Unit 1- Green Light Review

8/4/2019 Unit 1- Green Light Review

1/9

Interim Online ReviewSamantha Butler

3rd October, 2011Unit 1: Anatomy

Corynorhinus Townsendii


2/9

1 | P a g e

Contents

Blog Posts List..................................................................................................... Page 2

Corynorhinus Townsendii............................................................................. Page 3

Thumbnails.......................................................................................................... Page 4

Textures and Colour Scheme........................................................................ Page 5

Essay Concept..................................................................................................... Page 6

Creative Partnership....................................................................................... Page 7


3/9

2 | P a g e

Links to Blog Postings

Reviews:

The Fly (1958)

The Fly (1986)

La Belle et la Bete (1946)

Life drawings (lessons 1 &2)

Face Drawings

Feet Drawings

Inspiration Page

Thumbnails (1-28)

Photoshop:

Lesson 1

Lesson 2
http://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/fly-1958-review.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/fly-1958-review.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/fly-1986-review.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/fly-1986-review.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/la-belle-at-la-bete-1946-review.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/la-belle-at-la-bete-1946-review.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/week-1-and-2-life-drawing.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/week-1-and-2-life-drawing.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/week-1-and-2-life-drawing.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/anatomy-sketches-head-and-feet.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/anatomy-sketches-head-and-feet.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/influence-map.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-batch-of-thumbnails.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-batch-of-thumbnails.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-batch-of-thumbnails.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/photoshop-with-photoshop-phil.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/photoshop-week-2.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/photoshop-week-2.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/photoshop-with-photoshop-phil.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-batch-of-thumbnails.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/influence-map.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/anatomy-sketches-head-and-feet.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/anatomy-sketches-head-and-feet.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/week-1-and-2-life-drawing.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/10/la-belle-at-la-bete-1946-review.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/fly-1986-review.htmlhttp://sammybutler.blogspot.com/2011/09/fly-1958-review.html


4/9

3 | P a g e

Corynorhinus Townsendii

Initially I focused on images of Townsends Big Eared Bat. I was looking at its external

physical make-up and seeing what its definitive features were so both the bat species

and myself would be recognisable in the final design.

Apart from, as its name suggests, its magnificently

massive ears its know for the fleshy pouches that

grow either side of its nose and the membrane

between the its legs and tail used as a bug catching

net. I looked at the skeletal structure which really

influenced my first batch of thumbnails. The

extended length of the radius, metacarpals and

phalanges would serve as interesting play fodder for

the designing.

Not until Id finished the first batch and was running sparse of ideas did I read about the

bat and bat nature. This will influence how I position my design. The Natural History

Museums, The Secret life of Bats

(http://www.fathom.com/course/21701775/sessions.html) was the best influence.

Session 2 describes the bats structural make-up and how it all functions. Reading meant

I had to visualise its mechanisms which made them clearer in my mind. For example, in

the section on skulls it states all bats have the skull attached to the spine by special

vertebrae that enable them to bend their necks backwards. I then began to imagine

how that would affect the human structure. This along with their knees working in the

opposite direction too ours will serve as focuses to explore in my next batch of

thumbnails.
http://www.fathom.com/course/21701775/sessions.htmlhttp://www.fathom.com/course/21701775/sessions.htmlhttp://www.fathom.com/course/21701775/sessions.htmlhttp://www.fathom.com/course/21701775/sessions.html


5/9

4 | P a g e

Thumbnails

The following thumbnails are the ones that are having a key influence on my approach

to a final design:-

- The ear takes the shapeof the bats but has the

folds and bumps of a

human ear

- The ears are anelongation of the human

ear and grow from the

side of the head (asopposed to taking over

the whole forehead, as

in earlier sketches).

- The final design will beof a midway point and

will depict the

disease/cancerous look

more them a perfect transformation.

- It will include the grotesque details of the bats puffy, fleshy cheeks.- One eye or both will remain my own. In doing my self portrait face studies I

found my distinguishing feature to be my heavily dark eyes against pale skin.


