Society of Illustrators

 

   

    Me and my class had a trip to the Society of Illustrators where we were observing the paintings and pieces of art from different illustrators/artists.The piece that can be seen above was made by Alex Ross that was made with watercolor on paper that was donated by Helen Ross.This was probably my favorite painting there because of how the choice of color (with the use of positive and negative space) was utilized with the detail added in the hair;this is huge inspiration for me to keep doing drawings and even use as a refrence for future projects.There was a surplus of pieces in the museum that were very captivating and intresting;a Harry Potter painting was even shown and made on a huge canvas (as well as the Dreamworks kid on the moon logo) most likely made with pencil and paint.The reason why it was my favorite piece there was because it's Harry Potter and the amount of.Throughout the visit,there were various floors that each had a different set of pieces that went from traditional to medieval and various other time periods.When we got back from the tour,we were greeted with pizza (that we got scammed out of) and soon the illustrator came out and explained how the job as an illustrator worked.She showed us some of her previous works as well as a book that she illustrated and the steps it took to make with the specifications she had to comply with,such as the time period clothing and details.During the workshop,we were instructed to make our own character and give it his/hers motive and backstory (as how every character has one);my table soon started to draw our own ideas and eventually one of us had a drawing so well made that the illustrater praised her drawing because of the detail and looks of it in such a small amount of time.But as all things must come to an end,we all took the train home and called it a day.