georgia freeman - art foundation

Observational Sketches from Live Drama Performance

By Georgia - April 26, 2018

watching a live dance /drama performance and making observational drawings/sketches from them

To make an exciting start to my project, I began with watching a drama and dance group perform in the studios in college, and sketch and draw them from observation. This task was challenging to do but was inspiration I needed to start seeing how quickly I could produce interesting and lively pieces of work and that not everything has to be to a perfect standard, it's all down to interpretation.

I used black felt marks and contrasting coloured pastels and chalks to sketch continuous line drawings of the performers moving in their activities. The fluidness/freeness of sketching people whilst they were moving allowed me to capture this energy in my own drawings and give them a new, fresh feel.

To improve on this further, I would like to import these drawings into Photoshop/Lightroom and edit the pictures of the drawings and manipulate them all into something new. I would also like to make use of the selection tools in Photoshop to extract shapes/colours and sections from the drawings and evolve new ideas from them.

(THE IDEA FOR DOING OBSERVATIONAL DRAWINGS OF PEOPLE WAS TO PRACTISE HOW I COULD CAPTURE PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT, EVEN WHEN THEY'RE MOVING. THIS TECHNIQUE WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME WITH MY IDEA TO CAPTURE MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS LINKING TO ME AND WHAT THEY DO. PRACTISING HOW I COULD DO THIS HAS IMPROVED MY WORK TREMENDOUSLY AND GIVEN ME CONFIDENCE IN BEING ABLE TO CAPTURE WHAT I SEE IN DIFFERENT WAYS/METHODS RATHER THAN JUST THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY OR TRYING TO MAKE THE DRAWINGS LOOK PICTURE PERFECT AND PHOTO REALISTIC. WITH THIS TEHCNIQUE, I WOULD LIKE TO PRACTICE OBSERVATIONAL DRAWINGS OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS CLOSEST TO ME AND DEVELOP THEM DIGITALLY AND THROUGH MIXED MEDIA TECHNIQUES. RELATING BACK TO MY TITLE 'LINK' IT'LL HELP ME WITH A WAY OF RECORDING THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES AND WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.)

- G

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Final Major Project (FMP) Research + Planning

By Georgia - April 23, 2018

collecting ideas for my final major project and looking into artists for research and inspiration

In the beginning of this sketchbook, I researched many different artists, from online resources as well as in the library at college. From this I photocopied many different pages that interested me with techniques, ideas, colour schemes, patterns, textures, layouts etc that I then cut up and placed in my sketchbook, making sure to annotate each section as I went along, noting what I liked about it, interesting details and maybe how I could incorporate things like this into my own work.

One of the books that I took a lot of inspiration from was 'Spark' by Dirk Rudolph. His style to me was something fresh and new and unique, where he combined text, picture and font together as a whole and created something exciting and new. From this, I looked at how he would merge text together and how it affected the look/emotions in a piece of work.

exploring text/font/industrial signage

looking into portrait photographers/how I could possibly record people in my project

exploring more collaging techniques/artists in the 'Spark' graphic design book by Dirk Rudolph

I plan on collaging details of peoples lives closest to me and displaying this in a creative way, making use of the techniques that I research and learn from other artists.

researching into industrial elements/construction elements...metalwork..

(THE IDEA BEHIND MY RESEARCH WAS TO LOOK INTO ARTISTS AND STYLES THAT I COULD ADAPT INTO MY OWN WORK TO CAPTURE MY EXPLORATION OF LINKS WITHIN MAINLY MY FAMILY BUT ALSO FRIENDS TOO. I WANT TO DELVE INTO MY FAMILY AND THE SIMILARITIES WE SHARE AND WHAT CONNECTS US AND ANNOTATE/DEVELOP THIS VISUALLY. I STARTED OFF MY RESEARCH LOOKING TO GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ELEMENTS THAT COULD BE SEEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD AS THAT IS THE JOB FIELD THAT MY DAD AND BROTHER ARE IN, I WANTED TO EXPLORE THE SCIENTIFIC SIDE TO RELATE TO MY OTHER BROTHER WHO WORKS IN A SCIENTIFIC JOB AND SEE HOW I COULD LINK QUALITIES FROM THESE FIELDS INTO MY OWN WORK. SUCH AS THE ORGANISED, COMPOSED, CLEAN LOOK IN THE SCIENCE FIELD, TO THE HARSH, TOUGH, CONSTRUCTION FIELD AND HOW THIS WORKS IN CONTRAST TO WHAT MY MUM DOES; HOW STAYS AT HOME AND IS A VERY FRAGILE, DELICATE CHARACTER. VERY OPPOSITE TO THE CAREER FIELDS OF MY BROTHERS AND DAD. I WANT TO CAPTURE THESE LINKS PHYSICALLY AND EXHIBIT IT THROUGH A COLLECTION OF RECORDING METHODS SUCH AS DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY, ZINES, COLLAGES ETC.)

- G

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Oraya Outcome Zine

By Georgia - April 16, 2018

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Oraya Outdoor Shoot Edits

By Georgia - April 13, 2018

development of selections from previous shoot in Lightroom/Photoshop

Playing around with settings and levels/hues in Lightroom and Photoshop I edited the pictures to create a series of photos of which I was happy with and could potentially develop even further through mixed media collaging/drawing/painting/editing.

