Ideas/ not losing sight

One of the main things I have to keep in check is the core ideas behind my drawings, they have to represent and reflect what it is I'm focusing on. One of the main issues for me was being able to come up with good enough ideas quick enough in a short space of time. In my own opinion I over think things, I spent all summer researching and coming up with ideas' that I lost sight of what it was I wanted my project to be and what I was trying to communicate. I felt like I had a mental block with what I was trying to say with a pencil. The ideas just weren't coming out naturally and felt forced, as I was thinking too literally and not challenging myself with my concepts and ideas, like I have done in the past.

In the end I came up with lots and lots of different ideas, even it was just tweaking my original ideas. However I came up with varying ideas, not just the same one. Most importantly my ideas linked to the concept of homelessness and communicated an idea of throughout the use of metaphors.

Idea 1 Snow Leopard ) 

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The Idea revolves around a snow leopard. They are one of my favorite creatures, but are often never seen as they live in remote and isolated areas. They fend for themselves and I saw a link between that sense of isolation and being homeless. So I wanted the leopard to work in some way with the homeless man. I was playing around with the idea of someone climbing, possibly its tail struggling to reach the top and there final destination.

Idea 2  The Sea)

I was really excited about this idea because I knew from my own instincts that it worked and captured the isolation well. I wanted to use the sea as its so unforgiving and lonely by yourself. I like Edward Hoppers paintings I looked at earlier in the year, with the idea of being far away and in the distance -  almost not there. So perspective was crucial for this piece to work. The hands symbolize reaching for help.

Idea 3 Scissors) 

Government cuts are a big part of why so many people are becoming homeless, so for this one I tried to think straight forward about a simple design that someone would know instantly what the piece is about. So I thought of government cuts and got scissors from that and they linked. Just like with the others I wanted it to feel like you were lost almost.

Idea 4 Manchester town hall ) 

The town hall the epicenter of all things manchester is where most things like government cuts happen so I wanted to include it somewhere within my image. I wanted tents to come up and almost dictate the shape of the main town building and start creeping in.

Idea 5 Magpies ) 

I struggled with this one, but I had a core concept of magpies as they are associated with stealing, as are homeless people unfairly.

Abram Games - Communicating an Idea

Abram Games was good at composition and getting the message of the image across. This was about growing your own food and its really cleverly done in how he uses the spade as ship. I need to try and emulate this in my own drawings and get my message across.