Charlie Chaplin Illustration Remastered

I had edited the painting through photoshop, mainly to clear away any imperfections from when I had taken the picture.

Thumbnail Sketches of Stamp Design

Step # 4 Illustration Image

          
                       Charlie Chaplin, Oil on Canvas, 11x14, by Adriana Townsend

      My stamp design for this project is to commemorate silent movies. Since Charlie Chaplin is most often thought of when one thinks of silent movies, I chose to paint an image of him so I could use an original image of him for my design. So since Charlie Chaplin is the top silent movie icon, it's only fitting that he is commemorated in the stamp.

Some Favorite Stamps

*The Mark Twain stamp in the upper left hand corner is one of my favorites mainly because of the way he was painted, which was sort of an impressionist style with spots of color patched together so when you step back, it's a portrait!


* The stamp in the right hand corner for it's a simple picture. If it had a design, it would probably be considered art nouveau considering the time the picture was taken.


*The last stamp on the bottom center is my favorite of them all because it's design would be considered art deco and it's actually kind of humourous when you consider the title of it, "The Girl He Left Behind."

Historical Stamp Design Styles

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* The top deign titled "Monte Carlo" is art nouveau, the defining characteristics being an illustrative and very decorative design. The design is also very elegant, typical of art nouveau.


*The stamp to the right of the montecarlo stamp is also very much art nouveau for the same reasons as the other stamp.


*The lower left stamp would be considered art deco for the abstracted yet still elegant form. The font also gives the historic design type away.


*The small collection of stamps in the bottom right corner would also be considered art deco mainly because there are elegant organic curves  that interact with the subject of the design. There are bright colors incorporated with the design.

Virtual Stamp Collection

Project 1 Evaluation Essay

   In my opinion, my project addresses all of the criteria needed for he project to be successful. To start, the negative space, unlike the first final draft, has increased, but leaves a comfortable amount of space between each word so that the design does not get overly busy. There is also an obvious hierarchy in the design that was mentioned in the criteria. Emphasis, for example catches the eyes instantly with it's bold, dark letters and it then leads the eye to Balance and Contrast. From contrast you notice the repeated word flow and with it's curves it makes you notice repetition and alignment. The different values of the design also contribute to where your eye goes first. A good example would be that emphasis is the darkest, balance is the second darkest, and the third darkest is the "rast" in contrast. Another way in which value was used is that the word repetition fades away in value with each row of the repeated word, giving the design with a sense of depth, as if it is going into space. Also, if the value didn't change, the weight of the word would be too heavy and would have dominated over balance and contrast.

    On the other hand, the design also conforms to the rule of thirds with the focal point on the upper left intersection and off center. This diagonal focal points forms the direction in which the eye follows throughout most of the piece. The only words that does not copy that direction would be repetition and alignment, but repetition was only done to add tension between the words and to play with the negative space. Alignment, however was in the corner, framing the design and repeating the framing that contrast had done in the lower right hand corner. In contrast, the word flow follows along emphasis, but swirls near the end of the line, activating negative space. Therefore, due to the consideration of value, negative space, word design, and the use of rule of thirds, this design is successful.

Final Draft #2 Final Design