OUIL505 Project Report.

Sam Metcalf OUIL505 Project Report.

 So I set myself the task of creating 3 designs that 3 different bands could use oa range of products from posters to garments to even using it as album art work. I was very excited by the unit a it gave me free range on the world of illustration. I knew before this unit I would like to try and do merchandise designs for bands as its something I have wanted to do for a long time, with me already doing brand logos and clothing merchandises for my self in the past this area is were I want to be taking my future practise. The reason I choose band merchandise is this is where I would also like to expand my practise. The fact that one design can be used over a number of different products to advertise a band, thought this would be a great way to see how by making one design I could make this work. Once I started the project I set off running but then other deadlines meant I had to put this brief on the back burner only working on it to take little breack from my other work. Even though I would of like to have been able to more of my time into this project I’m glad I did do little and often on the designs as with the dots method I used it was good to not sit they for stupid amounts of time trying to get the drawing finished in one sitting and properly ended up with it not looking right. So really it taught me not to rush the important drawing side of this too much and if I can in future plan to work in chunks it mite help me with me time management. I feel I should of explored the methods I could of used to create the illustration. I have been practising building images up with dots for a while now and I though that this project would befit from this method and how the final image looks. What I did not think about was doing 3 full illustrations in this way with a deadline fast approaching. As the methods take so long to archive a nice visual quality I did at some points start to panic I was not going to get all 3 done in time. Like I said before I’m just happy I did take the time to break off from other projects to tackle little bits of this brief. Another area I got too hung up on was the bands I was going to produce the work for, in the end I have just used one local band Treason Kings and two of my favourite bigger bands Raging Speedhorn who have just returned to the industry after a few years off and the Deftones who are one of my all time favourite bands who have just realised a great new album. Now I have finished the work I might send the work to the bands to see if I can get some feedback on whether or not they like the designs I have done. Even though I don’t have a huge body of work for this submission I have really like doing this brief as I have learnt a great deal about my own practise and the way in which I have started to develop my illustration. It has become very clear to me that I have started to use a similar system of working on the last few projects I have tackled. I have noticed my self doing he same methods and techniques over and over, this I feel has given me a real confidence boost over the last few months as I’m really starting to feel comfortable and happy with the work I’m producing. This is a big development as I thought I had lost it and it was gone forever. This really means I have enjoyed producing work resently and that I have been sitting down and working out areas I have had trouble with in the past. Also with the use of a computer, if you had told me that using Photoshop and the computer to aid me in creating work everyday I would of laughed at you but now its just part of my tool kit all the time. I’m too so much more confortable using the software and different websites for submission even tho I still think submissions are mighty confusing I think I have finally got my head around how it all works and what needs to be PDFed and uploaded to things.