Tropical World.

We went on a trip to Tropical world to help us refine our ideas for our final piece. I found this helpful as it helped me explore different ideas using shapes and colours. The images are from the trip.

Past Olympic Stamps.

I researched different Olympic stamps to see how past Olympics stamps look and the layout of them. I found that even though the stamps all look different each have similar layouts and images.

 

Evaluation on Pablo Jeffer Da Silva.

 

What are the main strengths of the illustration? (Justify decisions)	The way the images work together and merge together to make one whole piece instead of separate images.
What do you feel are the main weaknesses of the illustration?	The empty space in the bottom left corner.
How effective are the effects that have been incorporated into the image? (Justify decisions)	The sun on the sea is a good effect as the orange red and yellow colours are warm, so they contrast and stand out from the blue as it is a cold colour.
What is the focal point of the illustration and are there any areas that you find particularly interesting?	One of the main focal points are the two people at the bottom left of the image especially the one with the ants and the black breaks up the light skin colours drawing attention to them.
Does the image have any meaning or relationship to Brazil? (Justify answer)	I do not think the image relates to Brazil because the image does not represent any significant things of Brazil.
What ideas would you like to develop further based on the image?	The use of merging the images together.

 

 

 

What are the main strengths of the illustration? (Justify decisions)	The small details and shading added in the scenery as they help set a tone in the image.
What do you feel are the main weaknesses of the illustration?	The mountains in the backgrounds look rushed.
How effective are the effects that have been incorporated into the image? (Justify decisions)	The lighter colour around the marble draws your eye as it is brighter and therefore more eye catching.
What is the focal point of the illustration and are there any areas that you find particularly interesting?	The focal point in this image is the marble like image near the centre of the screen. The bright colours stand out against one another and the black from the umbrella and man help make them stand out more.
Does the image have any meaning or relationship to Brazil? (Justify answer)	No I do not think this relates to Brazil well it does not remind me of Brazil at all when I look at the image.
What ideas would you like to develop further based on the image?	The use of shading to a tone to the image.

What are the main strengths of the illustration? (Justify decisions)	The simple colour pallets make the image look simple and bold yet are effective with the watered down swirled style of the tree trunk.
What do you feel are the main weaknesses of the illustration?	The main weakness of this image is the lack of consistency with the style of painting as It makes the image look broke and disconnected.
How effective are the effects that have been incorporated into the image? (Justify decisions)	The use of the swirled effect on the tree is effective as it gives an interesting focal point of the image.
What is the focal point of the illustration and are there any areas that you find particularly interesting?	The tree trunk is the focal point as the style is different from the rest of the image. The sun that sits next to the tree also helps highlight the focal point as the yellow contrasts against the pink.
Does the image have any meaning or relationship to Brazil? (Justify answer)	One connection to Brazil is that the tree is an apple tree which can be grown in Brazil.
What ideas would you like to develop further based on the image?	I would like to explore different ways of drawing things like the tree which looks abstract.

Sketches.

I sketched some ideas out to help me come up with ides for my four stamps.

Mind map.

I created a mind map using my collage as a reference. The mind map allows me to write down bullet points for ideas while being able to see the links between the individual subjects.

The different subjects are showed by the different colours while the black lines show how they like together.

Collage.

I created a collage of images that related to Brazil and the brief. This helped me see all the different subjects I have researched allowing me to have a starting point for creating ideas for stamps.

Brazil research.

To help me come up with ideas for this brief i researched significant subjects that are apart of Brazil's culture.

Past Olympics-
I started with past Olympic games by finding the amount of medals that have been won by Brazil in past Olympic games. I found that Brazil have won 20 gold, 25 silver and 45 bronze medals.

The People Of Brazil-
I then researched the people of Brazil. How European invasions and slavery caused African and European settlers to live in Brazil and how they influenced their local cultures with their own customs and ideas. This has made Brazil one of the most diverse and complex countries in the world.
With a population of around 190 million people. It is estimated that over half are white (Portuguese, Italian, Polish, etc.). Fewer than 40% are mixed black and white and less than 10% are black.

Religions-
Religion is a important part of many countries cutlers and beliefs with it effecting and influencing lifestyles drastically. For that reason I decided to research the main religions of Brazil.
It is estimated that about 80% of the population believe in the roman catholic faith which was mainly influenced by Portuguese occupation centuries ago. these European settlers taut native tribes Catholicism, and built Churches and brought traditions and customs that originated in the catholic church.
Around 15% of poeple are Protestand and the remaining 5% is a mixture of buddhism, Judaism, Shinto, Islam, Macumba and a variety of Christianity.

Language-
The mass of Portuguese settlements in the 16th 17th and 18th centuries has made Portuguese the official language. Though there are still a small number of native people who speak Brazilian.

Family-

As a nation Brazil focus on the family structure and values. Typically families are large and even extended family members are close to each other. To provide help and support one another when needed.

Greetings and communication-

As a greeting, men tend shake hands with one another and maintain eye contact. This type of greeting is suitable for a fist meeting whoever hugging and back slapping is common among friends. If a woman wants to shake a man’s hand she would extended her hand first. It is normal for men and woman to kiss the other on the cheek when first meeting in social situations; this is often with a touch on the arm and shoulder. This is the same for two women meeting.

When talking communication is generally informal and has no strict rules, anyone who wishes to say something will add their opinion. Most are direct in situations. Brazilians speak their minds and will often interrupt others during discussions. Close proximity is seen as signs of friendship. 

 

Time keeping-

Time is seen as a flexible thing and turning up late to social functions is common.

Gender differences-
Work opportunities are equally available to both men and woman depending on their class. Woman are expected to do most if not all of the cooking and cleaning and a woman  going to local bars and clubs on their own is not advised. 

Taboos-

Wearing white at weddings should be avoided as it is seen only the bride should wear white. Purple lipstick Indicates morning and shouldn’t be worn in a different situation.

Law-

The legal drinking age is 18 but it is not heavily enforced. The legal smoking age is 18 but it is not enforced at all and cigarettes are widely available.