TP: Process II (water)

As i wanted to go with the theme of nature, after branches, the next element that came to my mind is water. Initially, i was wondering how should i make water interesting when it is just water?

Before:

For my letters, i was only trying to create it as it is. Looks unnatural and too simple

I found really good references of water cut outs on pinterest. It reminded me that water could contain so many things! Fishes, seaweed, bubbles, plants, etc. I was really inspired by the fishes and found out that it is the perfect element for my initials.

References for this piece:

from pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/293508100695785442/

I really love the idea of have the white frontal piece to add visual interest and flow to the whole piece! from: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/293508100695788902/

The main keyword for this piece would be flowy and deep/layers.

WIth these reference, I have decided that i would make the 2 fishes show G and L.

Design exploration of how the fishes would look like. Had fun doing this!

Actual making of this piece:

I lifted the layers up to see how i should arrange the different layers of water

Make shift light box!!

after i sketched out the layers, its time for me to carve out the fishes!!

first completed fishes!~~

I would firstly sketch and cut the main subject so that i can get a sense of space they occupy and what i should do with the other layers.

TP: more new References

With my first round of trial and error, I decided that those are not going to make it. I went online and Pinterest to search for more inspirations related to nature!

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: Chinese characters and cut outs that look like grass? Interesting idea!!

: TREE BRANCHES TYPOGRAPHY?! power of nature!!

: play of empty spaces?

: usage of leaves to arrange words. similar to the one i did?

: watercolour trees!

: paper cutouts of wave

This got me interested in papercuts and tree branches. After brainstorming, one of my new ideas was to integrate branches and cut outs to form my typography. Other than the reference picutres i found above, I had been taking photos of trees the past few days, it acted as an inspiration trigger too, realising again how pretty and unique trees are.

Photos by me while taking the bus

My aim was to hide myself (my name) within the branches. It is going to be a layered paper cuts

What i plan to do is to reference the photos of the trees i took, to create a natural looking branches canopy.

Inspired by the first grass cutout. I wanted to change my chinese font to a grass looking with sharp blades

Typographic Portrait : Initial Referencing

I was pretty lost when i saw the project brief, typography? and portrait? Does it refer to the ones using words and a portrait is formed? the examples were pretty interesting but i was still unsure of what i should be doing.

I decided to find out what are the interesting methods and presentation that interests me. Here are the references that I found.