Developing the style

Here are a few more of the original sketchbook tests for the communication series. What started as a very rough sketch (top left) became gradually more complex and involved. The second image (top right) was where the final images were crystalised in my head. This image showed me how the colours could work in tandem with the text and also how the text could be broken up and altered to play with the legibility of the message. The remaining predominantly black and brown images were heavily influenced by the graffiti style of writing seen in the 'street sketchbook'. The addition of tin foil and gesso textures in the final pieces came from the yellow and purple abstracts I'd produced in my sketchbook straight after I had completed the teddy bear series. Work in progress for the communication series in the next post...