I have a bad habit of starting, new blogs...and sketchbooks.
But I'm sure I can hold on to this one for a good amount of time.
It has a good name :]
Anyway, Junior Year at RISD is in full throttle.
I love everything I'm doing, but it's exhausting to say the least.
My diet consists of learning to tell stories through comics/sequential imagery, narrative images,and dance/theater/performance art (New Works/World Traditions at brown university~I love them all so much).
I'm also taking an Anatomy class and History of Illustration. They're great additions to this errr ~diet~
Time is crazy, and fleeting to say the least.
But enough of that. Onto the work!
First Assignment from What's Your Story:
We were prompted to capture an interesting/significant historical moment (and place ourselves in the scene).
I chose to depict Fela Kuti performing on stage, and contrasting the joy and energy of his performance with the "zombie-like" (hoho, Fela song reference) soldiers that would constantly raid/oppress him
My first composition was not working out too well:
So Mary Jane told me to recompose and simplify
Here's a thumbnail!
Linework
This piece was really fun! I learned alot about painting in photoshop (e.g. THERE'S MORE THAN ONE OPTION/CATEGORY TO PICK COLORS haha. Thanks Emily :] )
Not to mention, I NEED to see Fela! on broadway now. The choreography, staging, costuming, and story all looks fantastic. Not to mention the wonderful musical score!
I leave you with this wonderful song, Zombie by Fela Kuti
Until next posting!
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