Part 3 Exercise 3: Image development

A magazine clipping of the same road but many years apart.

 

This part of the picture looks as if these men need to get somewhere, the clock on the building in front creates a sense of urgency like they have a lot to do especially seeing that they have a full cart to deal with.

Word- Sinking, this picture I can imagine the packaging surrounding them to be infact sinking sand and their feet are stuck and slowly sinking.It could be seen as a metaphor for the amount of work they have to get done.

 

Word- Heavy, It kind of humerous it seems like the horse on the left is leaning over to his friend and whispering something a long the lines of "this is heavy what were pulling dont ya think?" and the man is trying to listen in.

 ^ Word- Escape, By his posture it looks like he's running a way with whatever he's hauling and becasue its in black and white the fabric behind him looks like the wind is carrying his jacket cause hes moving so fast.

< Word- Conversation, the horse again look like they're having a casual discussion and going about thier work day.

The picture above again makes it seem like these men are in a hurry to finish their work they have plenty to do and things to deliver, again with the clock in the background.

^ Word- strangers, The men within the image arent acknowleging eaachother which gives me the impression they dont know eachother. The angle is on a tilt to represent the possible ast pace of the image.

This one is the same as the first except it is a titled perspective to help reflect that idea of chaos.

Word- Bustling, the clock behind creates a sense of urgency for the two men working.

^ I think the there is a great contrast between the old and modern in this one, the modern side makes it seem like those people arent in a rush, arent working where as the other side shows a man who is hard at work delivering things with the help of horses which were a lot more commom for general duties then they are now.

^ Word- Time, the colour vs black and white sides reflect the theme of time and comparing now and 90 years ago. the phtograph catches the memories and shows the future.

< Word- Waiting, I think this word communicates the image clearly. There are people outside the train station lining up and waiting to either buy their tickets are head into the station to catch a train.

 

 

Although this one isn't very intresting there's still a subtle contrast of old and new through the use of signs. On the building is the original writing from 90 years ago and then the modern train station sign for the undergroud on the corner.

 <Word- underground, I chose this word because it relates the part of the picture, it's very obvious to connect the two due to the sign saying underground.

I decided to make this part of the image into the poster because I think it is one of the most eventful parts of the picture, I like that nothing is staged and It's just like getting a glimpse of someone doing their job going about their day unaware they're being photographed.

 

 

 

o some images seem to have more drama because of the way you have cropped them?

Out of the images the parts where humans are in are a bit more dramatic, it is simple just a natural photograph and yet it gives you a glimpse into an ordinary day from today in comparison to 90 years ago. If the focus is on the people rather than the buildings, I think it reveals what a busy working day would be and the hustle and bustle of it all is the main theme being captured. But when the building can be seen it is like lifestyle/architecture/technology are being compared and it a way of showing the difference in coloured photographs structures and such. The coloured side bring the older side to life.

 

The process

On a piece of paper, I planned out where I wanted the photograph on the page and what angle and position. I kept the picture itself straight but using a viewfinder tilted it, so everything was on an angle. I wanted to make it, so the background was a desk or table, and the photo was just lying there so the angle help reflect that. I chose watercolour and fine liners to create the illustration as I feel the softer tones makes it a bit more nostalgic. Because the picture is in black and white, I gave it colours that were realistic the brighter red building I like how the attention is shared between that and the figures, it makes you appreciate the finer details in the background. With the use of watercolour I worked quite freely and left parts lighter then others and added more watercolour to other parts to replicate the textures of a painted building. I didnt want the buildings to have to much detail as to take away the focus from the men and wagon hence the lack of bricks or patterns.I think the tonal use of colour is enough.

In the planning stage I just played around with the colour and the thickness of the fine liners and thought about how I was going to use them. To help with perspective and proportions I used the grid method of drawing a grid of the picture to easily recreate it on another piece of paper.

 

I then did the sketch before adding the watercolour, without the fine liner I feel the picture as no clear focus, there is a lack of detail and solid lines.

 

 Finally adding the fine liner, it makes the picture intense, there is a lot to look at and its almost vibrant wanted the men and their cart to be at the front of the picture to I used a thick fine liner to outline giving it this effect. I used a 1.0mm liner for the thicker lines and 0.1 and 0.2mm liners for the finer details and then added little amounts of white pen to clean up some edges.

The whole process was enjoyable I really took my time getting the proportions and details right, there some parts that are not perfect which I also like it gives it a bit of originality and character. The rest of the paper I coloured in black so I could add white writing and it would be clearly visible and complement the black and white in the illsutration.

The word I chose was BUSTLING, I think its a great description of whats happening. I thought about possible scenarios of the workers being behind schedule because of the amount of things on their wagon and the clock in the background which I said suggested urgency. I chose the font 'Academy engraved LET' to communicate the word and illustration as I feel like after trying all the fonts I did out there is a certain vintage shape to the writing, something like a newspaper heading or formal writing. It also kind of matched the C's on the boxes and baskets.

These are the few compostions I experimented with to see which font translated the time and meaning of the word and picture.

I used the font Noto Nastaliq Urdur for this first one, its nicely spaced within the black panel and bold.

Text- Marker Felt, lightens the mood but not as formal/vintage as I wanted.

This text (Hoefler Text) is similar to that of of the 'C's' off the boxes and baskets I also liked how the text is angled with the illustration it's satisfying and it pairs nicely with the thicker black lines within the image.

I used marker felt once again but in the black. In the end I preferred using just the brown part as a background for the writing because it looked better closer to the picture and in a square format.