These are the final images that I submitted. I've enjoyed doing this brief because it's been really open and I've been able to pursue techniques I'm interested in etc. I'm happy with the images I have made for this brief. Working with lino and then digitally adding texture and colour has allowed me to create something different to what I would normally do and I really like the style that's come out of it.
I think the most successful image is "The Quest" , with the hand reaching for the coffee as I think it has the clearest story to it and is the most epic and drama filled image even though it's something really simple. The bright colours against the black help to create a dramatic feel, and I feel like the white outlines give the images more intriguing look as it's not "standard". I have enjoyed adding the textures into these pieces, I had thought about doing planned monoprints with shapes etc. but due to time I could not but this may be something I do in the future.
The "Voyage and Return" is, in my opinion the least successful image. I think it still fits in with the other two but there was less room for smaller details in it, like I added lines to the coffee cup or the lipstick but because this image is not as close up I couldn't really do anything like that. I should have done more roughing of this composition to choose something that might have been a little more successful.
The three images I've made fit the brief as each responds to a separate story archetype, and the three work as a set due to the style/media techniques I have used. I think the lino helped to pull this all together as I had considered just using gouache but I feel like the three images would have ended up wildly different if I had.
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