moving on to new people

Started on my saints of comedy, hopefully these should move faster in terms of envelopment as i know the definite look I am after. 

 Steve coogan and mighy boosh. i'm not entirely sure as yet on the bags i will actually produce.. in retrospect and upon reviewing my learning agreement, i have stated i will create 15 bags... and the more i produce these portraits the more i'm thinking i will do a run of five saint bettie and saint bunny , five of the mighty boosh and five of my director saints. I feel as though these three are the strongest in terms of how i've managed to capture the people in the triptychs. 

first one done!

So finally I think i have done with this triptych! moved away from the original idea of the bondage cross and went for a garden of earthly delights inspo for the middle panel. The black outlines will have gold ink screen printed over them. 

first triptych development

I have started on the layout for the first triptych , i'm pretty happy so far and feel as though it's a good mixture between the historical influence and the modern style i am also going for alongside a few cheeky twists that I feel are appropriate for the characters of this set.

The middle of the triptych is going to feature a bondage cross upon a hill of erotic polaroids. Should be super fun to draw! 

Change in printing

After reviewing  my Learning Agreement I realise that if I were to print in the way the previous blog post stated i would be too far from the finished product i have described in the agreement. Instead i am now simply using a simple black one screen print. Also, for the triptychs I have elected to have them printed properly with a matte finish and the go over them with the gold border that will be screen printed on. In addition to the two final products i am thinking of adding in a few extras such as stickers and badges. 

Photoshop to tote bags

At this moment in time I have now scanned in my images of Saint Bettie and Saint Bunny and am working on them in Photoshop. Originally I was going to leave them as just simple black line drawings, but the endless possibilities of Photoshop have got me again and I am in the process of adding full colour to them. It simply means that the process of screen printing them will be slightly more complicated. basically I will need to take each colour individually and add them to a new layer, but also print the separate layers in black so they will work on a screen and just pull through the colours as needed. 

This is A nearly finished Saint Bette for the front of the tote bag allocated to The photography Saints that are Bunny Yeager and Bettie page. I have also started on the two figures of the women of the triptych I am also creating. 

The same rules will basically apply to this screen print, as I didn't know it should be done in many layers and printed, when the time comes to move them down to the print room I will have to do each of these layer by layer and deconstruct them essentially. Unlike the other portraits to come, as now i know to produce each layer individually to make it easier for myself. 

Ghent Altarpiece

As a quick point of research I have looked at the Ghent Altarpiece by Jan Van Eyk, between 1430-1432. It is an extremely famous religious triptych, with a lot of religious imagery. It is made up of 12 panels, 8 of the panels are hinged, it is an absolute work of art not just in terms of the painting itself but the triptych as a whole. 

Open:

Closed:

I will have to also consider what will be on the front of the fold out, rather than creating more panels, I might just keep it simple with a banner stating the saints that are inside. 

Hands and progress

I fel as though I'm progressing at a faster pace this last week, soon i'll be done with Bettie and Bunny and can carry on with the other Saints. I feel as though focussing on the small details like hands is important because of the range of work I have to do, as religious art is full of small details and symbolism. I have definitely improved when it comes to drawing hands and i'm really happy with this as they still translate the style I am going for. 

I have started to also plan my final layout for this part of the project. obviously it needs plenty more work and panning but it's quite an interesting start.  

I have also began to look at the meaning behind the hand symbols i am using. It has opened me up to a few more symbols I want to incorporate into my work in some way.