6/9

5 | P a g e

Textures and Colour Scheme

As the assignment is to produce a self-portrait, I need to include aspects that I feel

convey myself within the design. Along with having my physical features I want to

include my almost see-through skin and blonde hair. This will give me my colour

scheme.

Wikipedia describes the colours of the

bat as uniform: Its upperparts are

similar to dark brown on the back, and

wood-brown on the sides. The under

parts are a slightly paler shade of

brown. These bats can be identified bythe nearly uniform color of their bodies.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsen

d's_big-eared_bat). I plan include this

shading on my design, darker colours

for the top and back with lighter

shading on the front.

The bat has a thick coating of fur on its body. This picture is the piece I created inPhotoshop classes where I got to create the textures on a 2-D image. The fur is really

effective so I want to include the hair on my design but the intensity to how much I do

so is best experimented with when

working on the final piece. My initial

thoughts are to continue the hair

around from the back and follow the

collar forming the fluffy maine as

seen in the picture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend's_big-eared_bathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend's_big-eared_bathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend's_big-eared_bathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend's_big-eared_bathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend's_big-eared_bathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend's_big-eared_bat


7/9

6 | P a g e

Essay Concept

Question:

Analyse the human relationship with shape shifting, specifically the psychology behind

the anthropomorphosis and hybridisation of animals.

Intro:

This essay is to examine the human history with shape shifting and explore the

possibilities as to why it is so prominent across all cultures. The focus will be

specifically on the hybridisation of human with animal and investigate the reasons why

civilization bestows human attributes onto certain animals. As a species, humans

through-out history have invented stories of human-animal hybrids which have been

used as metaphors for the complex inner workings of the human psyche; but why the

compulsion to do so? To answer this question this essay will look at three areas:

- Religion Specifically in Ancient Greek mythology but covering Norse, Hindu andAncient Egyptian mythology.

- Fairy-tales Specifically in the stories that appear in multiple cultures.- Modern Uses Specifically in film and TV.


8/9

7 | P a g e

Creative Partnership

Facebook Exchanges -

Nat: hey, i meant to swap numbers earlier so we could get going on the anatomy partner thing, heres

mine, 07546864038. Nat

Sammy: Sorry Facebook is being really rubbish at didn't tell me you'd messaged me (grr)

07890760435 is my number. I'm on Facebook pretty much all the time I'm at home.

My animal is Big-Eared Bat which sounds cool but it's going to be hard to avoid the vampire look and

create something new.

Whats your animal? Any initial thoughts and anything you want to avoid for you final design so I can help

keep a watch for you?

Also your lifedrawings are really incredible :) Were you working with charcoal or a charcoal pencil?

Nat: Haha ok, I wandered why you hadn't already replied. This is a link to last years painting

http://skygecko-nat.blogspot.com/2010/10/final-pose-update-5-and-finished.html?m=1but this yearI'm thinking realistic body horror, so that the direction I'd ideally like to head for. Mine is a common

earwig this time round. Thanks for the comment on my lifedrawing, it was just normal charcoal, you make

an interesting subject to draw actually lol

Sammy: Having an insect could really help with the body horror aspect because it's body makeup is so

different. no skeleton. so fusing that with the human structure going to be interesting. For body horror do

you mean the sort of unrecognisable creature we see at the end of The Fly (80's one). more sort of

cancerous creature?

I'm finding my trouble at the minute is how similar the bat skeleton is to human. not allowing for much

change. But some cool sketches coming through anyway.

I think ive only ever worked with cheap charcoal so it fell apart and coloured more of me then the paper

:/ i may risk it next tuesday though. I like to see how other people view me. I came from doing acting so it

was sort of important to know what i was displaying to an audience. Was my cunning way to learn about

everyone more by being a subject. If that makes sense. :/

Off to make tea and sketch now... exiting times lol

Sammy: I have NO IDEA why but I can't comment on my own Blog... I'll try and figure it out but heres the

response I wrote.

