History - Bonnie Prince Charlie
Historical Research
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Scottish flag used by Bonnie Prince Charlie between 1745-1746, it was raised in Glenfinnan on 19 August 1745 where the Jacobite Uprising began.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie in Carlisle
In November 1745 the Jacobite Uprising briefly captured Carlisle castle, the occupation only lasted a few weeks. The town surrendered first, Charles would not except any terms unless the castle also surrendered, which it did with it forces made to take an oath not to support opposing forces of the house of Stuart for one year, and give all arms, ammunition and horses over to the prince.
On his retreat Charles ordered for his forces at Carlisle to remain, however the government army soon besieged and took Carlisle.
In November 1745 the Jacobite Uprising briefly captured Carlisle castle, the occupation only lasted a few weeks. The town surrendered first, Charles would not except any terms unless the castle also surrendered, which it did with it forces made to take an oath not to support opposing forces of the house of Stuart for one year, and give all arms, ammunition and horses over to the prince.
On his retreat Charles ordered for his forces at Carlisle to remain, however the government army soon besieged and took Carlisle.
Depictions of the Jacobite Uprising and Charles Edward Stuart
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Idea Development - Thumbnails
Inside Spread 1 Development - Carlisle Castle
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Artist Reference
Vikki Zhang
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Heidi Burton
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Jill Calder
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Studies / attempts of Heidi Burton’s style using pencils in a sketchbook
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Work development
This page would be a double page spread showing Charles and his Jacobite supporters arriving at Carlisle Castle
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I removed the border to open up the image / made it feel less enclosed. I included robins and a golden eagle as they are considered the national birds of England and Scotland
Crit:
-make castle more opposing / threatening
-alter character expressions - Charles’ expression looks too bland - make characters make angry
-reduce the size of the eagle to not draw your eye to it too much
-make castle more opposing / threatening
-alter character expressions - Charles’ expression looks too bland - make characters make angry
-reduce the size of the eagle to not draw your eye to it too much
\/ I added texture to the final image using an overlay of a sketchbook page
Second page development
This double page spread comes before the first narratively, showing the surrender of the city of Carlisle.
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Crit:
- darken the sky so the white flag stands our more
- change expression to appear angrier
- change hand to be gripping flag - physicality = angry
- darken the sky so the white flag stands our more
- change expression to appear angrier
- change hand to be gripping flag - physicality = angry
\/ I also added texture to the second page with a sketchbook overlay. I was given advice during feedback to move the foreground flag up to create a break in the dynamic line of the wall. The colours had also become desaturated, so I corrected this.
I removed the plants I had added to the wall as they were only there as decoration, I then changed the design of the wall to include more visible brick.
I removed the plants I had added to the wall as they were only there as decoration, I then changed the design of the wall to include more visible brick.
Cover Thumbnails
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This idea is something I wouldn’t continue with for the project, involving a different colouring style primarily using a pencil brush
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Alternate covers - during Crit, attention was drawn to my other thumbnails. I developed this further.
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Mock ups without text
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With text
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After finalising my original ideas I decided to go back and redo my first double page spread with the method I use for my thumbnails, drawing a traditional rough sketch and colouring digitally.
After finalising my original ideas I decided to go back and redo my first double page spread with the method I use for my thumbnails, drawing a traditional rough sketch and colouring digitally.
Final Versions - drawings refined, colour palettes altered slightly, added texture
Mock ups
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