artwork

Leonardo sketches

As mechanism will most likely take a part within my art I have decided to focus a small amount of the mechanical designs of Leonardo da Vinci, with the purpose of these sketches to improve freehand designs in the future, in addition to this these designs also are drawn mostly in pen and pencil to show the structure clearly.

Leonardo horses

Using the I have used freehand sketching to draw hoses in this style, one in profile to showcase a suit of armour and another in a pose of motion. I have chosen to use horses within this sketch as they are relatively easy for me to sketch, in addition to this horses often feature within Leonardo’s sketches as many weapons that were designed were either worn or drawn by horses. The mediums that I have used on this page are pencil and fine liner to represent the sketches and designs and the difference in from between them, with the pen being used over pencil in the stratified stages of creating a sketch.

wire sculptures

using the art of Elizabeth Berrien as inspiration I have created a series of wire sculptures using a variety of processes to create different outcomes from laying wire. The art of Elizabeth Berrien mostly consists of natural subjects such as horses, foxes and other animals with a variation of two and three dimensional sculptures.

Dragonfly and butterfly

By layering one strand of thin wire I have sculpted a dragonfly and a butterfly. This was achieved by creating simple 3D outlines in which I layered over to give shape. The main representation in using wire to create fragile creatures is to how a juxtaposition between the string and malleable wire and the rigid and fragile insects. The only real issue that I have found with this method does take quite a bit of time and as the size of the sculpture increases the amount of time needed to make it increases massively in comparison.

Brook

Using one of my Photoshop projects as a reference I have made a two dimensional sculpture of an altered image of my dogs head, this allowed a more abstract appearance to be achieved as oppose to a more accurate representation of how an animal is supposed to look. The issue with this piece is despite is it made from the same medium as my chosen artist it still does not fit with the style or the intentions of my work, and as a result of that I do not intent to create future pieces in this style, however I do like the two dimensional style as it is both sculpture and easier to store, in addition to this it takes much less time to make than a 3D sculpture.

Wire horse

Using the sketch of the horse I used its form as an outline to sculpt a two dimensional wire sculpture to add emphasis on the element of lines, for the body plain silver wire was used and multi-coloured wire used for the mane and tail, the resulting effect was better than expected and when compared with and when used to layer on additional surfaces I found the black and prismatic background to have the best effects as it allowed the multi-coloured mane and tail to blended with the background while the silver wire juxtaposed with the black paper.

Spider

the smallest of the sculptures among the dragonfly however this sculpture has been made to be sturdier and less likely to bend out of shape or unravel, I achieved this by using double strands instead of just one making the small sculpture far less delicate, however it did make it harder to construct as together the strands are less malleable. This method of sculpting wire is certainly more structurally stable, however it does take longer to carry out which is a major issue within this subject.

Fawn   

Similar to the horse this two dimensional fawn has been made using a single strand of wire that has been sculpted into the form of a seated fawn. To create this I used an image taken at the nature notes exhibition at the Herbert art gallery of a stuffed fawn as a reference.

Leonardo overlay pages

A later piece in which the original pages were scanned and then overlaid with fine liner to achieve elements of stratification and progression, also to connect the current pages with the more mechanical side of my theme using the same medium as most of my other technology based pieces. within this I used the bucking horse and wings as a base to overlay the horse with technology and the structure with muscle.   

Science fiction in steampunk style

Often steampunk is considered a juxtaposition of science fiction as in stead of developing electricity and other means of power the intention is to remain in an age of steam powered contraptions in which became more complex into various mechanisms. as a result of this I have decided to create an experimental using science fiction and redesigning it in a steampunk style in which I have used an AT-RT from starwars, a cyberman from doctor who and a tallneck from horizon: zero dawn. I used these base designs and overlaid them with steampunk style designs in brown pen, I then added another layer gluing cogs to small areas. despite the lack of relevance to my overall theme I am happy with the technique of laying three dimensional over two dimensional, in addition to this it is easier to create 2D wire figures using these lines as they are bold and easy to trace.

Frames deer and wolf

Using harmonious shades to draw the outline of a deer and wolf from a side view multiple times in different stages of movement to create an image in the style of an animation. These were drawn using fine liner pens and switching colour for each drawing, the drawings themselves were drawn using slightly different techniques, the deer was drawn without the use of pencil reference lines and simply drawn one frame at a time, while the wolf was drawn with a greater amount of caution wising pencil as a reference in which all of the legs were drawn first and then the rest added. Due to the difference in amount of care taken and resulting quality the wolf frames have the best appearance.

