FMP - Prints

 In today's session I created a range of print artefacts for my fictional empire that included a aged old woodcut print, a line drawing of the first Sultana, a authentic newspaper reporting a assassination, a old stone table depicting the origins of Talam. The woodcut print was inspired by 16th - 17th century woodcut prints that were created to replicate significant moments in history or a infamous person. In the case of my woodcut drawing I depict the Sultana Yeter's assault on the Fanarian Islands which shows both the the flying technology they had and how the Sultana looked in her prime. I think it captures the look of the wood print whilst also keeping a unique style. The line drawing is similar to the woodcut print but it has a lot more detail and polish to it and is more in style with a standard ink drawing. I also added some text to explain the image whilst I aged it to look more appropriate. I think overall the drawing is decent but I wish I could have done something a little more unique with it.

One of the other things I created today was an aged 1700's newspaper that depicted the assassination of one of my Sultanas who was killed due to her restrictive views on other religions. I chose text that looked Arabian enough to replicate the style and feel of the location whilst also throwing other cultural influences of different newspapers to make it more unique to observe. The reason why art of the newspaper is cut off from view of the viewer is because I wanted to put a tear along the bottom to further age the newspaper and make it look more heavily damaged. I think it looks great because it feels like an authentic newspaper but also keeps an identity of its own. The last thing I created was a ancient Talam artefact of a stone carving of the Goddess Amalurra and the surrounding hell expy "Synd". It was designed in a similar way to the Mayan and Incan carvings in temples. I think it greatly captures the boundaries between photoshop and illustration as I used both skills in creating this.