Secret 7 1.1

INITIAL CONCEPTS 

TAME IMPALA 

THE LESS I KNOW THE BETTER

I found sketching out my ideas really useful in the previous study task for creating concepts as it is a quick and easy way to get ideas down on paper.

The track has a very dominant riff throughout which is very catchy and provides structure to the song. I wanted to take advantage of this by visually representing the riff. Used different sized rectangles to represent the low and high notes which I could then take further and fill with colour or imagery.

Similar concept to the previous composition. Using line to represent the sound similar to Arctic Monkeys:

If I was to take this further I could introduce colour into the negative space created by the different layers of line. 

Created a more literal concept that is based on the title of the song, instead of the sound. 'The Less I Know The Better' is a common saying for when people hear bad news and don't want it to further upset them or give away important information before they are ready. Chose the parts of the body that are used to communicate and sense; lips/mouth, eyes, nose and ears because without these features we wouldn't be able to share as much information and news. I could use Opie's line drawings to influence the style of imagery. 

After sketching out some concepts, I moved onto Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop because the software allowed me to create accurate visual representations of concepts with colour quickly. 

MONOPRINTS

To begin with, I used inspiration from Rand because I thought it would be a good place to start creating a composition. I scanned in my monoprints and then used Photoshop to cut shapes and create my own compositions:

Created this graphic flack by screwing up a piece of paper and putting it through a printing press with an inked plate on top:

Fuzzy texture is easily made and can be adapted depending on how much the paper is scrunched up. This is really useful for making compositions tactile and adding texture.

As a result I began to explore texture, shape and layout:

Changing the opacity and different blending modes created even more textures and tones. 

I want my composition to be expressive and I aimed to connote this by zooming in on the textures created by the monoprinting process. Photoshop made it really easy to cut out sections and shapes out of the prints and then place them wherever I want. This means I need to be very conscious of composition and layout. The grainy finish would be really successful on a thick matt stock that is textured so that the ink can sit firmly in the weighted paper. 

Both of the previous compositions include a prominent area of negative space which I think is required in order for the composition not to become so intense and confusing because there are a lot of colours, shapes and textures involved. 

Using the monoprints was a really useful and effective way of finding new textures and colours that can work together. I found using Photoshop really useful for creating blending and contrast.

I didn't include any text because I don't think it is appropriate to accompany the visuals and may seem too forced.