Illustration Research and Second Photoshoot

You need to undertake thorough research into 2 narrative illustrators, these MUST be one historical and one contemporary practitioner. In this research it is important to give background biographical information on each illustrator, analyse some specific images in terms of content, technique and media and justify your own opinions on the work. You also need to write a distinct section of analysis that compares the illustrators from different eras and describes how you feel illustration has changed over time. This research is set to meet the requirements of the Narrative Illustration Unit, so MUST be done well. Choose one from each of these lists (if you have different Artists in mind then run them past staff before doing your research): 

CONTEMPORARY:

Chris Haughton

Peter Brown

Shaun Tan

Oliver Jeffers

John Hendrix

Dave McKean

HISTORICAL:

Randolph Caldecott

Sir John Tenniel

E.H. Shepard

Arthur Rackham

Harry Furniss

Beatrix Potter

Over the weekend you need to get imagery by these 2 illustrators, and at least begin the written aspect of the research. Next week we will be producing some visual responses to their work. These responses should be undertaken in a similar way to how we approached the responses to Fashion Illustrators in the Trashion Project:

• Using your own photographs as inspiration produce 2 interpretations of your images in the style of each illustrator you have researched - that is 4 illustrations in total. Take time over these and do your best to really replicate the style and use appropriate media.

SECOND PHOTOSHOOT:

• Also over the next 10 days you should complete a second photoshoot so you have fresh imagery to enrich the collage work (& potentially the illustrator responses) we will be doing before the Easter break. The Collage work is key as it is the main task addressing the Mixed Media Image Making Unit we are covering in this project. If you used the studio for your first shoot then try to do something on location (or vice-versa), whilst you may use some common elements (like the models for specific characters) you should aim to investigate different scenes from the original Dahl text you are basing your project around.