For
this lecture we were visited by Neal Fox and Robert Rubbish from Le Gun. This
was the lecture I was most excited about as I am a huge fan of Babyshambles,
and as I was perusing Le Gun's website before the lecture I happily discovered
that they were responsible for creating Babyshambles video for 'French Dog
Blues'. Altogether Le Gun consists of 5 illustrators and 2 graphic designers, although today we were lectured by only two of its members Neal Fox and Robert Rubbish. I found the whole talk to be incredibly inspiring, from their first steps as 'Le Gun', where they would create extravagant, wild themed parties in order to raise money for future projects, right through to their latest exhibited pieces. They explained how in their magazine, they give full double page spreads to the illustrations in order to create a more immersive, impactful effect. And how in the process they wanted to prove that a simple letterpressed word can be as effective as a drawing.
Perhaps my favourite part of the lecture was when they moved into talking about and showing us their 3D scenes. I loved the quirky look of these and the amazing attention to detail in order to create a fully realised, believable world. Each portrait or object on the wall has a story to tell and adds towards the narrative. I found it interesting how, their stark, limited use of colour (they use black Windsor & Newton ink and apply with brushes) was down to the fact that as a unit, the seven of them struggled making their individual styles mesh. Therefore, they chose to limit the colour palette, so that the drawings would not be lost underneath the competing colours. A decision, that I believe was very clever, and as a result has given them their distinctive, unique look.
Perhaps my favourite part of the lecture was when they moved into talking about and showing us their 3D scenes. I loved the quirky look of these and the amazing attention to detail in order to create a fully realised, believable world. Each portrait or object on the wall has a story to tell and adds towards the narrative. I found it interesting how, their stark, limited use of colour (they use black Windsor & Newton ink and apply with brushes) was down to the fact that as a unit, the seven of them struggled making their individual styles mesh. Therefore, they chose to limit the colour palette, so that the drawings would not be lost underneath the competing colours. A decision, that I believe was very clever, and as a result has given them their distinctive, unique look.
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