Horse, wolf, fox anatomical sketches

Partially exposing bone and muscle this series of sketches focus on the study of anatomy and the layering of biological components, within this fine liner pens have also been used allowing for quick but also bold sketches to be made, they can also be layered over each provided that being a darker colour over a lighter one, such as reds used for muscle over the creams used for bone. This series main benefit is that they are relatively quick to complete considering how long my art usually takes with each taking a maximum of half an hour to complete. However personally I do not like using a sketchy style and prefer to include as much detail as possible and as a result some may become overcomplicated.

Horse

My least favourite so far as during the rush to complete work some many of the elements appear out of proportion such as the head appearing too large, however this is the first in the series in which I was still finding my grounding, however the colour scheme did appeal and as a result was continued into other images within the series.

Wolf

Reflecting on the issues within the first piece I decided to focus on creating an image as a gradient of flesh muscle and bone as if to peel the layers back, for this I decided to use the bold lines of fine liners to show the graphic details of this design. after completing this piece, I feel it went much better than previous drawing of a horse representing the theme of stratification much better.  

Wolf improvements 

Seeing that the image itself, despite appearing better than the horse it is not a very outstanding piece, therefore I decided to improve this by adding elements of juxtaposition using metal to expand and on a photocopy of the original piece adding more layers to the image. as this appears to have been improved with the addition of a metallic layer I intend to apply this method to other pieces of such nature.

fox

staying within the canid comfort zone I created another image in this style from a front angle in hope of achieving more impact within this, fortunately it does have greater impact drawing focus to the eyes, however this image is not as well executed as the other and does not advertise the use of stratification as the other does.

Fox improvements

After the improvements to the wolf sketches I decided to also improve the fox in a similar way in which I used fine liner to add elements of mechanism to the drawing. Adding elements of mike Libby’s style of using mechanical components as a replacement for bones and muscles of the portrait.

Snake

Unlike the other pieces in this style I have instead decided to use an existing image that had been created earlier for the MAD museum sketches. For this I have used fine liner pen to sketch the skull muscles and scales graduating from the snout to the body, the snake has been drawn coiling around an image of a sculpture from the MAD museum. Overall this images does have a good appearance using older elements and layering over them, however using inanimate objects does make it less relevant than the other pieces.   

Wolves

For this I have decided to draw more wolves and study canine forms in greater detail, for this I have drawn the skeletal and muscular system, in addition to this I have also used drawn a robotic recreation of the skeleton, for these I have used fine liner pen like with the others to allow the different structures to clearly be shown as different layers.

Paint on photographs

The fastest method of creating art that I have been using this far, this involves the use of primary colours selectively painted onto a greyscale image to appear to be bleeding from the animals, replacing defining features with colour layering them with a combination of colour and absence of colour. the process of applying the paint was achieved by applying generous amounts and mixing on the paper to create a marbled mixture. this is also one of the least linked methods of creating art as it does not directly link to my artists, however the closest artist to this method would most likely be peony yip through the use of overlaying identifying features such as the face, however the representation is less about identity rather than the layers of reality and the colours that stain a monotone existence.

Bird

One of my personal favourites apart from the cheetah I attempted to make the paint appear as if running down the features of the bird using red and yellow at the top with blue hints toward the edges. the photo of the bird was taken during a visit to London zoo in the walk-in aviary.  

Monitor

Following the scale pattern this time using dots of the primary colours instead of merging all of them as much, this one does not have the same appeal as the others so I do not intent to use this method in the future.

Duck

this photo was taken in the gardens of the natural history museum London, for this I have used a slightly different technique in which I have coved a larger area and flowed the grain of the biology as opposed to following a dripping down approach, however this technique is potentially my least favourite of all of this series, in addition I feel I have included too much area of colour anyway, and as a result I do not intend to use this method of painting this way in the future.

Cheetah

Retiring back to my initial approach I used with the bird with the exception of covering the cheetah’s spots as well. like the bird this is only a portrait, making it easier to recreate the method in. however I do prefer the bird because of the softer shades against the varying colours as the phot of the cheetah was taken from behind glass as well as the subject being in shadow while the photo of the bird was part of a walk-in aviary.

