Fan Art Poster

Today we got given the super exciting news that as part of our visual language work were going to be designing and producing our own fan art posters which I'm ridiculously excited for. I've decided I'm going to do mine on Fargo (the TV series), my screen printing partners Imogen as well so we've decided to use black and maroon for both our screen prints to keep things simple. 

These are the designs I've done so far:

My favourite design from this set is the pencil outline of all the objects in the square, as I think the objects depicted in this one are integral to the storyline and make a proper impact on the viewer. The composition of this one also really pleases me visually because I'm a really organised person so I think I'm quite drawn to compositions that are laid out in a grid. I also think it leads the viewers eye across the page from one object to the next so they can read it almost like you'd read words? I also think the composition in the shape of the black suitcase works in a similar way.

The designs that I'm the most happy with from this set are the first and last ones, mainly because I think the use of the white space is really effective as it portrays the snow which is such a fundamental part of the series. It also helps to show how vast the landscape its set in is compared to the tiny characters. The composition of the first one I think is particularly effective as you have the main character at the front, with the footsteps leading the viewers eye back to the tree line. In future sketches I could have the footsteps leading from the other direction so that the viewers eye is led to the motel sign as well. 



As were winding down on this module of the course, I can really start to see how the principles we've learnt are coming into my own practice, I'm definitely starting to think more about how I put together an image, and how I want to use the space I've been given. In particular I think I've benefitted from the seminars on line of sight and depth. Not only have these principles helped me to make sense of how I should be drawing things to make them look more tangible to the viewer, but also they've started me off thinking how I can use them to create a composition that is unique to me and engaging. Now when I consume images, I pay more attention to how they're composed and what that means for the effect of the image, and whether it makes them appeal to me more or less. I think this is a great step to hopefully creating something that surprises and excites me.