Born Free: Birds & Cages

Born Free was a project based on the quote by William Blake,

"How can the bird that is born for joy sit in a cage and sing?" 

I had to design a thaumatrope which had a overlying design for both the bird and the cage and then follow through with this to create an A3 poster design. It was a decorative piece using different types of lines and patterns. 

A3 Print: Born Free Poster

Thaumatrope: Cage

Thaumatrope: Bird

Original Bird Painting

Drawn Poster Plan

The bird I used within my A3 poster was originally the same colours as those on my thaumatrope, but due to tonal issues and directing the focus, I adjusted the colours in photoshop.


Mediums used: THAUMATROPE: gouache and watercolour for the painting and fine liner. POSTER: photoshop and drawing tablet. 

Marbin

 It's one of my best friends 20th Birthday coming up super soon, and I have been browsing the inter webs for days now trying to find something good to send as a present, and although I came across a few contenders I couldn't choose. In the flipped a film on and got my craft on and ended up making a paper cutting piece of her nickname.

Final piece in decorative frame

Paper cutting in process (8x6 inches)