Locust

This photo was taken at the natural history museum in London from within a display case amongst various other insects, for this image I continued to follow the technique that has worked so far and used the wings as a focus point for the colour, however the image would most likely been improved if I had refrained from including colour in areas such as the antenna and abdomen as they distract from the wings and disrupt the inward flow of colour.

Fawn

Taken at the Herbert art gallery, Coventry, within the nature notes exhibition. with this image, I continued to paint as if the colours were running, however in addition with piece I also included paint going against the grain around the legs of the fawn. I was more sceptical about this particular painting, however after completion it appeared better than anticipated.

Jamie

Using monotone in addition to the reds, yellow and blue I used a photo of a college friend as a base to add paint to. this one is another one of my favourites as I have taken a new step to developing this work. the main changes that I have made are the wider range of colours that I have used, as I have included black and white marbled, in addition to this I have used a colour image instead of black and white, though I have still used elements of the previous technique in which I painted the colours to appear as if they are bleeding from the image, in addition to this I have added spots of colour. overall I am pleased with the result of this image as I did not expect the pain to work as well on a coloured image as it does, as well as the inclusion of black and white paint also having a greater appearance than what was expected.

Doe

Taking inspiration form the previous steampunk work I have decided to freehand a doe connecting to various steam pipes using a steampunk style, with the doe at one side connected to three pipes that split and convolute into several others that trail off the page. This piece in intended to appear as a mix of the art styles of mike Libby, Elizabeth Berrien and Andrew chase, as I have used Andrew chases designs as a base, however I have included a steampunk element in the style of mike Libby replacing innards with mechanisms and used line art to show a wired appearance. Personally I do like how this image has resulted with the use of positive and negative space, however the time it has taken to make is a problem, therefore if I intend to use this style in the future I will have to ensure that future pieces do not take as long.

Rat and bird

In all honesty I was intending to simply draw a rat skull in the same style as the doe, however I had made the mistake of drawing the image upside down, therefore to build upon that I added the skull of a bird in to give a new representation to what was intended, now showing the pests of the air and land joined by industry and construction in which they thrive together. For this I have also used an additional material of small metallic gears around the eyes and some features of the creatures so accentuate the steampunk theme. Like the previous piece the time was an issue but less so in this case, however the addition of a new material has improved the image and as a result I will most likely use this in the future.

Rat

The inspiration for this piece came from Johann Kraus from the second hellboy film in which his gaseous form is used to animate an artificial body, within this I have opted to use a lighter blue with a dark brown to give luminescence to the image of the spectral rat. in conclusion for this drawing I am very happy with the results as it represents my theme of stratification through the use of nature and mechanism represented through surrealism, as a result of this I will be using this method in the future.

Horses

using a scan of the Leonardo horses I have used fine liner pen to layer over the scan of the image with steampunk elements 

Snake

For this drawing I have created a mechanical snake using pencil to draw and shade the image,

The main issue with this is that pencil drawing can take a long time to complete, which in this circumstance can be an issue considering the timescale of the course.

Masks

In many cases stratification, can be considered layering a personality over another, to create a metaphorical mask to represent an ideal personality and hide undesirable traits, to achieve this I have decided to use the art of peony yip as inspiration in using animals to hide a face, representing animalistic traits that are valued such as the loyalty of a hound or the intelligence of a raven. in addition to this peony also uses bold colours to create these masks, favouring reds for the animal portraits and black for the human subjects.

Rat

More of a spontaneous piece in which depicts a child interacting with three mechanical rats wearing a rat mask. Drawn in fine liner pen over a pencil sketch have used a slightly different colour scheme with pinks for elements of the dress such as the bows

Ram and raven

Representing strength both physically and mentally this depicts masks in the shape of a ram’s skull and the head of a raven in a stylised method. For this I have used fine liners to draw these as this allows for a fast drawing with bold colours. I do believe this style works well as a composition however I am beginning to feel that it's potential for use as a final outcome is limited.

Dragon and unicorn

Following on with the masks theme I have decided to move into more of a fantasy theme as opposed to recreating reality. Like the others I have used fine liners to show a wired appearance

Redbird

Bluebird

Using a more elegant design and colder colours I have redesigned the redbird piece to better match the masks sub-genre in which I have used various shades of blue fine liners to create an elegant looking bird mask over mechanical facial features. With this I like the juxtaposition between the curved and jagged line that layer over one another.

