Vis Com - Final Piece

In the last session of Vis Com I finished my final piece and have began to think of the different ways that I could present it and how it should definitely look. 

This is the finished William Wallace figure fully painted and textured. What I really like about my final paint job is that its subtly toned so it gives the figure a 3D effect and I also like the texture I used on the chain-mail clothing because it doesn't look to fake that it looks unpolished and inept of skill but it also doesn't look to realistic that it stands out from the rest of the painted figure. If I had to give a criticism to the piece is that If I had the time, I would have foregone the use of line and just have the line come through the tonal aspects so that it could pass for a real painting. What I also don't like is the texture on William Wallace's right arm because it doesn't curve around the bent arm and because of this the chain-mail looks odd and out of place.

Here is the added background that is based upon a photo of the Scottish highlands and painted within Photoshop. What I do like about this background I've created is that it does feel like that the place depicted in the painting has come from Scotland and is not just a random mountain background from any place in the world. I think because it is based off a genuine photo of Scotland that's where the feel of the location is captured from so I'm glad I took the time to find a photo with a distinctive Scottish feel rather then some random British countryside. However it is way to simplistic to be created as good painting and if I had the time to go back I would have taken the time to put some real effort into accurately depicting the distinct Scottish Highlands.

Here is the final version of the poster with the complete text and other ageing effects applied. What I really like about my completed poster is the overall composition and structure of both the text and the image. The composition of it really sells the typical structure of propaganda posters that you would found in the past. What I also like about it is the choice of fonts for the text, for they also sell the style of the era and in general add to the visual appeal of the piece, especially the text at the bottom as the Celtic influence really sells where the propaganda is supposed to come from. the influence of stain glass windows that I have observed in the past and my research on Japanese prints really helped me to create the central image as it both excruciates the influence of the land where it came from and the cultural influence allows it stand out from the rest of the drawings you might have seen. If I was to give some criticisms for the piece its that I feel that the potential of the creativeness I could have had in the image hasn't been fully explored and thus the final product is not full to its potential. So If I was to do it again I would try to do some pre-production sketches of the structure of the image so I would have a better Idea of what sort of the look the final poster would have instead of haphazardly putting all the elements together in hope of reaching some sort of final conclusion. I'm just glad for now it has worked well and hasn't turned out to be too disastrous in its intentions.