Friday, 14 January 2011


This is another monoprint. However, this time I have worked into it with watercolour, fine liner pen and water.  I used the watercolour to create the shading on the image and the fine liner pen to add just enough definition to allow an understanding of what the print represents - i.e. a tyre skid mark.  I created the smudge effect with a sponge and water, dragging it down the page with reducing pressure to create the desired dynamic representation of braking forces and friction between tyre rubber and road surface.

 Above is a section of my A2 Level exam piece. I created the image through use of the vectoring technique and using the Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop software products. I used the Illustrator software to create the outline and to colour in the image and Photoshop to create the shading. To create the shading I used two tools called 'Dodge Tool' and 'Burn Tool'; these two tools allowed me to lighten and darken my vector where appropriate to give my image a more advanced, 3D appearance.


This is my A2 Level exam piece.  I have combined a number of the various techniques that I experimented with on other pieces to achieve my design intention of creating a 3D image by promoting a perception of depth.

This is a pencil shading drawing I produced for my A2 Level Unit 4 folder. By incorporating light and shade I have created depth and interest.

This is my GCSE final exam piece which took me 12 hours to complete. Within the piece I have used a wide range of media. For example I have used acrylic paint, oil pastel, felt tip pen, fine liner pen, sand, pencil shading and watercolour. By using all these techniques and media it has helped me to create this unique piece. I like this as you can see all the different layers I have created to build the piece, the contrast between the layers and different colours and the shading I have created with each media.

Above is another monoprint where I have incorporated watercolour into it to enhance representation of the speed at which the rollercoaster is moving at. I achieved this via use of quick brush strokes on the roller coaster carriage to make it look like it is moving extremely quickly.

This is an image of a media I have used known as acrylic paint, and this image is of the front of a motorbike and I used it in my unit 1 coursework folder. Furthermore I feel that this piece has great contrast and shading within it, that helps create a more interesting and effective design.

Above is my AS Unit 2 exam piece.  I had to create a magazine cover for the magazine ID. I had to create a cover advertising the new ages of technology.  I achieved this using the idea of typography, incorporating machinery and electronics into letters to create my own style of typography.



Here I have used watercolour and fine liner pen. I feel that the fine liner pen has enhanced the image and has made look more effective. I like how the watercolour looks untidy as it spills over the edges of the drawing and I like the cross hatching to create shading.



Above is a practical analysis for my A2 Level Unit 3 coursework folder.  I have analysed the typographer David Carson. To create this piece I have built up a large amount of layers to create the background and I have created another layer where the white writing sits on top.

This is my unit 1 AS Level coursework piece.  My objective was to advertise a sporting event.  I did this by analysing the artist Vault 49 and I incorporated their style into my piece.