Rough sketch overlays

after a lesson of art in which a series of rough sketches experimenting with various mediums such as graphite and charcoal I decided to copy any layer over with pen and cogs using the original lines as a base. The primary purpose of these sketches is to use the theme of stratification in both a literal sense and to cover the fantasy subgenre using sub themes of steampunk and the inclusion of animalistic aspects.

Gear bugs

Using mike Libby for inspiration I created a small series of compositions using images of insects that i had taken and then gluing gears onto specific areas such as the thorax or onto elements of the exoskeleton. The method that I have used to make these is the use of photographs that I had taken at various locations. This method is definitely up for consideration as a final, however I doubt I will be able to create any more due to a lack of resources.

Sheep and wolf
playing on the term a wolf in sheep's clothing I have used the style of Peony yip to create the image of a wolf and a sheep overlapping. This image was drawn using red and black fineliners to create the bold outlines like in Peony yips work. This is more of a style experiment in recreating the style of an artist, however I do not see much potential for this style because of the limitations of mediums and the time it would take to create something more complex.

Cat and mouse
continuing on the predator pray sub-genre I have used the same colour scheme to so various sketches of cats and mice overlapping. To ensure that I did not want to continue this theme I decided I to create this.

Photoshop

Tech brook

Using technology and nature I spliced images of various electrical devices such as wires and game controllers onto an image of my dog, in which these images were organised to follow the lines and structure of the muscles to give a cyber-organic appearance through the application of manipulating layers. The effects applied to this image are also in place to bring out the lined and layered aspects such as using the glowing edges and cut outs.

Tech bird

Using a similar technique as with my dog I used electrical devices and metals to layer over the image of the bird to give a bionic appearance as if parts were natural and parts were constructed. However, it does not look as appealing as what was used for the dog, this may be due to the lack of definition on muscle structure as it is harder to see through feathers or the lack of concentration in a single area.

Cheetah

Using the photo of a cheetah as a base in which I used the blue wooden texture to replace the spots in addition to adding a new background, adorning the head are a series of bird wings in which each one has its colour changed. The overall image has a series of effects layered over, such as the glowing edges and others. Personally, this is one of my favourites using more natural bases themes into an abstract concept.

birds
Another, preferred piece would be the portrait of a friend in which I also used the portraits of two of my friends and one of my cousins, with Jamie being the most prominent of them in which I replaced the eyes with that of another friend and my cousin, in addition to this I have adorned his head with various birds and altered the background to create a circular pattern. This gives a phycedelellic appearance demonstrating the layering of reality to create a subjective image that I hope to achieve throughout my artwork.

Tiger

this time combining two facial aspects in proportion to each other I have spliced an image of my friend with facial aspects of a tiger, this uses far fewer layers than most of my other pieces and in addition to this did not have the desired effects, looking visually displeasing, however with the addition of some effects the image itself can be improved. this piece in addition to using the style of Hannah Hoch I have also taken elements of peony yips art style in terms of adding animalistic aspects to an image that overlays the human face.

Layering

Mostly an experiment of layering different textures such as scales and moss on the face on one of my friends. overall I believe the effect do work, however only in smaller amounts, with the moss being my personal favourite of the textures used as it can be peppered into an image without much issue. However, I do not believe that the scales will be used again in the future as they do have the same appeal as either the moss or metal.

Emily

Focusing on the face of my cousin I have used both natural and technical influences I have covered the left side of her face in an assortment of wires, foliage, electrical devices and insects over many layers. This is to represent the more childish and conflicting juxtaposition between technology and nature using my cousin as a visual for this. Despite not quite being happy with the visual appearance of this I am happy with the representation it portrays as I hope to cover this within my art.

Emily bee

Mostly a quality experiment using a much higher quality images and layering it onto a lower quality image, as expected the resulting image did not look at all appealing with the combination of high and low quality.

Emily 3

using a wider area for a combination of natural and manmade elements I recreated the first image of my cousin, the main differences are the variety of images used and in addition to covering the face I have also covered her arms. Most of the component images are natural such as bark, birds and a tiger, while the technology side includes an image of a pocket watch and wires. I have mostly a mixed opinion on this piece as despite the bark looks fitting the other components less so due to the method used to merge them as the tree was erased in a different way to the others using more of a fragmented method. The addition of effects would also most likely improve this image.

Luke 2

After the success of the ‘birds’ piece I decided to create another in a different style but still using the same influences of line and layer. For this I have used a different person and different elements

Single image layer experiment

In order to further explore stratification I have used a single image overplayed with a series of effects in which I have then reduced the opacity to show all the layers together. This is mostly experimental to examine the use of opacity with different effects, the conclusion from this would be that all the effects do not look as good as they would without the additional effects.

Final plan 1

For my final I intend to use wire to create a sculpture within a drawing, and as a result of this intention I have created a miniature of a potential outcome for my final in which I have combined elements of line art, wire and gears to create fox. The wire surrounded internal structures such as the base of the skull and the ribs that then branch out to replace the tail white the mechanical gears were placed within the chest cavity. I have chosen to use this method as my art consists of a lot of line art to mimic wire and display mechanical structures, in addition to this it also falls under a combination of the art of Elizabeth Berrien and mike Libby  using wire and gears within a structure, I have attempted to include elements of Hannah Hoch’s work by keeping elements of two dimensions. This plan is very basic in the thought process as the main focus is the inclusion or artist styles, however as a result of this it is unrefined and lacks greater elements of representation to show the stratification of the perception of reality and fantasy how to biological mechanisms can be represented as mechanical components working as a larger machine.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

2

Using less of a drawn element than the last, however I have refined the concept using different coloured wire to highlight muscular structures, in addition to this I have put more detail into the drawn elements despite being less of them. The appearance has changed to a more angled point of view showing a fade from wire to drawing instead of having a mix of both, in addition to this the structures that have been made with wire are also more refined to look like bone structures.

3

after the second experiment, I decided to take a closer focus on the process of using deferent types of wire of create bone and muscle, for this I have manipulated the silver wire into the shape of a fox skull and the multi-coloured wire into the shape of the muscle around one side. after completed this I discussed potential applications of wire within my final and we concluded that there should be a greater inclusion of wire, as a result of this I decided that it may be best to make the entire fox of wire and use paper as the backdrop and link to the wall. I believe this method will better represent my theme of stratification by having less convoluted layers but still keeping them linked. However the main issue with this piece would most likely be the time in which it took to create, hence why only half of the face was covered with the multi coloured wire, this issue may carry on to the final and as a result of that I will most likely have to avoid including too much fine detail otherwise there will not be enough time to complete the entire sculpture.

 

Final concept

for my final outcome, I wish to combine nature and mechanism, to achieve this I have sketched a dog like creature made up of junkyard and old mechanical materials to give an unstable looking appearance as if the parts are held together by an unseen force. the main problem with this would be how to construct this as if I were making a sculpture I would have to find a lot of parts and if it were a mix of sculpture and drawing then it would be difficult to combine the layers. in addition to this linking this in with stratification would be difficult as there is little variation between materials. 

Rough sketches

during a short period of the course the class all of the students were tasked with creating a series of sketches and observational drawings using various grayscale mediums such as pencil, graphite and charcoal with the aim of this task to use line and stroke to achieve a minimalist style of art. each piece did not take long to create with a shot evaluation of the medium used to create the pieces of art. almost all of these are observational drawings using previous photos taken form galleries and other locations of various subjects or the same subject in a different style.

Jamie charcoal

charcoal is definitely one of my least favourite mediums, second to chalk as it is far less controllable then pencil or pen in addition to being much messier. nonetheless the outcome for this particular sketch is better than expected, partially due to the colours that have run into the piece after the application of hairspray from the other side that adds a greater element of abstract to the overall image. the use of charcoal gives the image greater levels of positive and negative space using contract and depth. I don’t think I’ll be using charcoal for any other pieces as I really do not like the medium despite the outcome.

Cheetah charcoal

using a photo from London zoo I have used charcoal to sketch a simple image of the photo, as charcoal is different from using pencil or pen I used a slightly different technique in which I used the entire surface of the charcoal to gain different effects and lines, for example I the longer side of the charcoal was used to create thicker strokes and large areas of shading while the thinner sides were used to create finer details, in addition to this charcoal can also be smudged to create a gradient and reduce the harshness of lines. I do like the outcome of this piece with the simplicity but still maintaining its form being recognisably an animal, however I personally do not enjoy using charcoal therefore I hope not include it in the future.

Butterfly

using pencil, I drew a butterfly from a reference image that was taken at a butterfly farm, in addition I also added a freehand creature in to relate it to my theme, for this in particular the focus was to create a simple shaded sketch. I do enjoy using pencil more than most other mediums however I do not believe that it looks as striking as using pen for example.

