Cheltenham Illustration Awards 2018 entries
I decided to look into past entries from the tangled theme of cheltenham Illustration awards since with my work based learning project I am working with this years word prompt of unity. By looking at past entries I hope to get an idea of the sort of work the awards are looking for and then I can compare that to my own work.
It's quite difficult to find images from the prior years awards and even harder to find images that show the full pieces and not just a corner of them. I don't know why the awards photography is like this but here is some images I was able to find.
Last years entries
Things that stand out to me about last years entries are the prevalence of traditional work compared to digital. it's kind of hard to tell either way with some pieces but I imagine most of those are done traditionally as well. I tend to stick to more digital work with my pieces and I don't know if thats a good idea with the lack of digital work you see in the past entries. Though it may be a good idea since there may be less work that looks similar to the work I would create.
Another aspect that stands out to me is a lot of the past entries are either very on the nose with the tangled theme or look like they have nothing to do with the theme, likely meaning those pieces are supposed to be more conceptual.
Last years winner
Last years winner has a cleaner look than a lot of the other pieces and looks again like it was done traditionally using acrylic paints. It may have been done digitally but it's hard to tell. The piece itself has a more broad appeal than most of the entries with a nice colourfully pleasing look and a what looks like a concept of teamwork and working together which I think a lot of people would appreciate.
It's quite difficult to find images from the prior years awards and even harder to find images that show the full pieces and not just a corner of them. I don't know why the awards photography is like this but here is some images I was able to find.
Last years entries
Things that stand out to me about last years entries are the prevalence of traditional work compared to digital. it's kind of hard to tell either way with some pieces but I imagine most of those are done traditionally as well. I tend to stick to more digital work with my pieces and I don't know if thats a good idea with the lack of digital work you see in the past entries. Though it may be a good idea since there may be less work that looks similar to the work I would create.
Another aspect that stands out to me is a lot of the past entries are either very on the nose with the tangled theme or look like they have nothing to do with the theme, likely meaning those pieces are supposed to be more conceptual.
Last years winner
Last years winner has a cleaner look than a lot of the other pieces and looks again like it was done traditionally using acrylic paints. It may have been done digitally but it's hard to tell. The piece itself has a more broad appeal than most of the entries with a nice colourfully pleasing look and a what looks like a concept of teamwork and working together which I think a lot of people would appreciate.
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