Unit Evaluation

From looking at the exam paper, I decided on the idea of outer space for my work, in the format of a children's book. Initially I looked at conventions of children's books to see what their traditional characteristics were and what I would have to do to make sure my work was as professional as it could be. After this, I did some ideas sheets about space, as well as some research on space, children's books and inspiration in general on 'Pinterest'. I went out and took some original photos of decaying metal and steel as a method of seeing how spacecrafts would look in terms of the material they were made from. I then drew these photos out, a long with many more drawings of anything and everything to do with outer space. I complete 2 artist copies and emulations, then went on to do my experimentation. This included a technique using coloured ink & Photoshop to look like a galaxy, which I ended up incorporating into my final pice. After this I did my final drafts of images, layout and type, then went on to do my final piece.
After doing an artist copy of Bjorn Rune Lie, I felt very influenced by his work. I particularly liked the odd drawing style he had and the fact that his drawings had a hand drawn feel to them.
In regard to refining, my final piece was something I refined the most, compared to the way it looked on my final draft. Despite liking the final draft, when it came to actually doing it on photoshop I found myself messing around and ended up changing in a way that was different to the final draft, but in a complimentary way.
As mentioned, Bjorn Rune Lie was a big influence to my final piece. I think the way he works looks professional but still has a hand drawn feel to it, which I found myself emulating, as I thought it would be particularly suitable for a children's book. The thing I would change from the whole project may be the media I used. Although Photoshop worked well, I used acrylic paint in my Axel Scheffler artist copy and emulation which I found enjoyable and it looked good, so I may have tried to incorporate that into my work if I were to do it again.