

The theme we were given was 'Inside, Outside and In between' so I put the words through the dictionary to get the meaning behind the words. By also putting the words into a thesaurus it showed related and similar phrases. From this I was able to pick out certain words that I could then form an idea from and take through to brainstorming.

Brainstorming

For my brainstorming I took three ideas that I got from the thesaurus notes and put them against the forms that can be used to portray my ideas. By doing this it showed the different options that each process can bring. It also allowed me to explore each individual idea more helping me finalise which I wanted to carry through to a final piece.

Conventions of The Form

For research into children's books I took different front covers and looked at each individual component and compared them together.

Pinterest Research

At the beginning I began to collect images that were connected to my idea and the form I wanted to use. This helped me as a reference to make sure I kept to the conventions of a children's book, it also allowed me to collect different styles and processes that may not be directly linked to children's literature. From this I could then extend my research by selecting new processes to experiment with and connect it to the style of my book. Through out the process I continued to collect images which ment I could widen my thought process to the style, layout and form my final book was done in.

Other Books

General Stuff I Like

Stuff That Will Be In My Book 

Photos of subject matter

Acrylic Process

For this process I only used monochrome colours so just black and white. I first started with the background using very broad brush strokes just focusing on the dark and lighter areas. After this I began to build up the foreground image focusing on the dark shadows then adding lighter tones to bring out the detail of the image, with thought going to how the light catches and hits the object.

Julia Rothman Artist Copy

Original work done by Julia Rothman

My artist copy using different images taken from through out her book.

I chose to use Julia's work as an artist copy because it's an educational book and the individual drawings are really detailed and beautifully done. However it isn't aimed at children like my book will be but it did give me an idea of how to layout each page and how to present the information. It also allowed be to experiment with ink and watercolour as a form with is a process with I enjoy working with.

I created this by drawing out the images I wanted to use then colouring them using watercolours. After this I added detail by using a fine liner pen, I then took the images into Photoshop and arranged them on the page. To finish I added the background colour, the text and the lighter boxes of colour.

Here is my emulation of Julia Rothman's work:

(Work in progress)

Final front and back cover design: