Evaluation of Prep

My journey began with the idea of a dark and twisted side to the alice in wonderland franchise. I was trying to find the sinister undertones that are present in the books and films, the idea of a young girl lost in a world that she had wished to be true, an escape that children often dream up and play in in their mind. Initially I thought of the idea that Alice was insane, locked in an asylum where she explored wonderland inside her mind. the world of wonderland and the characters from within it would appear to burst from her head as Alice looked on with menace on her face emphasising the idea that wonderland was normal to her, even though if you explain to someone about the world you vista in your head and described wonderland, they would thin you where a rambling mad person (that is how you would appear on the outside). This would make the viewer the in-between viewing what is inside from the outside and appreciating the world she conjured but understanding that it wasn't normal. Other ideas where to explore the "hippie" idea that Alice was on drugs, giant psychedelic mushrooms, opium and wild trips with strangers, living free and wild with all the cares of a child (none other than having fun). Exploring wonderland from a secondary point of view as if alice was taking you on her trip again putting you in-between by not being on a trip but experiencing hers. Another was the idea of the monsters that where created for wonderland, put the viewer in the place of alice and let them experience the fear that Alice would have felt when she came into contact with the jabberwocky or the bandersnatch. Though I realised that this was far off from my original brief which was to illustrate scenes from the book. I found one particular scene being the little crocodile poem

To find inspiration and guidance I looked to the original illustrator of the world, that being John Tinnel to make my on versions of his characters. As all of the illustration in the book where black and white I looked to modern illustrator. I wanted colour. I found Raphael Vicenzi. The vibrant explosive colours in his work where what I needed bring my illustrations to life.

Through the project some digital experiments which where a big help in the find of a composition of my final piece. I also looked into the defining features of characters, that being the face an looked into tutorials on how to draw things like lips and eyes as they are not my strong points.

In conclusion I was a little disappointed at the end of the exam as i wanted to do three illustrations and managed to finnish two because of my decision to do the little crocodile illustration as an A piece. This  do not regret as as the extra size allowed me to add more detail and rendering giving a more fuller picture. I liked the project but would have enjoyed it more if the brief was more flexible to let me develop my original ideas.