#evaulation

Oksana Astankova.  AKA The International Assassin Known As Villanelle.  Or The Ghost With No Face.   Stone Cold Killa.  Fashion Assassin.  Kind of a Big Deal In This Business.   Lover of MILF’S Who Don’t Even Have To Be A Mother As Long As They Have Dark , Curly Hair and If They Are Asian With Amazing Hair as well as a dark side, a sapphic side and a knife-play kink so much the better. 

But is she any good at what she does?

This week I have continued with making designs and posters for my magazine where I used softwares such as Procreate, Photoshop, Canva and Picsart to continue creating things I can put and use in my magazine publication. I feel that my aim is to create a publication that has about 100 pages so it still has a good thick consistency and feels like an actual magazine.

This week I started with creating a variety of different things, because I was at home as it was a bank holiday I felt that I wasn’t as distracted which made me create 5 pieces that show different messages of stereotypes and how it can be interpreted in different ways. To start this week off I used procreate to make an illustration drawing that shows masks looking down on to a woman who is crying into her knees because of the pressure and stress of the stereotypes around her and in the media. I then proceeded to move away from this piece by using the instagram logo and creating it so it looks like a digital spray paint as the colours are coming out of the frame

After that I moved on to using one of my favourite songs that can be linked to stereotypes due to the lyrics and created a poster that can show how brutal the media and society is for women. For this I used butterflies and a pastel purple theme and added the lyrics to the page. This was created using photoshop. I love his piece especially how the small symbols I used stand out and show the message. After that I then thought about what I did last week with the tv and continued that but using phones from Y2K and removing the phone screens and replacing it with an image that can be showing throughout all the screens. I also added a screen so it look like it was part of the phone and not just placed on it

I then moved on to using Picsart to create pieces that can be thought as surrealism. To do this piece I took a photo of me with cling film around my face and then added a shopping basket, a plate and my face and removed the background so Can show my face on the plate as if it was a object to be bought. This piece shows a stereotypes I’m focus on promoting as I feel that in the media women are mainly targeted and used to be objects and for sale.

After this I then moved back to using pop art and continuing with showing how women are objects I decided to show how women appearances are just for them and nobody else which made me look at Pinterest for ideas until I though about the type of art I wanted to create. I then wanted to create a page which has a 2 part art with makeup. This lead me to create a piece that shows lipstick and another showing mascara and how makeup enhances your features but doesn’t take away your natural beauty. Because of this I then went on to canva to write a quote which will be placed on the next page under these two pieces.

After that I thought about why we create stereotypes and thought about how it can be because of the way we were brought up which lead me to think back to what I used to watch when I was younger and which was Disney princess movies. Because of this I then used photoshop and illustrator to create coloured circles and then add Disney princesses and villains to the page to show how we are brought up to think they are the heroes and villains because of the way they look via their makeup and body size.

I then proceeded to create a piece using an image I found on Pinterest but make it my own style. To do this I drew the outline of the image I chose which was the escape key in the hands and created it on my own style with changing the colours adding a repeated background and changing the position of how it’s presented. I feel like this piece is one of my favourite as it’s effective and standout within my magazine.

After that I went back to using makeup in a different way but instead of using it in a pop art way I decided to blur the face of the subject so it wouldn’t be seen and surround it with makeup products and centre a barcode within the subject face. I did this to show how makeup can be stereotyped to make us more valuable and seen. After that on Friday I moved on to using primary photos that I’ve already taken to create filtered and effective pieces using Picsart.

For the first one I thought about how black and white photos can contrast colour which made me think about how I can use butterflies and a led circle to make it seem like a golden hour piece. This piece I feel doesn’t really conform to my theme but it shows the different representation of women in different ways and how they pose for photos. this piece also uses light of blue, yellow and red from one corner as if it’s reflecting on the piece which I love.

This week I came up with a name for my magazine and started to come up with typography concepts that I could potentially use for my magazine. I settled on two names Mariposa and Rare but slightly leaning towards Mariposa as it sounds more elegant and sophiscated. with this I also created a flatplan for my magazine so I know the layout I want to use and I have a rough idea of how my magazine will look like. I created about 54 pages which is a rough idea of how many pages I want to include but might do more considering the pace I'm working at.

I then proceeded to plan some photoshoot ideas so I can use primary images in my work and not just secondary images. with these ideas I took inspiration from the artist's techniques I found out and also browsed Pinterest for ideas and props I could potentially use. For my final outcome of this I came up with many different ideas which involved writing text on my face, stomach and hand in eyeliner, fineliner and eyeshadow which was hard as I had to have a steady hand so It would look straight and not wonky or distorted. Each of these images that I took shows a different message and can help to promote stereotypes and the impact of them in a different way.

