Artist Statement

For my FMP, I decided on the theme of 'Fantasy'- all things mythical, out of the ordinary, bright colours, gloomy colours, animals, witches etc. My inspirations for this theme have been the artists that I shaped my drawing styles around since I started to look to the internet for ideas from around 2012- 'Fukari', primarily.
I also recently found online artists that had works that also apply to the character and fantasy aspects of my FMP- 'Papeebs', Justin O'Neal, 'Phobso', W.Mantus (sketchalumps.tumblr.com)- all of the same styled art, illustrations, character design and development, some creating large, detailed pieces of art to accompany their designed character(s) and some deciding to let them remain as colourless sketches.

W.Mantus-

Fukari- 



Papeebs- 



Phobso- 



Justin O'Neal- 


For this project, I wanted the chance to develop my own skills and imaginative imagery. I wanted to develop characters that I designed when I was 12-13 and bring them back now that I am 18 and my styles have developed and been inspired by new artists. I expect that people of all age ranges will be coming to the show- the families of my classmates, their friends, my friends and family, anyone that is curious. Therefore, I will not include anything that may cause offence or that could be viewed as inappropriate, I will aim to include a mix of bright and colourful pieces that are light hearted and fun and others that are monochromatic but not dark enough to ruin a good atmosphere.