Vis Com - Final Designs

Here is the progress of my final design and the progress of its completion with evaluation. The design of this poster is based upon the historical posters that I have been researching but the subject in the question is based upon the modern event of the vote for Scottish independence from the UK. I chose this subject in particular because it would be still be on everyone's minds and because I lived through it I an more familiar with it then other world events going on currently.

This was the initial sketch of the piece without the white background. It depicts William Wallace holding the Scottish flag with his hand outstretched for the viewer. This pose was inspired by a lot of British patriotic posters during the World Wars of different British patriotic idols (e.g. Winston Churchill, Britannia, etc...) trying to appeal to the viewers patriotic pride by using a famous icon from history. What I like about the sketch is the inspiration that went into it, that inspiration being the Japanese print designs and the stained glass windows you find around Britain because it captures that traditional look and the foreign influence helps to separate it from the other posters you might see. I just wish the proportions were a little better and accurate but I could pass it off as stylisation rather then a mistake.

Here is the start of the colouring of the piece and so far you can see that I have coloured in the face hair and flag. Although it is incomplete at the moment I feel so far that it has gone well and looks visually appealing. I especially like the way I have done the face as its subtly toned and the skin tone has been chosen well for the figure. My main criticism is with the hair as I have still not figured out how to colour hair or how to create shadows and highlights for it. Next time I should try to improve the hair and experiment with the brightness and contrast to make sure the different elements all match up together.