{"id":13205,"date":"2020-05-16T10:13:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T10:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/?p=13205"},"modified":"2020-05-16T10:13:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T10:13:16","slug":"tracey-g-barnes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/2020\/05\/tracey-g-barnes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracey G. Barnes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thanks for asking me to write a little about my \u2018Row Your Boat\u2019 illustration for part one of the Children\u2019s Book Illustration Diploma Course with Maggie Roberts as Tutor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see I\u2019ve used quite strong, warm colours to describe a moody twilight scen where bears row lazily down stream through a dreamy landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be honest I can\u2019t say where I found the inspiration. &nbsp; The curves appeared in my first thumbnail sketch as I considered layouts.&nbsp; I had to keep the curves.&nbsp; Then I tried a few roughs with different colour schemes.&nbsp; The orange one seemed to work well and captured the warm light of a summer evening. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled-3.jpg 545w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled-3-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><figcaption><strong>The Thumbnail sketch that became the layout for the \u2018Row Your Boat\u2019 artwork. (Size about 8cm long and drawn in biro)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I will let you in on a secret:&nbsp; I intended to mask off the bears before I put on a initial yellow wash.&nbsp; The mask would have ensured the characters would stay paper white.&nbsp; However, in a moment of excitement, or stupidity, I washed yellow everywhere having forgotten to mask them off.&nbsp; If I had used watercolour paint I might have been able to blot off the paint but instead I had used acrylic ink which stays put when dry.&nbsp; As a result the bears did not stay as vibrant as I had wanted them and I considered starting again after feeling terribly disappointed.&nbsp; Something made me persevere and kept working on this version and after a while I managed to feel happier about the piece and the bears.&nbsp; It turned out well in the end.&nbsp; Mistakes are part of the process and we are always learning and no-one is perfect after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally I\u2019d like to say that I am thoroughly enjoying this course.\u00a0 The course reading materials are well written, jolly interesting and I am finding the exercises exciting and challenging at the same time.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to get cracking on the second brief.\u00a0 Good luck everyone and stay safe.<br><br>Tracey G. Barnes<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonartcollege.co.uk\/art-courses\/illustrating-childrens-books-diploma\/\">Illustrating Children&#8217;s Books Diploma Course \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-por-15-822x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-por-15-822x1024.jpg 822w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-por-15-768x957.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-por-15-300x374.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-por-15.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for asking me to write a little about my \u2018Row Your Boat\u2019 illustration for part one of the Children\u2019s Book Illustration Diploma Course with Maggie Roberts as Tutor. 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