Harry Johnson Animation Artist: Study Task 4 - Creative Making - Diorama Scene

Harry Johnson: Study Task 4 - Creative Making - Diorama Scene: Here are some photographs of my Diorama Scene: My inspiration for this scene came from my 'Day 11 - Inktober' drawing!.


                                                  
                                         

                                         

During my explorations and love of buttons, I found a lovely piece of work produced by one of my favourite influence's Harry Johnson, he is an experienced animation degree student who's imagination for making things come to life is incredible.

I just had to share the amazing talent he has !!

Im Back...

Hello my blogger friends and curious folk, I do apolgise for being away for such a long time and not keeping up to speed with my blog but as you know life takes control and I have been working hard finding a career I enjoy that helps pay to survive and enjoying spending time with my lovely family.

I will have you know I am very happy with my job working with children is just inspirational, fun, very challenging but very over whelming, every day is a breath of fresh air.

So here I am, I'm back and so much has Changed. Im now 26 we are in 2019, I went on an amazing adventure to Rome last year and unexpectedly got Engaged! This year I aim to read more, draw more, paint more, be more optimistic, to use lots of buttons, Smile and pass it on and to aspire to reach new achievements especially throughout Illustration :)

I will be researching a variety of elements and artists exploring life at a different angle.... Imagine using a leaf and water to paint with....Mark making with unusual materials...What do animals/pets think? What would happen if we lived our lives upside down?..... What if earth is really small in the solar system that Giants control and play with us like puppets.... Why can't dinosaurs live in our pocket... Imagine if you had the power to be a fly on the wall and be a spy or shrink so small you see things from a different perspective.

I would like to at least touch on one of these random ideas I have and bring it to life throughout the use of my amusing imagination ;)

SO WATCH THIS SPACE... ...

'Daylight to Night' Brief!

My current project I am working on is to create 3 large canvasses based on an surreal exploration which my client wishes to hang on the wall in her home. It is important I do lots of research and experimental work for me to achieve the best of my abilities for my clients tastes.
The theme I am working on is daylight transforming into night, which may sound easy in itself but is not as I am blending different features to one another to create in a way, 'like an illusion'.
I will be painting all my compositions onto the canvases.

I will start by researching features that have been discussed such as autumn leaves dropping and floating in the sky which then turn into beautiful butterflies as they fly higher into the sky then turn into twinkling stars.

So here are a few images I have been looking at;

Autumn Leaves

Exploring the different shapes and sizes of the leaves

Autumn Butterflies

Stars

I will now from researching these features, create some of my own compositions which I will show later on, with my own ideas and reflection.  

Childcare Course!

Today I am starting a 6 week Plato Training UK Childcare course at the Beckwith House in Stockport. This is to improve my knowledge and understanding as well as experience with working with children. At the end of this course I will achieve my:
BTEC Level 1 in Caring for children
BTEC Level 1 in Customer Service
Level 1 Work Skills
And will have basic training in Emergency First Aid

Having these qualifications will improve my CV especially as these units include; understanding roles within childcare, protection and safeguarding, communication, activities with children, respecting children and teamwork. Having more experience in all these aspects will help me more, in looking for a secure job at the moment so I can do what I love best, in wanting to create illustrative story books for young children.I am also looking forward in making new friends. I am very excited!

Degree Show At Stockport!

My Degree show was amazing, seeing everyones work come together for the show was brilliant, everyones work looked fantastic. It was a lovely atmosphere and I Loved making my family proud. What I displayed for the show was a Children's Hopscotch, a Children's Giraffe Measurer, My Portfolio, a Giraffe Cushion, Flower Coasters, My Children's Counting Book and My Children's Wallpaper That I have designed. Overall all I can say is that I have had a wonderful experience at Stockport College exploring this Illustration Course. The Tutors have been fantastic helping me out whenever I needed them. Thanks for this great opportunity throughout my degree, especially My loving  supporting Family,  you all mean the world to me!

Here are some pics from the show and my loving supporting Family;

My Show

My Children's Book

Blue Giraffe Measurer

My Wonderful, Amazing, Loving, Supporting Family

Me and Gary Spicer

Me, Crystal and Jo Spicer

Me, Ian Murray and his Daughter

THANKS EVERYONE!

Final Major Project Animated Gif

I have also made a small animated gif of a Sea Turtle swimming.

Counting With Animals

The name of my children's book is called 'counting with animals' as I wanted the title to be simple and straight to the point. I must admit I have come across some challenges and problems, trying to figure out whether I wanted my book to be landscape or portrait, working with merging my compositions together some were jelling others were not. But in the end I decided to have my book portrait and without trying not to panic so much, my characters and features started to merge together to create the double page spread I wanted. I have worked hard and came across some technical problems with the computer, but it all seem to work out in the end.

Here are some double page spreads of what the inside of my book will look like;

Two Giraffes

Three Armadillos

Four Frogs

Ten Butterflies

Furthermore I feel I have broadened my skills on the process of photoshop, learning different techniques in cutting shapes out, adding images in different sizes inverting the colours, also most importantly learning how to structure my pages so they actually coinside with one another. I have throughly enjoyed this project, I just hope my book turns out well after being sent to the printers.