Our brief?
"Using whatever style you wish, take an image of yourself, a family member or friend, and create a concept art piece that best expresses something about that person."
This was the final assignment of the semester and turned out to be the most enjoyable; Photoshop skills we had patiently built upon throughout the year all came to fruition as part of this piece.
I particularly enjoyed this assignment because the brief was open-ended and less defined than others we had received during the module, giving room for each student to express their creativity and distinct style.
I chose a garish, block-colour style for my portrait, in imitation of artists I admire such as Edward Hopper.
Despite all this, I think I have maintained my own style and stayed true to the brief, creating a final design that is emotional resonant, thematically appropriate and visually interesting.
I look forward to more intriguing, stimulating and challenging briefs in the semester to come!
(Completed as part of the Visual Communications II module for first year students of Creative Multimedia and Digital Animation Production, LIT LSAD Clonmel)
