Some artists that Ben pushed me towards for inspiration for my work. I think one of my biggest fall backs is that I don't really look out for artists or link them into what I do, which I know is stupid. I really want to improve this though so got googling on some of these guys stuff to help me with my work.
MARTIN SHARP
Colour is a clear theme running throughout Sharp's work, bright bold and colourful seems to be key! I like how, differently to my work, he's used pattern work and imagery outside of the face instead of it making the face, which is something I never thought about. Sharp also uses the two tone colour scheme very similarly, maybe having too much of the red but I think it works for this piece. His use of repetitive pattern is great and now I also wish that I had this in my own work. I guess I kind of do with the bubbles and stars, but I didn't make it as much as a running theme as Sharp does.
ANDREW FAIRCLOUD
This image that I found whilst looking at Handsome Frank reminded me of how I used the frame for my own work - having the head and then empty space outside of it in a square format. But I think this image is beautiful, the palette is so soft and the layering works so well as a composition. I think I want to look at something similar to this in other projects, really considering the frame - don't be a square.
JONATHAN BURTON - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Honestly, I'm not crazy about his artwork because it's just not really my style. But it's interesting to see how someone else has interpreted the book into their own understandings visually and how different our approaches have been. I do like how he uses composition so well, it's something I struggle with quite a lot so I stick with quite flat designs which is bad of me. I do really want to improve my composition skills, so Burton is definitely someone I want to look at in the future for improving on this!
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