Aubery Beardsley

 After looking through only a few of Aubery Beardsley's art works I realised that everything is framed. Almost every image has a frame around it, weather it be intricate like this first piece or as simple as a single line, like the image below.
The backgrounds are very unique. The final image has a very unrealistic background, it portrays the era in which it was produced, very well. There is a lot of religion in the designs, each picture brings a very different but still very strong, emotion. I'm particularly drawn to the second piece of work I found, The background is built from lines drawn horizontally across the page. All the more detailed work seems to have a vertical stand and all simpler designs are the opposite. It's such an out of the ordinary idea, so simple and strong.

McBess

 These are all very different pieces by the same artist; McBess. Focusing mostly on the backgrounds by these black and white artists, is helping me bring my work together. McBess has used a number of styles, fading imagery on this top piece. The character is obviously in such a dark room that the edges of the illustration have been faded, the various tones have been used to produce this but it is mostly black and white.
The HaHard work piece just ends. The picture doesn't fade out, nor does it have a real background but it is sat comfortably inside the space given.
 The final image has a complete full page image. The background is built up with the simplest of lines and basic shading. The illustration has been designed to be larger and fill more space, leaving less to fill in the background.

Black and White illustration

As per usual I've hit a blank spot. I'm struggling with the layout of my designs but  I'm not gonna let it get me this time! The zine must be in B&W so my intentions are to look at black and white illustrations.  Some artist such as Aubrey Beardsley work entirely in black and white. Artist such as Mcbess use more of a grey scale palette; black and white dominates but there are other shades.
I have already begun research into previous zine work, the most appealing to me was a girl called Lize Meddings, she too produced a sketch show style zone. Minimal text and simple imagery.
Here are a few photos I took of her work. This is the pattern work on the inside of the zine, it occurs on both the back and front. It appeals strongly to me and I wish to use this technique in my own work with some of my character design.
The next three images are just some ways of how the pages have been laid out. single pages, with and without boarders, double page spreads and various combinations. Its nice to have a look at a previous design because it opens your mind to what needs to be considered a lot more.

Happy Birthday cards!

Cards I've just made for my sister and dad's birthdays, this coming weekend! Now that I've made a few cards to actually give out, I'm beginning to get the hang of it and I notice things that 'aren't right' sooner. For example, on the bear card; the blue circle is not equal against the edges and the bear could maybe have been filled in.

Natasha Lawless

http://www.natashalawless.co.uk/

I found Natasha Lawless on my phone app - Fab <3, but also managed to find her personal website. I basically chose her work because of how she displays the same design on various items to sell. She has changed the background and the colour palette slightly on the cushion but she's made it work better than being in a white square, with many other white features. Putting them into context helps buyers see the size a bit better, rather than having dimensions, it's also like a interior design thought.

Susie Ghahremani

http://boygirlparty.com/splash/welcome.html

Susie Ghahremani is a 2002 graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, in Illustration. Her artwork combines her love of nature, animals, music and patterns which are said to be painted with a tiny paintbrush!
Some of her clients include;
 Bank of America, Target, T-Mobile, and The New York Times.
Ghahremani also produces her own stationary and is currently celebrating the release of her book 'What Will Hatch?'.
I like Ghahremani's work because of the simple illustrative style, she encourages pattern work into the simple designs to almost give them character. I'm also a fan of her background Goddess skills! Basic backgrounds don't take the viewers eyes off the illustrations, but they can still be appreciated as much. She seems to use minimal shapes and make endless amounts of work from them. She has a very inspirational look about her work, especially for my current project and the need to draw so simply, I also incorporate intricate patterns into my characters , so it's nice to see another artist who works in a similar way.

Found texts

Loads of random, found texts from various places. The first two are a menu from a restaurant called Zizis, in Exeter. The thing that appealed to me was the colour variation for each different wine selection; white, red and rosé.
The next framed text was an Internet find which stood out because of the simple style.
The fourth image is an album cover, new out by an artist called Bastille, I like the letter 'A', it's very similar to that of my own and I like how perfectly aligned it is, the point size is the same so each letter is exactly the same too.
Next is another Internet find before the next two images which I discovered on a site called Pinterest, an image upload site that allows you to upload your own work and repin work of others. I like how minimal the salt and pepper packs are, all hand made and have the easiest template in the world, but they are so successful!
The last image is a greetings card from Paperchase, simple hand rendered text with a basic background. I love the simplistic idea!