Snowboard design evaluation

Snowboard design evaluation

What inspired you initially?

I was first inspired to do a cityscape with different patterns showing the lights of the building  when I was doing the city scape project.  I looked at my composition for that I thought it would look quite nice to find a cityscape which looks really nice being aware of the different shapes and forms. So I started researching buildings on the internet and found this really nice cityscape to do which had patterns on it.  The butterflies at the back which was inspired by Si scott

 

Describe your use of colour?

I decide to paint my snowboard a light pink because i thought the cityscape and butterflies would really stand out. However in my book it shows the snowboard being a dark pink with blended white. i decided to change it because i ran out of dark pink paint and just decided to leave it as dark pink. Blended blue and white was going to be my first colour but then i experimented and thought parts of the building wouldnt be seen on the dark blue.

 

How is your work drawn, sculpted, constructed or painted?

i painted my snowboard white first to get a base colour this is so the main colour doesnt sink in and so that there isnt any gaps. i had to paint over the main blue colour i had because i changed my mind about what colour i wanted the snowboard to be. Too draw the butterflies were quite hard because my snowboard had 3 layers of paint so knowing if i made a mistake i wouldnt be able to paint on top because i ran out of paint. So i had to draw on the butterflies with a black pen  making sure i knew what i was doing and didnt make a mistake.

 

If you were to start the project again what would you do differently and why?

i would stick to having one colour from the start so i dont end up changing my mind and painting on top making it harder to draw onto because then it wouldnt have taken me time to draw on to my board.

what ideas/techniques did you enjoy experimenting with and what ones did you not enjoy?

i enjoyed experimenting with different colours and the thickness of the paint. Also the butterfly design and the cityscape worked well drawing/painting it. Shaping my snowboard i would have shaped it more to make it look like a skateboard.

 

 

 

 

Cityscape Evaluation

Cityscape Evaluation

 

Describe the mark making?

I used a scalpel to carefully cut through the black sticky back plastic. making sure i had a cutting mat. I took care of doing the middle building especially by using different lines and the thickness of the shapes and putting detail into it. the direction of the way i cut affected how it turned out to look,

Describe the composition you have used?

 I looked through architectural magazines and looked on the internet for buildings with perspective or buildings which had interesting shapes and forms. I decided to put the building which I liked the most which was the middle building in my composition (Modern Architecture Arena) because of the way it was shaped and how the windows go smaller towards the side. I decided to put the Modern Skyscrapers Office Building Exterior on the left because i liked the way the perspective of the building starting of big and getting gradually smaller towards the top. Finally the Australian Modern Home Exterior Building Front Facade on the right because i thought the shapes at the bottom of the roof really looked nice the positioning of it and also the way it had really difference shapes.

What inspired you initially?

When i started drawing buildings in perspective in my sketchbook it made me think of what kind of perspective buildings i like and it made me do some research into combining 2 buildings as in having them together with different parts of perspective. Which made me then go look for buildings on the internet which had perspective shown in a different way compared to how i normally thought it looked like .

In what ways have your ideas and techniques changed?

My ideas changed when i got to the building on the left i decided to leave out the longer lines and the parts where the windows got smaller because i thought it would be hard to cut smaller parts espically when they all have to meet at one poiut at the top. Espically when peeling of the black sticky back plastic. Secondly i decided to create a sort of bumpy effect with the windows to make them stand out more.

 

 

    

 

 

 

Jamie Reid

Jamie Reid

Jamie Reid was born in 1947 in England; he is a British artist and anarchist with connections to the Situationists. His work, featuring letters cut from newspaper headlines in the style of came close to defining the image of punk rock, particularly in the UK.
He was educated at John Ruskin Grammar School in Croydon. With Malcolm McLaren, he took part in a sit in at Croydon Art School.

God Save The Queen 1976-1980

This is the cover art of the Sex Pistols' 1977 single 'God Save the Queen', designed by Jamie Reid. It is a defaced picture of Queen Elizabeth II, illustrating the offence of the majesty the queen. I think the image was made by cutting out different letters out of magazines/newspapers either seperate letters or full words; then sticking them together with the image then photocopying it.

I think the artist used these materials and methods to create this image so it makes the picture stand out and by looking at the way  the words have been embedded into the image it makes people think what does it mean? why has the person used the queen specially?; what could the message/messages be? People may feel offended or may think this artist is being rude/ making the queen feel as if she isnt important.

 
I like this because i've never seen anything like this whilst reading magazines and newspapers i always thought the headline just sits at the top of the page and can't be used in another way but now everytime I read a magazine/newspaper it reminds me of this image.