Let's 'pear' up to see the 5aday museum!

Hi all, just a very quick update here. All is going well, expect something soon!

I'm getting bad at this.

Happy new year everyone! I'm back, well sort of. Apologies for my absence as I've been recently been tackling my second Semester at Uni with modules. Well what's happened since I've been away? I and 2 other comrades have managed to snag a student house for next year so I won't be sleeping with the wildlife, which is a bummer. I got my grades back from first Semester and turns out I'm doing something right with my life! Oh and right now, we're doing more Graphic Design work but with a twist of animation and illustration so the next few weeks will be interesting. I hate finishing with short posts but I'm in a pickle with work at the moment so I'll see you guys on the other side. Here's a few things which I've been up to in one of my modules.

It's Been a While...

Surprise! Yes, it's me again. Back from under the deep, dark crevices of the world. So much has happened since I've been hiding. I've been working on various projects on the new course which will remain my excuse for my absence. Which reminds me, it's now official! I'm now a pre-mature illustrator at University which is a scary and exciting thing to digest. Well, what can I say? University is really the next step in terms of my independence and professionalism. Going back to my work, here are a few different samples of what I've been working on.. So far this is the only project which I'm finding interesting.

University Pre Summer Task

About a month ago, I showed you guys my idea for this task I have been allocated. Here, is the adapted version of that idea which was completed on a larger scale. I will bring this with me during induction week. For this, I had to create a self portrait  which took a different direction in communication. The portrait will allow me to express who I am and what my main interests are with the use of metaphor, symbol and analogy. In this case, my passion for Wildlife and animals. Other than that, The task explained that I could also include a flavour of typography. So I decided to take a typographic approach by including cut-out captions which will describe my character best during the hand-in date. This design was done with the help of my brandspanking new pencil colours and a pinch of watercolour paint.

Sprucing Things Up

Well, another month gone. I hope you guys like the new layout of the Blog. I know, the previous style was vomit so I decided to let the creative part of me flow out of my mind and into my fingers. Not only that, but it's now much easier to navigate and you can also find me on other social networks. Speaking of other social networks, I've finally decided to create a Twitter account. Feel free to check it out and follow me if you wish.

In other news, I am now working on a Summer task that my University tutor has set for me. The key words which the task includes are experimentation, metaphor, analogy and symbol. That's all the information I'm giving out, stay tuned to what it will become and I will try my best to explain. I haven't come around to deciding what mediums I'm going to use or what the size is so I'm not going to be very active on here until it's done. Practising my drawings in my new little sketchbook is something which is also taking up my daily schedule. Gestures, gestures, gestures is what I'm still working on. I enjoy gestural drawing and it'll definitely improve my eye/hand co-ordination. Well that's about it, just a mini update. Hope you guys enjoy the rest of summer as much as I will!

Pink Sets Me Free

My obsession with primates is crazy! I don't know what drives me into drawing these magnificent creatures. I've also recently been combining and experimenting with my new pencil colours to produce these different rough and detailed drawings. I'm now in love with pink line work, it's hard to explain! Pink was a colour I always stayed away from and not because it was a feminine colour, but because I didn't find it a vibrant colour. I think I might make a series out of this, allowing me to extend my visual knowledge on wildlife and dig deeper in the darkest crevices to find my own (or a) artistic style. The work of Andrew Beckett has also inspired me with the way he uses his line work in his sketches. And along with his own interest in animals and nature. I look forward to drawing more now that I have found a lost inspiration of mine.

Crap From The Past

After going through some of my past college work, I stumbled upon this. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you adolescent Tom. This presentation was part of a college project we did back in 2010, during our first year. Our aim for this, was to "re-create" a logo design for the RAF based in Cosford. As you can see, you can tell how nervous I was due to the "errrr" and getting my vocab mixed up. This doesn't necessarily surprise me, as I had to present my work in front of the entire group, including the tutor filming me. And because the batteries in the camera had to magically die, I still went with it. Adding up to about 5 or 6 minutes of chatter. Note at how undeveloped my artwork was as well as my personality. It just goes to show at how much people can change in such a short period of time!

As a treat, I'll give you a (behind the scenes) presentation from one of my other colleagues. Some pretty hilarious stuff, but he was a top notch guy! Enjoy!