Initially in this module I sought to cover a variety of research
methods. I found that non-visual responses to the environment such as
observational note-taking and fact gathering were most effective in
highlighting avenues of personal interest. I found architectural history
most intriguing, as I initially hoped to focus on the supposed secret
floor of the Royal Armouries, or Otley Courthouse. I found it
challenging to produce large volumes of photography, this however lead
to creating collages which I felt suggested depth of space to a greater
extent than any singular snap-shot. I did not struggle with producing
large quantities of raw data, it was the developmental stages that
brought confusion and a rapid succession of directional changes.
Paradoxically, I think that this early conflict of ideas resulted in a
project that I was more passionate about, once I settled on the concept
of Bramhope tunnel I became enthralled by the history of the structure.
Through
the developmental stages of study and source material generation I have
formalised my process of character and narrative design. The latter of
which was structured by the use of story-boarding and miniature
thumb-nailing, this not only allowed be to test ordering but also the
actual framing and layout of each scene. Storyboarding also allowed me
to combine the factual information that I had gathered through
historical literature, and the visual material I had created from
contextual reference material.
Though I have briefly referred to practitioners during the project, I
now find that there were a hoard of illustrators which were highly
relevant to my book, and thus regret not spending more time applying
what I have learned through my PPP investigations.
I have become
quite familiar with fine-liners, and during this project I have strived
to involve other materials, such as charcoal and coloured brush pens.
But primarily I have discovered a new method of Photoshop manipulation
which I had not considered before, by using the channels I can now
change the colouration of any monotone linear drawings.
I
was initially quite liberal in applying structured time expenditure.
And though I am content with the quantity of research and development,
perhaps a consistent attention to time would have resulted in a much
larger variety of testing and quantity of material. In the last three
weeks of the project I used my diary to plan time usage, which resulted
in the completion of my project with time to spare for documentation and
the alleviation of stress, thus serving as a testimonial for time
management, which I shall continue in future.
I rather
think the book is successful, and it was generally well received, but it
was not without numerous faults in execution; the trimming resulted in
distress to the back cover, the typeface contrasts poorly against the
archaic themes and the colouration is inconsistent. I am not
entirely content with the highlighting, as it appears to strong, and
perhaps a lower opacity and improved brush texture would have resolved
that.
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