The next Photoshoot idea I decided to use LED lights as a prop and hold them in intriguing ways so it can create beautiful photograph that I can later add to my magazine or put into photoshop to create beautiful posters and imagery. With this idea I used a variety of different positions where I was holding the lights in both my hands near my corso, in my hands near my face, close together and wide apart, and having my hands at different lengths so the colours can be the main attention. The positions I captured was close up shots and medium close up shots of my face and hands so it can show facial expressions and hand gestures within the photographs

My third idea was inspired by one of the artists I looked at, Gillian Wearing and I asked my peers, family and friends to take photographs of them holding up a sign that is relating to a stereotypes that they have experienced, been called or can be associated with. By doing this idea can show the stereotypes that women have been called and are around in the media within the western world. I feel that this can also help to empower people to not to confine to these stereotypes and can help them to stand up and challenges these ideologies of what women are expected to be like or act or wear.

from the powerpoint that I created I have simplified my topic down as I felt it was very broad and decided to focus on the stereotypes of how women are objectified, sexualised in the media and how they are represented as I wanted to focus on women empowerment and showing how stereotypes can negatively impact women because of them being continuously sexualised and objectified in the media and from the things that they see and show how even today. this has led me to creating experimental imagery which I could potentially use in my final project. to start it off I created 3 mind maps with 3 images and one word descriptions. I also added a paragraph on this mind map to show a summary of why these words link to the image and what message it can portray. I personally I found this interesting as it gave me time to think about what representation and meaning these images can show if we properly think about it and look closely at the image. The images I selected was a Breeze soap advert from the 50s or 60s, an image of Buffy Summers from Buffy the vampire slayer and Cher from clueless. These images can connote my theme of stereotypes as it can portray them to be self obsessed with their appearance, being strong and showing empowerment and also being objectified and sexualised.

After that I then started to create some experimental imagery using canva, procreate and photoshop and created a video to also show the stereotypes that we see in the media and how women can feel. I did this video to the song prom queen by Beach Bunny and first listened to the song to see which lyrics I could create scenes to and then I drew out a story board of the different scenes and what positioned I wanted to use and the style of clothing, accessories and placement on the person. I used. 14 scenes for each section. I then selected the type of clothing and accessories I wanted to use and created a moodpboard for each one by taking photos of the items and collaging them together. after that I then proceeded to make it and then watch dit back to make sure I was happy with it and pleased with the results.

I then experimented with some images by browsing the internet and finding a model I could use to create my first image experiment, I was determined to improve my photoshop skills which lead to experimenting with the different tools and saw I warp tool. this lead to to use two images of a model with a close up of the face and a image of a cracked wall which I the wrapped onto the face and erased all the grey areas, changed the blending mode and the lighting and gradient to make it more effective and standout and make it seem like the face was cracking from being stereotype and showing that women put on a over that they are okay with how they are represented and what they read and see in the media but in reality they are breaking down and cracking as it cause a negative impact on them

I then created another experiment using two programmes, Canva and photoshop. I used Canva to create a photo montage of 15 different sexist and stereotypical adverts that were produced in the 50s and 60s and layered then over each other in different angles, portioned and sizes to make it effective. I then though about how I could create a glass effective to as if it was smashing these sexist adverts and showing that they are harmful and very offensive towards women and by using glass can connote that theses sexist adverts are slowly being broken and there’s more equality and diversity within society

I continued with using secondary imagery but was inspired by an artist I found on Pinterest, Natalia Ivanova and used puzzle pieces to show that stereotypes are just pieces in society and it actually doesn’t actually define who we are but because of what we see we can start to be like what we see in the media. With this image I used images of a bratz doll a bar or doll and Ariel from the little mermaid and different skin tones to show how perfect these representation of women are when it’s fake but we actually don’t look like that and everyone is different. By added these dolls and people to puzzle pieces can also show that because of repetition it’s what society wants us to look like by wearing makeup.

This week I got to do a range of things, both digital and visual. To start of this week, I used the wall in the studio to create a visual mind map to using the 8 photo that I took and created in the previous so I can use in my magazine. I also used pages out of the January edition of vogue to show the layout of the pages I want to use and show how I want my pages to be presented whilst also using my post it notes to write in sharpie what I want to include in my magazine, this includes, a front cover, content page, back cover, adverts, summer trends, tips, fashion trends, get the look, double page spread, exclusive and themes I want to include which is identity, positivity, and promoting self-esteem. By including these themes can bring in a whole new audience and show them that it’s okay to be different. With this process I had to keep moving images and the pages in different areas of the wall until I was happy with it as I felt that it wasn’t the placement wasn’t right.

I also created some flat plans after creating on the wall. I did this on Procreate first by drawing out 20 double pages on an A4 document. To do this I drew out one and duplicate it and 3 times and dragged it to the place I wanted it so it can make a row. I then duplicated the row until I had 4 rows to fill the whole page. With this flat plan I used the text to write down ideas I have for each page and added purple boxes with x inside them to indicate that a photograph will be placed there. I then repeated this but on a a3 double sided piece of paper to show another idea for a larger magazine flat plan that I had. Some of the boxes had adverts, images layout ideas, titles of articles I want to do, double page spreads, exclusives tips, get the look, feature articles food, recipes and interviews.

