Tuesday 4th September

Today we had to create a prototype of our idea for the theme descent. I was excited to design a prototype because I was able to use photoshop and create a design that relates to the feathers and the angels. My prototype was very dark, and I only used two layers as I used two images. Below a picture of the prototype design:

I did really like it, however, as this is a basic idea, I have a lot of expansion to do make the photograph even better. I got given quite a lot of interesting pointers from my peers on how I could move forward. The main one was that the angel in the background was very hard to notice as it sunk in with the background and the black and white coloured filtered. Another good pointer was that there could be some more use of colour, bright colours and then these colours could have some interesting symbolic meanings to relate to angels and feathers. The angle of the angel in photographic techniques needs to be improve in connecting with the feathers as it did look a bit out of position when combining the two photographs.

In my sketch book I have found a few artists such as Lidia Wylangowska, who looks into angels and Mary Jo Hoffman who looks into the feathers. I still need to look into a writer who researches into the connection of feathers and angels descending to earth.

For the rest of the night, I am going to be making sure I am updating pages in my sketchbook with research and ideas, and I am also going to be creating different designs on photoshop to show how feathers descend to earth from our angels as a sign of communication. I will be recording all the designs in my sketchbook. Tomorrow, I am going to take some more photographs in relation to the idea.