Art Through The Looking Glass

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 “The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.”

- William Makepeace Thackeray

One of the biggest challenges this week was making this book series. I had flashbacks to my High School Yearbook years since the program is very similar to the editing program. I thank the heavens for that because I get stressed when learning a new program- this one was a breeze!  

I chose to make a portfolio for my book theme since I already had a compilation of photos from all my works. I recently decided to use the more “professional” pieces since I mostly do fanart for my general drawings. I was inspired mainly by Jamie Hewlett’s art book. It helped me tremendously with the formatting and the overall layout of the book. My favorite color is red, so I chose this as my base color for the cover. I also chose this lovely png of drawn lilies to accent the corners of the cover. The interior pages are an edited photo of a collage I did back in High School.(I also included it to match the Wonderland-themed title)

My leading spreads were separated into two groups: Ink and Mixed media Illustrations. I’d have my ink works on one spread explaining the prompt and process, and then the other page would showcase the various mixed media works I made. I added subtitles for the names of each of the pieces, the year it was made, and the materials used to do those works. I finished the book with the  “About the author” page, briefly describing myself and my intentions. 

 

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