A main technique that I continued to use was changing the hue of the blues in the photographs to make them more appealing to the aesthetic I was trying to achieve. I would make them more green and bump up the whiteness/brightness of the lighting. I also increased the general brightness of the highlights in the photo to make the subject stand out more. Also, this helped to brighten the glow of the lights on the clothing/coat, therefore increasing the focus on the detail of the model and outfit.

One tool that I enjoyed using this day for these shoots was my rectangular prism. I have gained a lot of inspiration online for cheap ways to improve/change/add more creative elements to the composition of photographs. I've used a prism in my photography for a while now and really love the effect it makes and how it can draw the surroundings from behind the camera back into the layout/cropping frame.

Increasing the brightness of the lighting in these photographs really helped to highlight my idea for this shoot, which is presenting how the lighting/surroundings/environment interacts with the subject and how the subject interacts back with this. Little details in these photos helped to complete what I was looking for, such as reflections in her glasses bringing what she can see back into the picture and using the prism to achieve this too. I love the vivid colours in this shoot and using Lightroom helped me to increase the saturation of these.

To improve further, I would like to try and think more about the outfits the model is wearing and also accessories and experiment with props that the model could be holding to have the subject interact with the environment more...for the carnival it could be things such as toys, lights, sweets, candy floss etc. If I was to try a similar shoot in natural daylight outside, I could try and shoot with surrounding flowers and have the model how the flowers, look at them, smell them etc...all things we'd naturally do in that situation but not necessarily think of it as an 'interaction' or not think to record/document it.

- G

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Oraya Outdoor Light Shoot

By Georgia - April 13, 2018

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Development of Studio Shoot

By Georgia - April 12, 2018

developing my pictures from the previous shoot further through drawing and editing in Photoshop

I wanted to explore portraiture through drawing again so decided to do some digital drawings, using my Wacom tablet and Photoshop I wanted to create a basic, digital outline of Oraya and then use this as a base to work with which, I could then overlay onto other drawings, pictures, scanned sketches etc.

To improve the previous line drawing, I thought about how I could start to put colour back into the composition, this time using the clothing as a statement. So picking a colour that reminds me of the subject, I filled in the top that she was wearing. To develop this further, I could try layering the line drawing on top of a plain block coloured background instead of having a plain white background.

Next, I went on to see how to change how we perceive that person and how we can recognise and interact with the person's figure and silhouette before they speak and before we get close to them.

I played around with 3-D editing in Photoshop and duplicating the picture to make the image appear to have a lot more depth and movement than the original, then adding vibrant colours in to highlight the contrast between the figure and the surroundings. To improve further, I would like to try and print this onto acetate to see how it would interact with the surrounding light as it is held up in daylight or to an artificial light source.

Inspired by the artist 'Dela Deso', I went on to create this vivid drawings, with a slime effect to them. I was very interested in the effect that his artwork created and how the drawing is still interacting with the subject even through post-processing and how the 'slime' follows the contours of the model. To improve further, I would like to print this off on a very large scale and display that and also, print of the original picture/edit of Oraya without the overlaying 'slime' and then make a solution/gel/slime/jelly and recreate the effect in real life. I could even use spray paint to create the drip effect?

DELA DESO;

Some of Deso's work that inspired me;

Sources;

http://www.digitaldeathandgrime.com/

https://nesthq.com/installation-041-deladeso

http://desolateputoface.tumblr.com/post/59117405657/kawaii-grime-o-vision-deladesocom

http://www.ufunk.net/en/illustration/grime-pop-culture/

http://www.protisedi.cz/article/8-bit-screwed-pastel-world-deladeso

- G

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Gel Lighting Studio Shoot

By Georgia - April 12, 2018

exploring use of gel lighting to create coloured photographs in the studio and experimenting with different colours interacting with the surroundings and how it creates different moods

For this shoot, I wanted to experiment with how the lighting in the studio could interact with the model and what different moods/effects it could create. At the beginning, I stuck to using plain white studio lights, having 2 in front of the model at an angle, going off when the shutter was pressed to fill in all of the shadows and make the model fully lit. However I wanted more contrast in her features, so I had one light brighter than the other so that it would power over the light of the left and cast a nice shadow on the left side.

(I then imported these photos into Lightroom and Photoshop, increased the bright/contrast and got rid of any marks that were showing on the plain white background in the studio and got rid of any wrinkles/creases in the studio backdrop by using the content aware tool. I preferred how clean this made the photos look, so I'll carry on using this method in the future.

Developing this studio shoot further, I went on to switch out the colour of the lighting to gel lighting, making use of the pink, blue, red and purple filters. With her particular skin tone, the blue didn't work how I wanted it to, it was making the pictures come out too green and this wasn't the hue/effect I was going for, so I stuck to pinks/purples that gave a nice warm hue to them and were closer to what I was trying to achieve.

Whilst in the studio I thought that I'd also see what shadows/effects I could produce by just using one studio light, I loved how this came out but to improve further, I would've liked to have used a camera that worked better in a low lighting situation so that the subject was clearer, sharper and that less grain was visible. However, I do enjoy the outcome produced and know next time that I could try other things to improve it such as using a tripod or turning up the studio light a tad, and making the shadows darker through post-processing rather than just through the lighting at the time.

To improve on all of this further, I would like to try another studio shoot but plan out more in advance very specific types of photos I would like to produce and how I could use the lighting in much more adventurous ways instead of how I have previously used.

- G