1. Picturebook. I would use the guidelines from the Macmillan Children's Book Prize to create a complete rough mock up and several completed double page spreads for a picturebook (I already have a story ready to use).
- Theme: A twist on the story of the Ugly Duckling
- Genre: Commercial Illustration
- Context: Children's Book Publishing
- Audience: Young Children (2-5 years)
- Relevance and Purpose: I want to have experience working within the 32 page format of children's books and mr career aspirations lie within illustrating for a childhood audience so this seems like a natural choice for a final major project.
2. Illustrations for Anorak magazine. This project would include a cover illustration and several internal illustrations/pages of activities for children.
- Theme: (would need to research past themes of Anorak mags, perhaps come up with a new one so i am not influenced by what has already been produced)
- Genre: Commercial/Specialist (? A bit of both maybe?)
- Context: Editorial illustration
- Audience: Children aged 6+
- Relevance and Purpose: Again i want to continue to illustratoe for a young audience and editorial illustration is a slightly different platform to play around with. I also think my style of illustration could fit in well with what the publication offers at the moment.
3. Pylon Press. I would use this competition brief as a basis to create a zine of characters, with an underlying topic, which i could then use as self promotion material and potential stock to sell.
- Theme: Endangered animals and their habitats (or global warming and its effects on wildlife)
- Genre: Specialist
- Context: Zine
- Audience: Anyone really with an interest in the subject matter or illustrative style. Perhaps potential clients if i were to use it as self promo material
- Relevance and Purpose: To have something published which can be used in the summer show and sent as self promotional material to potential clients (New Designers?!) Also this ha the potential to produce lots of images which could be portfolio ready.
4. Paper Rose Competition. This would be a chance to do some more character design, maybe even some more 3D models as a basis for a greetings card concept.
- Theme: Greetings cards range based on one or more characters
- Genre: Commercial illustration
- Context: Greetings Cards
- Audience: children? My work seems to naturally suit a younger audience so i would create cards for children
- Relevance and Purpose: To gain a better understanding of the industry, to apply my characters to different products and create work that is suited to a young audience but is not a picturebook!
5. Make and Sell Project. This project would essentially be like the independent practices module in year 2. I would create a range of products, such as 3D models, badges, prints and postcards.
- Theme: Character design
- Genre: Specialist
- Context: illustrated products
- Audience: Anyone!
- Relevance and Purpose: To create illustrated products of high quality which could be reproduced, sold and also used as self promotional material to give to potential clients.
6. Resin models with prints. This is exactly what it says on the tin! I would intend to create a small range of resin characters, maybe half a dozen, and create some really nice quality prints of the characters to go with them.
- Theme: Character Design
- Genre: Specialist
- Context: illustrated products, 3D models
- Audience: Anyone really. My characters do tend to lean towards a younger audience but i hope that the quality of the work and the 3D collectable aspect would attract an older audience too.
- Relevance and Purpose: Prints and photos of models could become good self promotional material as well as stock to sell. I also really want a part of my final major project to be 3D, i feel my work is at its strongest when i apply my designs to products or different surfaces. *
*Maybe not resin....if the characters i create are one off's and i dont make too many it would be more feasible to leave them as sculpey models purely for photographing etc than for re-selling. Resin is an expensive and extensive process.
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