Compulsion to Blog Episode 04

And here are my final works. I apologise that I went a little overboard with the photos but I wanted to show aspects of shadow and form for both and one 2D photo can only achieve so much.

1.5 mm Card

Wire

I am an organised person. I like order, and for that reason I found contrast the most exciting principle to express in this project. Creating something completely asymmetrical was unfamiliar to me, much like sculpture work in general, so I took it as an opportunity to be adventurous.

Compulsion to Blog Episode 03

I felt diz-din wun-wun-wun was feeling a little left out as far as posts went so here is a collection of photos for my models. It all begins with paper and the word "Contrast"...

Image Hand-out

Not many of my original paper models survived both the Great Purging of my model box and scientific dissection. Those valiant few are displayed below.

Paper

Up next is the beginning of my work with card. I had two more on top of what is displayed, both of which were a complex mix of slotting sheets. They were both in pieces and apathy prevented them from making the photoshoot. The single one in the second photo wowed the judges and was selected to be Scott's Next Top Model.

0.5 mm Card

Skipping ahead for the sake of correct labelling are the two forms from which I derived my final wire model. As you can see by the battle scars on the larger of the two working with wire was a field unexplored for budding designer Scott Cameron Brebner.

1.0 and 1.5 mm Wire

Research Statement and Annotated Bibliography

I chose to research the movement of Baroque style in general art, architecture and history.

Baroque style is dramatic, of that there is no denying. In the book Guide to Baroque Rome, a collection of writings on architectural works of the Roman Baroque period, an etching of the Vatican is described to “greatly [enlarge] the width of the staircase” and “[falsify] the effect by implying light falls on the staircase from the left” (Blunt, 1982, 202) to make the staircase seem grander than it actually is.

The online journal The Economist provided insight on the lives of the Baroque artists and enthusiasts, opposed to just looking at the style as purely material. Taking this perspective when looking at the art is important as its shows how the art came to be.

Although the edited book 500 Years of Italian Furniture: Magnificence and Design is a compilation of works in Italian culture, a section is dedicated to Baroque, Late Baroque Variations and Rococo design, which allows us to witness the development of the style.

The website The Art of Manliness provides a collection of Baroque artwork with analysis for each piece. This site really shows how Baroque art was employed to deliver stories in a “direct, emotionally persuasive and [powerfully]-designed” (McKay, 2010) manner.

This image, found in The Baroque Era in the Arts, holds true to the Baroque style. It is very busy, with lots of people holding dramatic poses all clustered together unnaturally. Lots of shadow is employed to make the pale body of Jesus almost shine in contrast.

Blunt, A. (1982). Guide to Baroque Rome. St Albans, UK: Granada Publishing Limited
Anonymous (1998). Baroque Genius. The Economist, 348 (8087), 87. Retrieved from
http://www.economist.com/node/166526

Editing by Settembrini, L., Colle, E., De Giorgi, M., (2009). 500 Years of Italian Furniture: Magnificence and Design. Milano, Italy: Skira Editore S.p.A.
McKay, B., McKay, K., (2010). The Basics of Art: The Baroque Period. The Art of Manliness. Retrieved from
http://artofmanliness.com/2010/10/18/the-basics-of-art-the-baroque-period/
Editing by Guisepi, R. A., (Unknown). Baroque Paintings. The Baroque Era in the Arts. Retrieved from
http://history-world.org/Baroque%20art.htm

The Finale

Final touch and draw being all complete and conclusive. My happiness when I finished this was so thick you could have bottled it and sold it. I couldn't even wait until the morning to upload it. So that's copy and transform then... I will miss all the drawing.

Compulsion to Blog Episode 02

While these images are from different sites the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright's work that I found was here: http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Frank_Lloyd_Wright.html

I find his use of simple geometries effective because they're used in ways that keep them interesting. None of his designs are too complex, making them easy on the eyes.

Sectional (Abstract)

Final sectional all abstract and open to interpretation.