Cheetah graphite

graphite is a similar medium to pencil however it is less precise and creates a wider line, making it a good medium for quick sketches and similar projects. this was particularly useful as a time limit was imposed when creating this series of sketches. the main issue in my opinion with this medium is that it is harder to achieve darker shades as with pencil a softer lead can be used, as detail can often be portrayed through the use of shade rather than detail of line. the piece in itself is not bad however I do not believe I can achieve the intended shading.

Jamie graphite

with mark making being the aim for this piece this rough sketch was drawn using a photo of a friend as a reference image, in order to create the marks, I used graphite as it creates larger lines that make it an ideal medium for line and mark making. despite this I do not intend to use graphite within my more theme based artwork.

Fawn sketch

using biro pen to draw this piece I attempted to use single direction strokes in a quick sketch, unfortunately I did not keep up this style, with the purpose of this to allow different drawing methods to be used within my sketchbook, this focusing on line and shade. I do feel comfortable using biro as a medium however it is not a medium that I intend to use within my work in the future.

Overlapping birds

the aim with this piece is to create a more abstract concept by overlaying a single image from different rotations. this piece was drawn using pencil and is two copies of an image of a bird that is part of one of my photoshop works which features a portrait with a series of birds surrounding his head. an image like this would work for my theme of stratification, however it is not how I intend to display the theme, as I intend for the layers to be different rather than the same thing from a literal different angle.

Jamie continuous line

focusing more on the style of art rather than the type of medium used I have drawn an image of my friend using continuous line, this process involves creating a piece using a single line, the resulting image is far more simplified and tends to appear more angular, however the appearance itself is distinct. this process is useful for replicating the appearance of wire, which is useful if there is no wire present. I do hope to use this process in the future as I intend to use wire in the future.

Concept overlay

using fine liner pen to better define the sketch this is to allow me to re-evaluate my decision to see if there is some way I can improve my original plan, however I came to no such conclusion as I could not think of a suitable way to improve this piece without making it more difficult to carry out, if there was more time then I would potentially have considered it more. however, as a result of these experiments I have decided that I want to use foxes as my focus animal as they ae often found in populated area around industry as well as being cunning survivalists.

Automaton overlay

using a scan of my observational drawing from the MAD museum I used fine liner pen to add a skeletal structure to the image to bring it closer to my theme of the stratification of mechanism and nature, in this case to show how the mechanism almost appears a mockery of natural creation. I do like how this image has turned out placing bones within mechanism shows the closest literal representation of my theme, however being too literal with my theme may not be the best way to go about it for the entirety of the course though I do still intent to include such representations within sections in which I believe appropriate.

Butterfly overlay

for this I, have decided to use a different colour scheme using greens as oppose to the typical brown and reds, for this I have used fine-liner pens to add an additional layer over the sketch depicting human eyes over the wings and a skeletal canid like snout to make the appearance of a mask.

Cheetah overlay

layering over a scan of the cheetah drawn using graphite I have used seven colours to overlay and depict the muscular structure of the big cat’s face, to do this I have used fine liner pen and a different colour for each muscle. this piece has probably turned out the worst out of all the pieces as the use of colour does not match with the greyscale image.   

Giraffe

Using the giraffe created by Andrew chase as a reference image I have used watercolours to colour a drawn image, the colours that I have used are grey and blue to show the metallic nature of the image. I have painted this as a starting point form which I can expand, as the art style of Andrew chase is very niche and specific with little variation apart from the type of animal, therefore it would probably be best to create something as close to the original on a 2D medium. Personally, I do not enjoy using watercolours in this sense, in addition to this it does take a while to compete images like this.

Steampunk bird

Using the style of Andrew chase I have drawn a bird in flight however I have used a different colour scheme to give the image a more steampunk appearance, in addition I have used shades of yellow on the wings for an appearance of canvas. This allows me to link the art style of Andrew chase to my own style in which I want to include more elements of fantasy and surrealism to better represent stratification. This piece was drawn and shaded using watercolour crayons, however because of this it did take a while to complete, therefore I am not considering the use of this method for further experimentation.  

Mad museum rat

by overlaying a scan of the metallic clockwork, I have changed the image from an observational drawing to a more surrealist image, this was achieved by including more steampunk based drawings of mechanical rats surrounding the image. The overlaying image was drawn using fine liner pen.