'I like the human bat ear concept. It follows through the rest of the thumbnails after it and works. Fig. 23

was inspired by one of my research pictures (of a vampire bat). Wanted to look at having the teeth

involved but my bat only have little teeth. At the moment I won't limit myself to a genre/style. My naturalstyle is cartoony (as you can see) but I'd be interested to see how I'd fare in more graphic sketches.

Thanks for the comment :)'

Nat: Hahaha yeah blogger can be annoying like that for no apparent reason :) ive started the thumbnails

but getting a start of the essay done before I'll post any of those, ill keep an eye put for your next bunch

though :)

Sammy: Damn blogger and its comments _

Love the thumbnails, very detailed so its easy to see what your intention was. Figure 8 great hat. More

to the point... figure 6 still have a good sense of yourself in it; can see your face changing and the distress,

same with 20. I can see this muscle texture in a few; are you looking at the muscle formation during the

transformation or intend to involve bare muscle in your final piece? Could be really interesting becauseall the gory bits us humans hide behind our fleshy masks seem to be visible on insects. The figures I like
http://skygecko-nat.blogspot.com/2010/10/final-pose-update-5-and-finished.html?m=1http://skygecko-nat.blogspot.com/2010/10/final-pose-update-5-and-finished.html?m=1http://skygecko-nat.blogspot.com/2010/10/final-pose-update-5-and-finished.html?m=1


9/9

8 | P a g e

the most are the unsymmetrical ones, where the legs and bits thatare growing arent copies on the other

side, like in thumbnails 30-36. Looks more like loss of control of the body, rather that turning into the

animal the animal is forcing its way through you. The thing that interests me the most on insects, and

what Im looking forward to seeing with yours and our fellow peeps with insects, is how they handle the

exoskeleton. Whether thats the hardening of the flesh or a human bone structure forming on the outsideor something else. The hardened flesh could look really interesting textually and the bone one visually.

But in all, you said you wanted to go for body horror and I think youre on the right path for that. Defiantlygrotesque :)

Blogger Comments

Nat: (on First batch of thumbnails, Sammys Blog) Ok, some nice ideas here. In no particular order, I

like where Fig. 10 is going with the non-symmetry. The idea in Fig. 14 to make the ear human creased but

bat form is a nice one, an interesting mix. Fig. 15 is a good path to gruesome :) I'll look forward to seeing

what thumbnails you get to with that. That said, I think Fig. 23 is in the direction of gruesome but it is also

looking quite vampire-ish, perhaps that is the symmetry I'm not sure. Also, Figures 3 & 4 I think are quite

cute. I know you don't want the vampire look, but any thoughts on which direction you would like to go

with? Body Horror? Cute cartoony? Realistic but not scary? what kind of thing? Or are you still

experimenting until you decide on that bit?

Text Messages

Nat: hey how are your creation ideas coming along? I read Phils comment suggesting to use the internal

anatomy as your start point, have you looked at the muscle structures?

Nat:ok cool, Ill look forward to seeing what you have come up with, then see what feedback I can give

you. Have you incorporated things such as behaviour into your thumbnails? For example an urge to hang

upside-down in your location? Last year when I had the frog, the skeleton was pretty similar too but I got

the two skeletons and layered them on top of each other, then picked out between the two to make a new

skeleton, have you tried that? Even with the small differences its still a good path to see what comes out

Nat: cool thanks. I think your blogger likes being retarded- sorry. Lol. Not sure if your saw but I managed

to take some photos of earwigs myself at last I found some! Anyway, with these I can see how they are

transparent in some areas and how they look shiny in other and almost slimy but they arent. Im going to

do some Photoshop painting tests either tonight or tomorrow so your opinion on those would be

appreciated, Ill let you know though have you put any more stuff on your blog yet for me to check out?

Sammy: Yeh I saw the photos, the translucent thing could be really interesting to explore.. would expose

the insides. Ill keep an eye out for the photoshopness. Im working on my essay intro at the moment. But

Ill post my anatomy sketches and life drawings up today

Unit 1- Green Light Review

Documents

Transcript of Unit 1- Green Light Review