Visual application

 For our next project we were given two historical figures in which we could develop an illustrated narrative based upon. One of my two figures was Louis XIV. The first stage of the project Is to do some in depth research into the figure, this is what I have done so far.  I have chosen to do combined digital collecting of information and imagery as well as creating physical pages in my sketchbook because I feel both help to develop ideas in different ways. Writing out my research physically not only helps me to remember and understand what I have read, but it also allows me to carry my research around with me to refer back to at any time. Digital collections of images help me to really gather tons and tons of visual information which I couldn't possibly manage in a physical format.  I will update this same post as I continue my research, keeping it all in one place. 

 For Molly's one day project brief we were tasked with creating a story on 4-6 panels/sides of a cube. We were also encouraged to do so using the medium of collage. The narrative could be simple or complex, looping or linear.  At first I set about planning my potential narrative. To do so I thumbnailed ideas that I could develop and selected the strongest.  I think the final outcome of my story box is pretty strong. I like the way I have used a variety of materials and taken into consideration their texture for certain areas to bring it to life. I have not really engaged with the medium of collage before and so this was a really insightful exercise. I think its readable as well which is really important.  There are things that I would do differently if I was to re-create this piece however; for example, I feel that the really scruffy construction of the actual box takes away some of the readability of this story. I also think that if I had more time, adding more deta...