Pictoplasma Artist Two: Hattie Stewart

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The second artist I decided to research from the online Pictoplasma conferences was Hattie Stewart as I was captivated by their interdisciplinary style combining the use of photography and illustration, which is something I covered briefly during my time on my BTEC Animation, Games Design and Visual FX course a few years ago and found really quick and fun.

Concept:

As with my first artist I chose to use illustrations which were used during Stewart’s conference as the base for this research. The first image is a magazine cover which I feel communicates the overall style of the artist brilliantly. The second is another magazine cover however this one shows more of the model, and the third image is a more controversial up close of an edition of Vogue the artist worked on.

Visuals:

The visuals of the artist follow a heavy grunge / alternative styling with a clear sense of rebellion within each of the chosen illustrations. Within the first image they have used a limited colour palette of black and white to create their details, which I found really interesting as it contrasts against with the background of the cover beautifully due to the stark contrast. I love how within the second and third images they decided to use bold colours for their ‘doodles’ as it creates a sense of pop culture and nostalgia for me personally which I really love.

Techniques and Production:

Initially I believed Stewart would use some form of digital software to create her designs however I was surprised to find out she actually uses Posca Pens to develop her illustrations before of course readying them for print. I found this really interesting and would be super into having a go of doing something similar myself to experience this new style of production which could inspire later works.

Composition:


Image 1: The character is central to the cover of the magazine and in full view, which supports the design choice of Stewart as it enabled them to incrooprate their many components of additions in order to create this new cartoon like character. I found the way mixing the human body with such cartoon accents really interesting as the two elements seem to work really well together despite their obvious contrast in style which I loved in Stewart’s work.


Image 2: The second image is a mid-shot of the model although they still remain centralised to the page, although their pose is slightly weighted to the left the design remains balanced due to the additions of the artist which I love as it shows how impactful elements like this can have over a design.


Image 3: Is a close-up image of a vogue cover the artist worked on, although the whole image wasn’t visible I really liked the way they focused the attention around the controversial topic of smoking and featuring this within advertisements in today’s society which I found rebellious and discussion provoking.

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