Horses

using a scan of the Leonardo horses and inventions I have used fine liner pen to layer over the scan of the image with steampunk and biological elements, for the horses I have used mechanical designs and the inventions biological designs, this is to add juxtaposition to my piece, representing my theme by layering over with a different medium. like the others that I have used this style for I do find that this is my preferred way of representing my theme, however this could be improved by potentially adding other mediums such as wire.

Rat

More of a spontaneous piece in which depicts a child interacting with three mechanical rats wearing a rat mask. Drawn in fine liner pen over a pencil sketch I have used a slightly different colour scheme with pinks for elements of the dress such as the bows to bring a more feminine aspect to my theme. showing the conflict between what is expected and of us and what we want, hiding behind a mask to conform and another to conflict. this is not one of my preferred pieces since I am not pleased with how the child looks as people are not my strong suit, however considering this I believe that it has turned out better than expected.

Fawn sketch

Like the others of this series this is another timed piece, however for this one I used pencil to create a rough sketch of a fawn using a photo from the nature notes exhibition as a reference. Typically, I only use pencil to create construction sketches that I later overlay with a different medium, however larger scale images tend to take a much longer time to complete, as a result of this I most likely will not be using pencil very much throughout my coursework.

Crane
Using the previous drawing of a mouse I decided to add more motion to this style of art, for this I have drawn a robotic Crane in flight with a spectral Crane above it. For this I, have used blue and brown fine liner pens, with the browns to show a rusted and brassy appearance in the robot and the blues to create the spectral bird. despite how well this piece turned out I do believe that the applications for this style are limited unless some aspect is changed.

Horses
For this piece I wanted to show a greater representation of personality than with the other pieces in this style, to achieve this I have used different colours to represent different personas with blue for a unicorn and red for a demon. Like the others this piece was drawn in fine liner pens to display the outline. The main issue with this is that it does not follow the complementary colour scheme

Rat clock face
Another piece featuring robotic rats, however these three are all amongst various multi-coloured clock faces and are interacting as though they are physically there, allowing them to appear trapped in time. For this I, have scanned the piece at the start of me sketchbook that features time as a theme, and for the rats I have used black and brown fine liner. I suppose this composition was a little rushed and is apparent though the lack of detail.

Rat pipework

after the drawing of the steampunk deer I have decided to try and use a similar style of positive and negative space in which pipes are used in a conical style shape from one side of the page to the other. in this particular drawing I have used this method however I have included a series of rats amidst the pipes. this isn’t one of my preferred pieces mostly due to that I was not able to add the amount of detail than I would have liked to.

Rat bio

in order to add elements of nature into this drawing I have scanned it and then overlaid it with red fine liner to appear like muscles over the image. this allows for the use of juxtaposing to give the symbolism of how mechanisms can be used mimic and replace nature.

Doe bio

as a style experiment I have taken the image of a robotic doe and scanned it, the scanned copy was then layered over with red fine liner to follow the muscular structure of the animal, this allows the image to more literally fit within my theme however I would rather try to find a different way to represent it than use literal connotations.

Continuous line red
using a photocopy of the steampunk Doe as a base I have overplayed this with red fine liner to give a more biological appearance to the image by using red pen to draw the muscular system over the photocopy, on addition to this I have also connected the pipework using this method.

Fawn steam
Using a scanned image of a previous sketch I have used fine liner pens and gears to add a mechanical design to this sketch of a seated fawn, in addition I have also added elements of the muscular structure in areas such as the face torso and legs, to achieve this I have used reds and browns to best represent this theme.

Cheetah steam
This is an overlay of a graphite sketch in which I have applied a steampunk theme by using the graphite as construction lines for drawing a stylised skull using dark brown fine liner, this is to make the head of the cheetah appear to be a mechanical construction or helmet.

Red bird

overlaying a sketch with red fine liner I have used the style of peony yip, however I have applied this to a mask rather than adding animalistic features, in addition to this I have also overlaid some of the birds in addition to this as well as added some cogs to give a steampunk appearance, this allows the image to fit in with my theme of industry and nature using stratification.

Red beak

following more closely to the style of peony yip I have overlaid a sketch of Jamie’s face with bird features in addition to this I have also added birds around the outside using elements of continuous line art, other areas of detail include the eyes and certain human features. the image that I have used as a reference is one of my photoshop pieces and as a result it is in a surrealist and distorted style. this focuses more on manipulating the artist style rather than applying to the theme.