Critters

Time to get on! I'm printing the poster on Thursday so I need to finish all models and photograph them by Wednesday.

I plan to do the digital editing and processing of the POSTER on Thursday in the studio so I have the file ready to print before 4pm.

Making some textile moths and butterflies for the tummy. I want them to be cute with a slight creepiness to them - parasitic but pretty. Needs colour but first try ain't bad. Not sure if they read 'butterfly' though, I was a little hesitant to make butterflies because I thought they might look too cheesy, childish or basic. People draw butterflies all the time, would it show any skill?

Also wondering if this concept has much depth - is it too obvious?!

NOT HAPPY WITH THE BIG DOLL'S PROPORTIONS. I used a hollow shell to get the tummy this shape but it's TOO ROUND, too much like a PREGNANT BELLY?

I showed my mum and she said the moths look like sheep. DAMMIT PAM.

She said to go forward with the butterflies. I'm still not sure whether this is too obvious, too tacky, too 13-year-old-girl-doodleees xoxo  BUT if the butterflies are OBVIOUSLY BUTTERFLIES then the message will read much more clearly.

BUTTERFLY PROBLEMO SOLVED. Found some scraps of wallpaper samples in my drawer and folded them into butterfly shapes - so simple, there's a butterfly! A few black details, wire antenna and double-sided wings, they look pretty groovy.

It's moved quite far away from the creepy, parasitic look I wanted but I guess that's not very me anyway. This vibe of 'cuteness' and 'charm' is something I hear in feedback quite a lot, and the crit the other day told me to go with my strengths. Save creepy for later.

She does look pregnant! Although the butterflies do look good in her deep tummy, I just can't get away from the fact that she looks pregnant! I DON'T WANT TO DISTORT THE MESSAGE.

There's so much I don't like about the big doll. I'd have to make a lot of changes in order for it to work... Her shoulders are too low and also wonky. Her tummy is too round and wide, her ears and nose are too big. Her limbs are too long.

Going back to the little doll. Much prefer her proportions, I'm more familiar with this scale, so I understand how the shape should work.

Might make a new set of smaller butterflies to fit better inside the small doll but I do like the crammed-in notion.

Really enjoying this background - it's just some brown card I had at home, it suits the old-fashioned medical diagram look very well.