Essentially Drawings of Essence

Here are my experimental sketches for touch and draw. I wanted to play with forms, geometries and drawing with different stationary. I shall be steering clear of paint as a main method as my experience with paint is bluntly minimal. In truth the ink drawings and charcoal have me the most excited, probably because I'm most at home with a plain pencil...

Sectional (Standard)

My original sectional drawing. Who would have thought NCEA Level One Graphics would have come in handy one day. Mr Hughes, you are a champion.

Technical (Official)

I chose to use three-dimensional perspective for a number of reasons. On the simpler side I like the way it provides a 3D view of an object without drawing it plainly. The distortion of the forms draws focus down from the main face to the vanishing point, directing the eye over the entire image. I also chose a three-dimension style of drawing as a challenge; to turn an entirely two dimensional drawing into a three dimensional one. Although my solution is simple I thought about placement of particular hatches to replicate the light that would fall on such a 3D form.

Technical/Hatch Revisited

Hatch reworked in the technical style I found. I initially tried it with two point perspective but it distorted it beyond what I could use;

Attempted Perspective

Draw

Final draw being finished and all that. My phone wasn't scratched either until the day before I drew this.

Gettin' Technical

http://www.squidoo.com/house-drawing 

I quite like the perspective used in this technical drawing. I might go so far as to say I am inspired by it. Maybe...

Compulsion to Blog Episode 01

I thought these were pretty cool. Found them at http://blog.drawn.ca/ when searching drawing stuff.

Had a peep at some technical drawings too and this one tingled the man-sense from http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/232/honda-ra302

Checking out some design celebrities as well. The who's who and all that. Mackintosh has quite a following; http://www.crmsociety.com/default.aspx
As does Mr Wright; http://www.franklloydwright.org/web/Wrights_Life_and_Work.html

'Falling Water' (Wright)

The Mackintosh Church

'The Lighthouse' model (Mackintosh)

'Oak Park' (Wright)

Hatch

Final hatch grid shiny and complete.

Identity

Final drawing of identity all primed and ready.

Complex Visuals

Some snippets from http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/

http://www.chrisharrison.net/index.php/Visualizations/InternetMap

Marumiyan

I love his art. The eclectic style and detail is so intense, especially in his multimedia work. Wow.

http://marumiyan.com/ 

Blog Persona Episode 2

An expanded profile pic and original drawing. Enjoy...

Profile Drawing

Profile Picture

The drawing is kind of creepy when you look at it for too long.

Blog Persona

My full name is Scott Cameron Brebner and ever since I was young I have had a passion for drawing, games and a good story. I try to fill my life with entertainment; gaming, movies, reading, writing and socialising, and I probably find a lot of things funny that I shouldn’t. I’m at design school to get the skills I need to move into the entertainment industry through games or film. I want to be able to provide people with an escape from their everyday lives because, let’s face it, the rest of the world is pretty depressing.

As far as design is concerned, drawing is what I love most. If there’s something in my head that I can’t put into words I draw it. Being a typical nerdy male these drawings have a tendency to fall into the fantasy/sci-fi/non-existent-yet-totally-badass category. But I’m sure everyone has a secret nerdy passion deep down, some are just better at concealing it than others.

Another love I discovered in more recent years was that of Drama. I enjoy acting more than any healthy person should and it gave me confidence to speak and perform in front of a crowd. This, combined with the creativity design brings me, have forged the dream to become a script-writing, story-boarding, game-developing, concept-arting (arting…what?), singing, dancing, acting super nerd. With maybe a bit of sleep on the weekends.

During my time as a high school designer (I actually designed a logo for my friend’s company Boston Frost, watch this space, it’s going to be big) I found inspiration from a number of sources, ignoring http://www.brushking.eu/, my favourites being Banksy, Tara Hardy and Marumiyan (there’s something about his style that just gets me).

So that’s me. Your turn…

First Steps in DSDN 101

Hand-out

Grid Composition

Alternate Compositions

One small step for Scott Brebner, one awkward shuffle for man-kind.

Quotation

"It's the space between the notes that makes the music."

Introductions yarn yarn yarn

A useless little statement to get the ball rolling ~~~o