A3 Posters

The TY students work is on exhibition at the 

Walkinstown Library Dublin

from today  the 2nd June until the 19th of June.

22nd of May 2015 and the work is framed and ready to hang. (Frame size h50 cm x w1080 cm) The Giclee prints won't fade with exposure to light so the school can enjoy the beautiful palette of colours chosen by the TY students.


Friday 22 February 2015. (The start of the project)Each student chose a quote to illustrate, as part of a poster project. They used their sketchbooks to draw up a plan. Once they were happy with the result the design was reproduced on two sheets of A3 cartridge paper using gouache black paint and brushes. On one sheet they painted the lettering and on the other they painted block areas of black that would be used later to sit the lettering on. I scanned their artwork and prepared the artwork in Adobe Illustrator. Each student would decide on the colours palette and instruct me to resize and move elements of the artwork until they were satisfied. The results are excellent and once everyone has had the opportunity to finish their poster digitally we will have them printed up as A4 Giclee Prints.

All 24 artworks files have been completed and are at the printers. Looking forward to seeing the finished artwork printed up and framed before everyone heads off on Summer Holidays.

Iris Pebredo

Laura Naughton

Nicole Lyle

Today we continued with the Book theme and the goal was to have all illustrations complete by one pm deadline. The important part of todays class wasn't the deadline but that everyone had a strong unique idea worked out in their sketchbooks. I had supplied samples of other illustrators work to inspire and introduce the students to different approaches when illustrating in black line. This was well received by some and helped the students complete the illustration with confidence. I am enjoying working with these students and am impressed with their enthusiasm and willingness to learn new things. Here's some snaps of the work in progress and some finished illustrations. More to come later!

TY Icon Design for Book Review

TY Icon Design for Book Review with Brian Fitzgerald Illustrator

On Wednesday 11th February the TY Art students at Assumption Secondary School were given a brief from an imaginary magazine client who needs an Icon for their monthly Book Review page.

The client brief expressed a preference for ideas with a sense of fun and imagination that should immediately engage the viewer.
The classroom became the meeting room where discussion and brainstorming took place where the client and artists contributed ideas. A whiteboard was used to record and mind-map the progress.
The students filled their notebooks with the shared concepts and will continue to add more ideas during their midterm break.
When they return each will choose their preferred design and bring it to the next stage. We will aim for a stylised finished art-work in black and white (felt pen?) suitable for scanning into a digital editing program such as photoshop. We will continue with this project on the 26th/Feb/2015.