Sketches & Concepts ♥

  From some 'research' that I've done, the animals most affected by global warming are the polar animals or the animals that live on either ice-capped poles. Since global warming is causing ice to dissapear at an alarming rate these animals face habitat destruction, disrupted food supply and possibly future extinction. So, I basically chose four animals that represent the area; the polar bear, the penguin, the walrus and the seal. Originally wanted to choose a whale, but my illustrated whales just look like big fat blobs. :(


  Drew some simple sketches at first to familiarize myself with the basic anatomy and facial features of the creatures.

The polar bear. Mostly cubs, coz they're cute.

Emperor Penguin chicks ( ' v ')

Walruses

Some cute seals

  In my head, I have this idea of merging the animals with different type of ice-creams in a surrealistic way.

We all know that ice cream melts in hot conditions. So the whole concept of "melting animal shaped ice-creams" bet represent global warming and how it affects these creatures.

 So, here are the ice-cream images and the sketches i drew based upon them.

The very yummy popsicles inspired the polar bear sketch

Popsicle = Polar bear

Icy snow cones inspired the penguin

Sno-cone = Penguin

Refreshing twin ice lollies inspired the walrus

Twin ice lollies = Walrus

The basic ice cream cone inspire the seal

Ice Cream Cone = Seal

  So as you can see, I have merged the animals with the ice creams. I've also added some melt drops and teardrops to emphasize on the message of global warming. I have planned to place all four animals in one artwork by quartering the page something like Any Warhol's paintings.Bright colors will be used and I do not want to use black outlines, only the colors to differentiate the lines. On my future post, I will elaborate more on this and present more sketches. Till then, goodbye! ( This is a really long post! D:)

Inspirations

  The assignment topic given to us was global warming and/or recycling. I chose global warming as I kinda vaguely have an idea of what I am going to design. I love animals and bright colors, so I think that I will probably incorporate these things into my artwork. And bright colors instantly made me think of POP ART. 

 A week ago, our lecturer asked us to research about different art movements. And my group was one of the few who were chosen to present our findings to the entire class an hour later. Horrifying! :X  Anyways, the two art movements that I had chosen were Pop Art and Art Noveau as I mostly relate my style of artwork with these two movements. ♥ For this post, I'm gonna talk about Pop Art as it is my favorite. ;P

 So, pop art is basically art that depicts objects or scenes from everyday life and employs techniques of commercial art and popular illustration. It is a visual art movement that emerged in the 1950s and  was popular in the 1960s in the United States.

  Its oftentimes characterized by themes and techniques drawn from popular mass culture, such as television, movies, advertising and comic books. Food was a common theme, but so were household objects.

 Pop artists liked to satirize or ridicule objects, sometimes enlarging those objects to gigantic proportions . These objects reflected mass culture and consumerism. The movement was marked by clear lines, sharp paintwork and clear representations of symbols, objects and people commonly found in popular culture. 

Some famous artistes that incorporated pop art into their work are:

Roy Lichtenstein

 Tom Wesselmann

And my personal favorite, Andy Warhol

And here are some of their works;

 Andy Warhol

“Campbell’s Soup”

1968

 Andy Warhol

“Sixteen Jackies”

1964

 Roy Lichtenstein

“Whaam!”

1963

 Roy Lichtenstein

“Hopeless”

1963

 Tom Wesselmann "Smoker number 1

 (Mouth number 12)" 1967

Tom Wesselmann

“Still Life #24”

1962

It's very clear that based on all the artworks above, the pop art style has :

• Simple, crisp lines
• Oversized images or objects
• Often reflects  and  copies the styles seen in the media
• Collages of popular images
• Bright Colors
• Some work  re-creates the same subject in several pieces or within the same piece

So, more or less I will base my artwork on Pop Art. Now, on to finish the sketches! ;)

Intro to Design Classes

  I have always loved art. Sketching and drawing have always been my favorite things to do since I was a little girl. Gimme some crayon and some papers, and I will doodle away all day long. ;)  And my interest in art still remains to this day. When I was signing up for the subjects for the semester a few weeks ago, Intro To Design seemed like  THE obvious choice.
 
Now, after going through almost three weeks of classes, I know I have made the right decision. Classes are fun and I learn something new every time, thanks to the lecturer.Though already familiar with Photoshop processes, the tutorials served dutifully as a refresher course for me.

  During the first design class, our lecturer instructed us to do a design assignment, complete with sketches and a final artwork. Recently, we were told to set up a blog each featuring our works. So....

and here I am, typing away in my new blog. :)

I really wish that this endeavor would be a successful one and hope to survive this short, stressful semester in one piece! Wish me good luck!!!

First Post!!

Hello world!

  I’m a first year communications student majoring in PR, but I have always loved everything about art and design. I’m not a graphic designer, but I’m definitely an enthusiast and have dabbled with it in the past. ♥ Photoshop!

  My name is Savina and this is my blog, my place on the Internet where I share my artwork as part of my Introduction To Design assignment. I hope you enjoy my site!