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Pencil
sketch of "Li I." Copying the entire image made me appreciate
just how detailed this painting is! I found this piece a
challenge, not only due to its immense detail but also because it
was my first serious attempt at drawing a human face.
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Close-up
detail of Li's eye in the above pencil sketch. I found the
eyes the most enjoyable aspect to sketch, as so much life is
instantly introduced to the picture once the eyes are drawn.
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Ball-point pen sketch of
details from "Li II," the sister painting of "Li II."
Ball-point pen is a favourite medium of mine, as I love to create
expressive shading with lines and cross-hatching. The skulls
and the snake used in the painting are reoccuring symbols of Giger,
and are also used in "Li I."
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Pencil observational
sketch of a human skull. Drawing this really helped in
practising my depictions of the human face, as well as representing
organic textures. I drew this after looking at the that often
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Detail from my
observational skull drawing, showing a close-up of the teeth.
Interesting teeth can be seen in many of Giger's alien creations.
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A mixed
media design for my alternative final piece idea - presenting my "Li
I" study in the form of a small book. This piece is a concept
for the cover: a collage of torn paper and textured plastic, painted
with a wash of powder paint. The layered effect of plastic and
paper gives a deep sense of texture that is present in all of
Giger's works.
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Ball-point pen concept sketch for this website. This design,
in which the menu is incorporated into a detail from "Li I," was too
complicated to implement, but I did use the idea of showing only one
half of Li's face on one of the pages in my presentation.
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Second
ball-point pen concept sketch for this website. In this
design, a "slimy" texture is given to the whole site, reflecting the
alien skins of Giger's creatures. While I did attempt to use
this design, it was not very successful, and failed to illustrate
the qualities of "Li I," the main aspect of the site.
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A detail from the above
design, showing a close-up of the lettering. This demonstrates
the expressive nature of the shading technique I used when using
ball-point pen.
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A
photomontage on powder paint wash, based on the techniques Giger
used to create "Li I." Giger painted on top of a printed
photograph of Li, a technique I adapted here. In this piece, I
cut out photographs of faces and drew over them in ball point,
giving them sinister mechanical features. The overall result
was a piece that resembled the distopian qualities of Giger's works.
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Detail
from the above piece, showing a close up of one of the faces.
I cut out the eyes and covered the face with circuit-like designs,
giving it the appearance of a sinister robotic mask.
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Second
detail from the photomontage piece, showing a close-up of another
face. I added spider-like projections to this face, and pipe
lines entering and leaving the head. Giger often used snakes
in his works as they were one of his greatest fears; spiders are one
of my fears, which is why I incorporated the spider-like image here.
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Charcoal, watercolour and acrylic painting of a devilish face, based
on "Li I." I like to use a large mix of media in this way, as
it creates interesting effects that are not often seen. I
based the muted colour scheme of greys and browns on those used by
Giger.
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Close-up
detail of one of the multiple eyes on the face above. I think
a creature with many eyes is more terrifying than one with two, as
it gives the impression of always watching you. This detail
shows how I smeared the charcoal with water, giving the effect of
watercolour.
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Observational sketch in ball-point pen of a cicada (a large flying
bug). The exoskeleton and detailed wings reminded me of
Giger's style. Insects are also the most alien creatures on
the planet, as they are so different to us humans. I was
particularly pleased with how well this picture worked in pen.
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Observational sketch in ball-point pen of the bones of a human hand
and wrist. The skeletal qualities once again reflect the death
imagery of Giger's work. I think my cross-hatching shading
technique really developed here.
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Observational sketch in
ball-point pen of human pelvis. The curved nature of the
pelvis and the subtle texture was a challenge to reproduce in pen,
but I think I achieved it quite well.
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A
digitally manipulated image of my sister, based on "Li I." I
scanned in the original photograph and, using Photoshop, I changed
the colour of her hair and skin and added alien veins, snakes and
skulls. This picture reflects both the qualities and
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