I also then did a college with the lyrics from the film/show.
I then decided to look at stage crafts and found a book on it but decided it should go before the wizard of Oz section so I ripped out son pages from the back of my sketchbook and tied them to the front and used different techniques including tea bagging the paper and ripping the edges and also adding masking tape. They where for my stage drawing pages. I then looked at pattern design I created my own cut-out and then painted over it to complete a recurring pattern I also tried it on material just to make the page more interesting. After that I picked up some primary research at home of musical theatre videos, DVDs, CDs, and records and set up a still life. here is a picture of the still life
I drew them from observation in pencil on an A2 sheet which I had before dripped watercolour on to. I also prepared another sheet to do an outline drawing of the observation and dripped ink on that one. on both pages I used just the three primary colours so that when it ran down the paper it would make some of the secondary and tursery colours.
it was then the week to start my mood boards so for my first mood board on musical theatre I have chosen to do costume and makeup.
I have done the hairspray wig that Tracy wears in acrylic and coloured pencil for the bow, I took this from one of the hairspray programmes from a show my friend had seen and had given me to borrow. in the bottom left corner I have taken the wicked with of the west from wicked/wizard of oz. I have done this in watercolour pencil and acrylic. I think the watercolour pencil worked really well for the shading and contour of the face. I have taken the face makeup from the drawing in my sketchbook which was originally from the wizard of Oz 2011 makeup tutorial. The links above. next I added the hat and hair from a photo on the internet of the wicked witch in wizard of Oz film because the tutorial on YouTube didn't show her wig and hat. in the middle is a coloured pencil drawing of one of the masks from lion king the musical. I have taken this also from a programme that a friend gave me. I think the shading of the colours blended really well plus the colours are really vibrant which is what the musical go for, lots of colour and pattern. in the top left corner I have taken the pink ladies font from the back of the girls jacket on grease live which was on the telly earlier this year and a great remake of the film I loved it. I recreated it in watercolour pencil. at the bottom in the middle I have taken the section of clothing Jean Val Jean wears when he is a slave at the begging of the musical/film les miserable. I have done this in acrylic. in the bottom right corner I have painted the original shoes that Judy garland wore in the wizard of Oz (1939). in acrylic. I got the photo from the American history museum section at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C, United states. finally in the middle on the right I have taken the hat and umbrella from Mary popping's and painted them in acrylic. I drew them from the photos on the internet of the film.
After my first drawn mood board I then decided to make two mood boards on photos of musicals (film and stage) the selection on the mood board is a selection of the musicals im hoping to do about in my sketchbook. I have collected a variety of different musical films photos from programs photocopies from books and photos from the internet, these include Calamity Jane, Evita, Mary popping's, Wizard of Oz, Mama Mia, guys and dolls and Oliver. I think this board is interesting especially for me because its some of my favourite films are on here but also interesting for others because they may have forgot about these film or forgot they where or have been made into musicals. This was my finished musical film mood board.
I think the piece went well because the picture are clear and I tried to pick photo's which are the most memorable parts from the films.
at the same time I was also collecting photos from the internet and programmes of photo shots of stage musicals across the world and country on famous shows these include lion king, my fair lady, Blood Brothers, cats. but I have made it so there is one of each show on each board of the film and musical except blood brothers and cats which is only a musical and a book. This board makes me happy because I love going to see musicals and I have seen a Blood Brothers twice, Wicked and Les miserable. And if it didn't cost as much I would go see many more. This board is also another way to sum up my subjects in my sketchbook. this was my final mood board.
I think this sheet went well because the photos where clear and like the other I tried to find photos that are most memorable parts of the play or that you can recognise even if you have seen them. However I had a few gap that where too big to leave but not big enough to add photos that would be big enough to see from far away. So some I rotated so they would fit better and on the bits that where left I painted black.
Afterwards inbetween classes I had an interview at Sheffield Hallam uni so while I was there I took photos As part of my observational drawing/ mood board I am looking at two of my favourite theatres, it was suppose to have been either loads of small drawings of theatres or just one A2 drawing of the lamproom theatre but instead I decided to join them together by splitting the drawing in two of the lamproom and the Lyceum Sheffield. I have chosen these because the lamproom is important to me because I have seen and been in shows there. And it's in my home town so I have seen it change through the years. I have chosen the Lyceum because I love the exterior and was really determined to draw it and I have also seen my favourite show blood brothers there. The Lyceum was built by the architect w.g.r sprague and the Lyceum Sheffield is the only theatre built outside London by him. The lamproom was converted from a Methodist chapel this was my final sheet.
Afterwards for my next mood board I thought I'd put together a selection of titles of shows and looking at typography through scrafitto before adding the black paint. I did different colours of oil pastel underneath hoping that when I added the black paint I would be able to work out where the writing would go I think it would go. I think it worked really well because the writing worked well and once I had found the right tool which peeled it of the best, the writing looked really well and neat plus the oil pastel colours were bright and stands out really well. I also think it's a great way to sum up my project but also experimenting. If I was to do it again I would try and make the text on the hairspray the same size. Here was my final piece.
