Final Poster

This is my final poster, which has taken on the criticisms I received from crit.

Online Exhibition Piece

The piece I have done for the online exhibition is pretty much the same as my poster, however I have proposed some interactive elements for it. I have also changed it from portrait to landscape and made it more like a timeline, so it would fit better on a web browser. The interactive parts would be to click on each artist to bring up a window which gives more information.

History of XL Poster, in more of a timeline form than my poster.

When clicking on an artist, it brings up an info screen about the XL event, as well as a profile of the artist.

Crit Feedback

 

This was the first version of my poster, which I showed at crit. The style I used for this poster was similar to that of Ralph Steadman and Jim Shaw, using a sketchy style making it look like it was drawn on paper. 

The feedback I got was mostly positive, praising my drawing style used n the picture, and like the was the poster was laid out. Main criticisms of this poster was that the lines are not clear enough, it is a family tree or a time line? More details in general should be added to the poster, such as making the artists stand out of the poster more. There should also be more artists added to the poster, showing the whole history of XL recordings. The XL Recordings text is also unnecessary, and a suggestions given would be putting the XL logo in the bottom-right of the poster.

Photoshop Drawing Techniques

For all of my drawings I used the same technique, which involved using a sketchy, blod outlined style like that of artists I looked at.

I would start by drawing the outline, whilst looking at the reference picture. I would shade parts of the outline to add more depth to the outline and the picture overall. The brush used for the outlines it a thin, pen brush at around 50% opacity.

My shading was done with a completely different brush, and the shading style I have gone for is a light sketchy style to make it look like it was shaded with a pencil. The brush is one of Photoshop's default, which is like a paintbrush-like, but gives a sketch-like effect when set at a low opacity.

The background is done in the same style as the colouring of the main image. I used this colour as it was the background colour of the album which the original image was from.

Illustrators - Ronald Searle

Ronal Searle is another cartoonist, similar to Jim Shaw. Again, this is another artist that uses a lot of bold, black lines in their artwork, and this work in particular show it to good effect. As seen by these pictures, his art is very cartoonish, which is not the style I am using for my pictures, but the colouring style itself is like the one I want to use in my own pictures, whilst adding a bit of colour to my pieces.

Illustrators - Jim Shaw

Jim Shaw's art is mostly a black/white style like Ralph Steadman, but his art style differs as it is more realistic than cartoon-like. Much of his art is done on different surfaces than just paper, for example he has done many art pieces on walls.

Illustrators - Ralph Steadman

Ralph Steadman is a cartoonist, whose art can be described as "distorted, splattered, and gritty". The main thing I like about his art style is the used of black and white, where he uses a lot of the black outlining as shading, whilst adding some colours. These pictures in particular have a papery background, adding to the gritty nature of his drawings. When drawing my picture, I shall try using bold outlines and a gritty, sketch-like style.

Photos I Used as References

For drawing my picture for my poster, I have used various photos of the artists as references to draw from, in order to capture their likeness.

http://rockisagirlsbestfriend.com/2010/01/25/radiohead-for-haiti-at-the-henry-fonda/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Stripes

http://esensja.stopklatka.pl/esensjopedia/obiekt.html?rodzaj_obiektu=11&idobiektu=33936

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/events/Drake/drake-performing-at-manchester-evening-news-arena-07.html

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1158521/xls-richard-russell-on-adele-six-grammy-noms-whats-next-bobby-womack

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1139386/You-wont-Mothercare-British-rapper-MIA-performs-Grammys-sheer-dress-babys-date.html

http://allabouttherock.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/prodigy_106_1146.jpg

http://www.pinterest.com/saucykipper1/the-devine-comedy-and-neil-h/

http://www.cable-london.com/broadcast/single/dizzee-rascal-boy-in-da-corner-10-years-on

http://randb.about.com/od/photogalleries/ig/2012-Grammys-Photo-Gallery/AdeleWins.htm

Timeline of XL Events

I have looked up the dates for each of the events listed on the brief, and listed them chronologically for reference.

1990 - XL The First Chapter rave compilation is first album release on XL. 
1992 - 10,000 ravers still make it through to XL’s Popham Airport rave, despite police attempts to roadblock the event. Prodigy and SL2 headline.  
1997 - Banned Smack My Bitch Up discussed during Prime Minister’s Question Time.

2000 - Fuck The Pain Away by Peaches becomes a defining track of Berlin’s burgeoning electronic music / arts scene later dubbed ‘Electroclash’. 

2003 - Dizzee Rascal Boy In Da Corner wins Mercury Music Prize. 

2003 - A mysterious John S. O’Leary pops up to sing the chorus on Electric Six’s disco flavoured smash hit Danger! High Voltage. 

2005 - The White Stripes play the Amazon Theatre in Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon. 

2006 - Richard Russell and Joby Talbot produced avant garde orchestral Aluminium album pays tribute to the White Stripes, and is turned into Chroma, a ballet premiered at the Royal Opera House in London. 
2006 - Vampire Weekend come third out of four at Columbia University Battle of
the Bands, their first ever gig.

2007 - Radiohead In Rainbows pay-what-you- want release direct from the band.
2008 - As an escape from the music industry’s long lead times The Raconteurs release their second album Consolers Of The Lonely within a month of announcing it.

2009 - M.I.A. performs at Grammy Awards while nine months pregnant.

2009 - XL Recordings wins Music Week Best Independent Label Award. 
2011 - Adele becomes the first artist since The Beatles to simultaneously have two albums in the Top 5 and two Top 5 singles.

2011 - Drake samples the Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx song Take Care

2011 - Tyler, the Creator performs at MTV’s VMAs and wins Best New Artist award. 

2011 - Gil Scott-Heron passes away.
2012 - Bobby Womack The Bravest Man In The Universe wins Best Album at the 2012 Q Awards.

2013 -  Adele Skyfall wins Oscar.