Hibbend — Independent State of Mind
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Stamps, from the (fictional) Northern-European Island of Hibbend, main export: fIne knit wear.
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M. R. James — The Ash Tree
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Well here’s what I did for that Christmas project. Funny thing about sequences, is that you’re supposed to keep them aligned with each other. You know, like, looking similar. I definitely developed my idea of what they should look like as I went along. Maybe I’ll redo the first one. There are some photographs over here.
The Ash Tree, Aflame
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As I have said, I’ve been doing some work. This is one drawing in a set of five inspired by the work of M. R. James and a story in particular titled The Ash Tree. The brief: to illustrate key moments from the story. Thinking about it, this image may be a spoiler. Might add some smoke and more flames to this, …read it?
Your Shoehorn, Sir
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About a year ago now, I made this box, for a brief to repackage a dull item found for under a pound and make it a little more enticing. To make the undesirable, desirable. I found a shoehorn, which I believe to be a complimentary gift from shoe seller Clifford James, which I paid way over the odds for, a …read it?
Restauranto — Plasticine and Puppetry
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Alongside collaborative partner, Mark Kenny, the last three weeks have been spent mostly animating this short film for its premiere held yesterday, 6th December. So, the brief was to make some puppets and perform a show, or make some puppets and do moving image. As much as I love to put on shows, I chose to do moving image – …read it?
Michael Eavis, the Welly
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New year, new modules, new brief. I’d like to show off my photograph of a welly I customised to represent Michael Eavis, farmer and founder of Glastonbury Festival. This photograph was taken for the first brief in the module ‘Ideas Through Design’, a module that looks and sounds to be the one I’ve been waiting for. Quick personal update, I’ve …read it?
Schuster Lives
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Just wanted to show some of the sketches I’ve made so far for the Telling Tales sequence, elaborating on the story of Mr. Schuster, or enough of it to explain his history in Cambridge. Here he is sat alone in his shop, in the dark amongst his teddy bears. Prior to that, moving in. Can you guess why his business …read it?
Schuster in his Textured Glory
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This is Mr. Schuster, in socks and standing on carpet. Not a fan of shoes, is Mr. Schuster; traumatic history and that. I’ve been working with found images, to compose the textures for his clothing and flesh. Using the Linear Burn blending mode seems to work really nicely to accentuate the pencil marks. I also found Puppet Warp to be …read it?
Mr. Schuster
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Meet the less-Russian-more-German Mr. Schuster. I am stuck fast trying to get his pose right, my fault really for starting with the head. Some reference is definitely in order. And that there is a stool, that I am rather fond of. So fond, that however dull it is as an object, I still felt it necessary to share. What do …read it?
Swinesworth and Ursington – Finished?
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I think this is finished, I’m not really sure what to say about it. I don’t like the shape of the bears shoulders, I should have employed a bear.