This week I have joined a workshop on a Wednesday to support my final major project it's a design of a head piece for the Horizon community college Lion King show In June I choose to do Scar because when I looked at examples from the London show so I have took the head piece and then added the tribal pattern from the clothing to the main part of the face. While making this I have to think about how it's going to fit on the head and also make sure none of it covers the face. I have use coloured pencil and I think it was a great idea because the colours and really bright which is what this show contains a lot of bright colour and pattern plus the colours blended really well. This was my final sheet.
Finally on the left I got the coloured pencils back I had before so it had the vibrant look to it which is more of an advantage for the audience I also brought. Back the standard pine hair just to compare it with the one next to it but the rest of it I traced from my final design because I like the design and tribal pattern. This was my final sheet.
For one of my artist research I have chosen to look at Eugene Lee who is the set designer and costumer for Wicked the musical. I like the background to this sheet because of the different materials give it more texture and interest. I have taken one of the main features that represents the wicked musical, the clock. I have done the study in acrylic I think the blending of the blues works really well because it gives it that dark look which the whole set design tends to give off. but the roman numerals and the hand still showup in the black acrylic. I also think the scale is a good size. I didn't know how to draw the other picture so I made little cardboard replicas of the clock work gears and painted them to make them look rusty. they also helped fill in negative space. if I was to do it again I would change photos and maybe make the gears and the pieces of materials stronger or the paper stronger because they arnt sticking properly. finally overall like the colour scheme and I think my artist research is more diverse. After I left it when I thought it had finished the green materials started to fall of even more and the cogs so I used more double sided. I had also been told there was negative space and the top of the clock should be finished off but I couldn't do that because it wasn't on the photo. so I made another piece of bottle green fabric using calico and dark green paint and stuck that there. for the rest of the white space I used sequins but they started falling off so I used glittery mail polish that I had. this was my final sheet.
for my second artist research sheet I have looked at David Hockney, an English painter, print maker, photographer and stage designer, on this sheet I have done two of Hockneys set designs one a street scene from The Rakes progress, 1975. And the other Trial by water from Magic flute, performed at Glyndebourne festival opera, 1978. For the waterfall painting I used gouache I think it was a great media to use because it looks quite abstract but looks realistic at the same time. The only thing I would change is the colours of the purples at the top for the clouds because there not the right shade. For the house I used coloured pencil I tried to use ink like I did on my cardboard model but it looked messy because the ink would stop every second. I think the coloured pencil worked well because the colour was spot on and looked quite minimal. Afterwords I had quite a lot of negative space so next time I need to work on the scale, however for this time I used blocks of water colour pencils to match the colours from my critical studies but still after that it looked bare so I had my nail polish out so I added some mark making with that. This was my final sheet. 
From looking at the model of David Hockneys house set design I decided to make a cardboard model. I used ink but I tried a cocktail stick but it wasn't spreading the ink well and the lines where not straight, so then I tried a paint brush but the lines where too thick so then I used an embossing tool but it didn't soak up the ink so I was having to dip it in the ink every two seconds so I managed to find a smaller paint brush. I then found a red marker pen to do the doors and pencil for the bricks. For the tree I used paper and double sided foam pads to lift it up and then used black ink for the bark and green ink for the leaves. However if I was to do it again I would use white card because the paper curls up. This was my cardboard model. 
My next artist research is of Richard Hudson the set designer of Lion King the musical I have done both studies in acrylic. I think the colours look great and blended well. For the tribal patterns around the tree I did in charcoal. This sheet was the sheet that I got finished the quickest so it wasn't time consuming . For the background I used masking tape and newspaper and then added the patterns from around the tree to cover up negative space I used black acrylic for them. If I was to do this again I would expand the bottom painting to the bottom of the page but u really like this artist page so I wouldn't change much. This is my final sheet. 
This artist research sheet is of rob Howell set design from Matilda the musical the set design for me is amazing because it looks like the book is coming apart and the story is going on inside I think it's an amazing idea and looks amazing too. I wish I could have represented it with little squares of wood for the study in the bottom left but I didn't have any so I decided to cut up some sponge into squares and then sponge different coloured squares on in acrylic I think it looks good in a way because you know what's it is. But it does look quite childish and for me it didn't come out how I wanted so next time I would find pieces of wood. For the other I used acrylic and I think it worked really well like the clock on the wicked one, the white gives it that lighting effect and makes it more 3D. For the back ground I used squares of tissue paper to represent the set design and then I used thread and alphabet beads to represent the school theme. Overall I think it's bright and colourful and quite childish which goes with the musical. This was my final sheet. 
