Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside!

Choosing the location of the beach, the theatre or the zoo we were tasked with making a 10 panel [including the front and back cover] concertina book from the characters we have previously developed from ink  "squiggles".

We were allowed to use any mediums, work on any surfaces, as long as it had the correct number of panels, they were all 10x10cm and the whole book stood up when open.

I based mine at the beach and went for the motion that over the period of panels it would have a separate narrative for each panel, but would also have an overall narrative across the book. This was also illustrated using a wave motion, where on the first page the wave started in the lowest corner, progressively rose so that two pages were fully underwater scenes, and then decreased back down again, over the 8 panels. 

I ended up working on cardboard and painted the illustrations using gouache.

Front cover onwards...

...to back cover

the "wave" rising over the panels

...and decreasing again

the concertina effect

I used two lengths of string from the front cover all the way along the back of each panel, to the back cover, top and bottom so they were all secure, and would also stand up when open.

Determined to Picnic

9th June 2013

Woo! Finally, the last catch up illustration...if I do today's one on time!

I finally met up with my Twin again after both of us being away at University. We planned a picnic in the park for some sun, catchup and laughs...however, the weather was not as kind today as it was yesterday; but we were determined to picnic! and we went despite the grey skies and slight drizzle, and we brought multiple layers of clothing, scarves and gloves and yet we still bought our sunnies along! So we sat with all our jumpers on, wrapped in coats and ate our food, with our sunglasses on!