What I found challenging was learning a new software, InDesign. This was a software that is used for writing documents and designing leaflets, posters, and magazines. For this I experimented through creating 3 pages, a front cover and a double page spread using the shapes that was in the software. I personally found this difficult as when I was placing in image on only one element of the picture was appearing.

another thing that I did this week which I enjoyed was adverts, firstly I got to bring in one of my trainers, so I can photograph them and make a trainer advert for my magazine. I decided to photography my air max 97 in the colour black and though it would look cool with the flash on as the lines on the shoes would glow and light up. I choose arrange of positions and photograph them getting the logo on the inside and on the side of the shoe. I also photographed a pair of nike shoes I found in the studio and one of my peers shoes as she brought in converses. I used them and positioned them hanging down and on my peers feet so I can see them tied up. During my free time at home I also used my brothers shoes as they are football trainers that are colourful, I took a photo of these hanging down from each other. this photo was hard to get as I had to tie the shoes together to get this photo and took many attempts until I was pleased with the results.

I created two adverts on photoshops one with my air max 97 and one with my brother colourful, yellow, white and blue shoes. for the first advert I postponed my shoes in the centre and remove the background form the image and enlarged it so the shoes would appear in the centre at the right size, I then used the colour black for the background and added white lightning and a spot light to indicate a message that these shoes can make you run faster and is the latest ones in trends. for my other advert I decided to go for a completely different idea and add a photo that I took last summer of a airplane wing and a sky view of Fuerteventura to the background. I removed the background and attached the laces to the airplane to show that its dangling down from it.

Final major project weekly evaluation 

This week was a lot to do with experimentation and different style workshops in this week I learn new skills techniques and different processes that I haven’t done in previous topics these workshops that we done this week where typography building workshop college building workshop and miniature art workshop.

The typography workshop on Wednesday had a lot of skills involved as we had to create different type from shapes so this workshop was more technical and had planning involved as I had to decide what shapes I wanted to use and what I wanted to focus my type theme around.

Thursday’s workshop was a collage building workshop I feel like this one has really benefited me as I was able to express my topic of between the train lines through art work and capture places of London that I want to use in my advertisement campaign.

Fridays workshop was focused on creating a series of 10 A7 pieces of art this was something different to me as I haven’t done this before and it was good to learn new skills and now I have this skill base that I can use throughout this topic if I want to the media that are used for creating these 10 pieces of miniature were fine liners, pencils, pens, photos and coloured markers this was a lot about building a foundation and building up my work to create a topic in the photos and capture the theme of my FMP which I think I done well.

I feel like this week has been very productive as I have got a lot of experimentation done which has helped me learn about new skills I have made a consistent theme throughout all my workshops and focusing on my FMP topic and thinking constantly of new ideas and new ways I could create outcomes for my final piece.

Another thing that has benefited me as well this week is the research that I have done I have managed to get a series of research done focusing on workshops that I have completed and researching artists that link to them workshops which has helped me learn more about the techniques that I have used and also help me with inspiration.

Next week I hope to carry on with some more experimentation and focus on artist research linking to these processes that I can learn from also I will be focusing still on my final outcome pieces and refining them and thinking of ideas that I can do further than what I’ve done now.

Final Major Project weekly evaluations

This week was all about focusing on our FMP project proposals a project proposal is what you create to show what you want to create and propos for you final major project i narrowed my idea concept to between the train linesIi done this by referring back to my research that i had done through the first 2 week to me getting my fmp brief.

I feel like this week has been very productive as I had to create a proposal to show what I wanted to do exactly and what the purpose was.

I had a process were i would type my proposal up print it off them go over i with a highlighter and pen and read it out load and change bits till it sound right in my head and out-load and made sure my punctuation and grammar were good i also have my mum go over my work to make sure it made sense to other person and that they new what my purpose and concept was for my FMP.

This week we had to procent our ideas for our proposals to our study group and got feedback with the tweaked bits of my ideas that need to be explained in more detail. The parts I tweaked was my purpose with this. I also did some research using the news as my main source point to help with statistics and facts.

This project proposal i don't really have any brain blocks as by doing research in the weeks before i had the idea in my head and was ready to put it into words this made this week a lot easier , successful  and flowed better

The purpose of my FMP is all linked to my passion for helping and wanting to help industries like the theatre as I have a close connection with theatres as I have grown up going to them and what to put my passion and ambition into my FMP.

Next week will be similar to this week but the different will be sophie will be helping me with further feedback on my fmp and i hope to work on that to get my proposal done for friday and it be ready and out of the way so i am ready to get on with practical work towards my project.

On my study days I will be drawing illustrations that will be used on my FMP work.

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