For this sheet I had already done my 3 mask designs but to expand them further I added some of the patterns from my patchwork just in case I had enough time to make more then one mask for my final piece. For the top one I used tracing paper to trace my outline of the mask from my second design sheet and then added the patterns from my pattern mood boards which I will talk about later. Then I did same for the bottom one. I like them because I think I did right putting the pattern across the fore head because it looks like a tribal band. For the background I have used yellow and red ink and used a paintbrush to splash the ink on I used red and yellow because it sticks with the African colour theme or lion king and also if the red and yellow mixed it would turn orange too. Which it did a little bit. Plus I thought it was a quick way to add colour to negative space. If I was to do it again I don't think the mask traced right because it looks really crushed width ways. So maybe next time draw it from hand and also make sure the black around the eye looks like it does on the others because in this one it looks like eyes shadow not scars marking. This was my final sheet 
When it came to this moodboard of African pattern I had side tracked and had come back on my self because once I had worked out that my mask was going to be one of my final piece I decided I needed a second piece for my exhibition wall so I came up with the idea of doing different African patterns on fabric and seeing them together. So before all that I collected a selection of images off the internet that may be the patterns for my patchwork. I like some of these patterns because of how they look and some because of the colours but on this A3 I think the collage looks really effective. Some of the picture sizes left tiny bits of white showing so I cut up some of the photos so they would cover the small bits and I don't think you can tell. If I was to do it again I wouldn't change anything because the pictures are clear, colourful and match what I wanted. This was my mood board. 
For this mood board/ experimentation I have taken my favourite patterns from my photo collage of African patterns I picked the most simple ones because I had to think about how much detail would work if I was to expose screens for screen printing, but also if I was just to paint them. I painted this collage in acrylic I think it worked well because the colours came out like the photos and are still bright and colourful like I wanted. It was also a good way of working out my colour theory for the fabric and how the patchwork will look all together, so most of the patterns I think will be black prints with a colour for the background. If I was to do it again I would maybe look at an artist who does African patterns and not just pictures of the Internet. I would also use different media to see if I can get the colours even more vibrant. 
I have taken these patterns from my design sheet of African patterns. I have picked my favourites and then got some swatches of fabric from textiles and cut them all to 10.5cm by 9cm squares I've put the patterns sort of into pairs even though they are all unique so that when I come to using textiles techniques.
For the top right pattern I have use black acrylic with white pencil over the top, I think it looks great because the white stands out. When I come to doing it I will use black ink with white pencil after. For the top middle sample I have used orange/brown acrylic with black water colour pencil over the top. When I do this I'm going to use binder with black pencil or black water colour pencil. For the top left pattern I have used red/orange and yellow acrylic with black acrylic over the top. When it comes to being in the workshop I will use red and yellow ink and then and the mix that to make the orange and then add black acrylic ore pencil. For the second row right sample I have coloured pencil but had to do a few layers so it was vibrant. When I come to experimenting I'm going to use inks for the different colours. For the middle second swatch I have used red water coloured pencil and left the fabric plain where the white is. When I do my textile one I'm going to use batik and where the wax isn't use red brusho inks. For this sample on the second row left I have used black acrylic on the black stripes and left the other plain when I come to experimentation I will use black puff binder. For the swatch on the right third row I have used the red orange and yellow acrylic and then drew triangles and painted the outside of the triangles black but I didn't leave the black to dry enough so the black was mixing with the colour so I painted the coloured triangles on top next time I will make sure the paint underneath is fully dry. I will use in the workshop red, orange and yellow ink and black paint over the top. For the pattern in the middle on third row I have used yellow acrylic with black pencil over the top, when it comes to doing my textiles version I will use yellow binder with black pencil over it. I think it looks great because the yellow is really bright and African colours are suppose to be vibrant. For this sample on the left 3rd row I have used coloured pencil I think this one looks great because the colour scheme is different so it stands out when I come to doing samples and final piece I will use fabric inks. For the bottom right pattern I have used red water colour pencil and black paint when it comes to samples I will use red ink with my screen print over the top. For the bottom middle swatch I have used black coloured pencil when it comes to doing it in textiles I will use black puff binder. For the last bottom left giraffe style swatch I have used brown acrylic and kept the cloth clear where the paint isn't. When it comes to final piece I will use batik where the lines are and use brusho inks. This was my final sheet. 
For my next sheet I have mounted 4 of my 12 paper designs in acrylic ready to put onto tracing paper so then they can be exposed onto a screen. The rest are in my sketchbook because I didn't want to mount then all. I think these will look great for screens because there bold clear and I enlarged them so there isn't too much detail but enough at the same time. However once I had painted them I had to add another layer because when I held it up to the light it still showed through. Also some of the lines wernt very neat so I tried to beaten them off. But otherwise I think they will look great because they still look African even though there quite minimal. This was my final sheet. 
After doing the paper versions I then photocopied them onto tracing paper o have again mounted 4 of 12 the rest one in my sketch book. They came out quite well but some of the printing ink. Smudged onto the tracing paper and if I exposed that it would pick it up so I had to cut bits of the tracing paper out to get rid of the unwanted ink. Also when I held it up to the light like the others it was see through so I got a permanent marker and tried to cover it up but the marker was removing more of the print so I get black acrylic and painted the patterns it was very time consuming but the screens came out really well. This was my final sheet. 
