Written on 7/5/10

Am continuing ongoing research into the work of Dave Mckean, trying to find out his influences and the impact he has had on art/design. Also still looking into contemporary fairytale illustrators as well as ‘dark’ art. Have found an aspect of illustrator’s work which is particularly interesting- that is, how their vision is created through digital tools. The crossover between digital and traditional media is what I’ll probably focus on. For example, combining digital manipulation with scanned in elements, ‘faking’ a traditional look with the computer. I want to find out how artists use digital tools to get what they want, how great an affect the computer has on their work and so on. Another thing might be the difference between artists who always used digital and those who had to make a switch. Another aspect to my research is exploring dark and surreal artworks which really communicate the stories they are complementing.