Developing into Outcomes

From the illustrations designed through the research of Beverly Cottrell I created a layered collage piece. The colour scheme was inspired by her shop front work. Although I already had some of the illustration material I felt it was necessary to simplify some areas and build up others. All of the final illustrations have a complimentary colour scheme and the composition of the final layout is proven successful and visually appealing. Everything was considered when layering up each piece with the foam pads.

To make this outcome I enlarged my original illustration, and using a scalpel cut out all the areas that I needed on card. This process was lengthy because of how precise, accurate and organised I had to be in making sure I had all the pieces I needed when I were to assemble them later on. I then used gouache paint to colour all of the pieces I'd cut, and used fineliner to add in all the details over the top. When assembling my work, I had to take into consideration which layer everything would be on, as I had to work from the back layer and build up. I really think this outcome is striking and bold and I think it's very successful as a piece.

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