John Lihou - Poison Dart Frog

John Lihou - Poison Dart Frog

Screen Print

Wire Frog

Charcoal

Psychedelic Type

I chose to base my project on the Poison Dart Frog as I was interested in how the potency of their poison is so great compared to their small size. Another reason I decided on this animal for my project was the vibrant, psychedelic colours that are displayed on their bodies that resemble some sort of design from the 60's or 70's (this being a main influence on the work that I have created). For the final piece I explored into deforestation and the effects of man on the animal which led to me creating artwork based on animal and rain forest conservation.

Hannah Summerton - Wolf

Wolf Drawing with fine liners and blue graphic pen

Stencils that I cut out with cardboard and printed with paint using autumn colours that blended together and with I also over lapped them

 Using inks, coffee and water a very messing wolf drawing with bleeding and smudges 

Fine line and water, I discovered if you drawing with the fine liner and then use water you can use of to make a smokey ghost like effect

Cleo Parker -Brown bear

                                                        Bear and elephant story board

                                          Lino print of a bear sleeping from a short bear poem

                                                         Grizzly Bear book of poems


Bears have always been a favourite of mine ever since I was little, from children's book illustrations to documentaries I find them to be inteligant fun animals. I have always been interested in bears being cuddly, fun, loving animals in children's story books, yet these animals are extremely dangerous predators. They aren't an animal i'd want to bump into, however they are beautiful creatures and fun to illustrate.

Bethia Wentworth - Asian Elephant

Batik - Wax & Ink on Fabric

Wire

Ink based Watercolour Pencils

I chose the Asian Elephant as my focus for the Research Methodology Unit. I was particularly interested in exploring the irony associated with Elephants being worshipped as Gods, whilst being captured, tortured and controlled by people of the same contradictory culture and religion. To visually reflect my research, I made a selection of images which represent an individual article/subject about Asian Elephants, followed by a hand made book to display them. During this project, I experimented with a variety of different materials such as Batik, Etching, Wire, Linocut, Fabric and Drawing.

  

Fabric - Handmade Toy

3D Scribble - Wire 

Etching

Koby Prior - King Cobra

For my Research Methodology project we were told to choose an animal, I went with the King Cobra as I already have a interest in snakes. I started off in the project researching deeply into the many meanings of snakes in different cultures, I found myself drawn to the fact that snakes are seen as symbols of protection in many places in India and that's how I stumbled upon the King Cobra. I then began to focus on the King Cobra's maternal instincts, as it is one of the few snakes that will stay with its young and care for its eggs. The female King Cobra will stay with her eggs until they hatch (which is around 40 to 90 days) , not leaving their side for food and drinking only rain water, I found this an amazing link to the symbol of protection that snakes are in India. I also began to look into the King part of the King Cobras name, looking into Indian royalty and their palaces. Taking inspiration from the door frames of these magnification homes I designed a King Cobra statue that would take home in any palace as a statue of protection. 

A lino print of my first female King Cobra protecting her eggs. I added the colour first then layered the print on top.

My final design for my King Cobra. I wanted her to share the colouring of the palaces I had looked at, turquoise, pink and gold were colours I had seen a lot and they go wonderfully together. I wanted the King cobras cape to look almost shield like, as if you'll have to break that down before you can get to her venom and her eggs.

The start of my King Cobra sculpture. She was made from air drying clay so I had to work fast. I also made her 20 eggs to protect.

Freshly spray painted and still a little wet, here she is all finished. I also spray painted her eggs and the sat nicely in her coils.

Thomas Harrington - Loxodonta africana

These images are taken from my Research Methodology unit. When given the choice of which animal to pick for me it was a very simple choice, the Elephant, more specifically the African Elephant. These are the mightiest of mammals and as I discovered through this project their scale is incredible. I enjoyed using soft, sketchy lines to convey their peaceful slow existence. 

A 2 minuet sketch with ink and dip pen of a baby elephant.

A close up study of the eye using black ink and a brush

Fine liner drawing of a mother, sister and calf.

Drawn with a soft graphite stick

Digital drawing comparing the scale of the animal to doors for children. 

Rachel Jinks - Peacocks

From my Research Methodology project, I took an immediate interest in the feathers and eye like shapes within the Peacock species. I loved the colours in the feathers, the way they would change in different lighting, pinks, purple’s, gold’s all shimmering in the sunlight. The eyes on the feathers are used for a number of things including, initiating the mating process.

Drawn with a fine line black pen, painted with water colours.

Abstract look on the Peacocks tail & feathers, drawn with a fine line black pen.

Portrait photography, high saturation, white screen background. An eye for an eye.

Portrait photography, high saturation, white screen background, edited on photoshop to show the different and unique colours. (Final Piece)