PPP3: William Grill's - Shackleton's Journey

I discovered this book in Salt's Mill. It's fantastic. Grill has an obsesive attention to detail, trivia and objects. I find this highly useful for my own ventures with the Hyde Park Picture House.

 

I particularily enjoy the visually arranged lists of people and objects. The limited palette and restriction to colouring pencils creates a strong flexible aesthetic, it applies just as well to diagrams as it does to narrative-driven pieces. Perspective is used effectively for clarity, showing the same items from multiple angles. Negative space is especially used well to represent the snowy wastes.

I am particualy inspired by this book, I am encouraged at it's method of story telling, absent of traditional pannel, and capable of flowing effortlessly from maps to item cataogues and to scenes full of movement and character.

After my tutorial, I realise my recent work has lacked this vibrancy, and has often been cold.
Perhaps investigating a wider range of materials, format and composition will bring about better results.