Naomi's Illustration Adventure

Client Visuals  I have been taking a look at the work by Illustrator Peter Bailey . So for this exercise, I have selected two of his illustrations from the book 'The Storyteller's Secrets' written by Tony Mitten.  This exercise has asked for two pieces that contain a range of content. All of Peter Bailey's illustrations in this book are black and white which I find really interesting.  This is the first illustration I have selected is from the poem 'The Pedlar of Swaffham':  A busy street scene with the main character the Peddler sitting fairly central in the illustration. Here he meets a Greengrocer who encourages him to move on to best find his riches.  "If I were a Pedlar I'd visit the fairs,  for that's where you're likely to peddle your wares.' Scaling:  This illustration in the book is a rectangle of 14cm by 10cm.  I use the scale axis to draw boxes, with the smaller box on the left being the real size of the ...

Veiwpoint   My chosen category:  The morning after.  I have a part time job at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, my role involves many night shifts so this seemed the most fitting category for me.  When I come in after my work, late at night, I will often leave a collection of objects on the kitchen table which will of course still be there the morning after when my children wake up.  As the exercise asks, I use my digital camera and start photographing my objects. My torch, my ID, my book, earpiece, purse, lipbalm and handcream.  1.   2.  Which format best illustrates your words?  I feel this viewpoint best highlights 'the morning after'. The slight chaos of this is the true, untouched scene I leave behind when I come in after work. Looking down on these items, offers a clear view.  3.  4.  I must confess, I found it a little hard to get excited about this selection of objects, des...

Giving Instructions... My chosen category:  Making a cup of tea.  Such a basic thing, that we all do a number of times throughout the day no doubt...But how did we know how to do it in the first place?  I started by consulting with a well know tea brand ' Yorkshire Tea '. They broke down their tea making instructions into 5 steps:  1. Treat your water kindly.  "Run the tap a little so the water's nicely aerated, and only boil it once to keep the oxygen level up. Oxygen in water helps flavour!" 2. Keep everything toasty.  "Tea likes hot water, but a chilly teapot cools things down - so swirl a little boiling water around the empty pot first. For bonus points, use that water to warm the cups too".  3. Add tea and water.  "Add 2 tea bags to a regular teapot or one tea bag to a mini teapot. If you're using loose tea, add one teaspoon per person and one for the pot. Pour the hot water in and stir a bit."  4. Wait ...