I have chosen to research the animations of William Kentridge as I feel they are relevant to my work. I am very interested in animation, but I tend to make cleaner animations using computer software. His animations are very interesting as he uses traditional media such as charcoal and coloured pastels to draw one frame, then wipes the surface and draws onto it again creating many layers of history as his animation progresses.
This is the first animation of his I watched called "Automatic Writing". I was instantly impressed and wanted to simulate his working processes in my own drawings. I would like to create an animation in his style but for the moment I am planning on using charcoal in a way similar to him in my A1 sized "Masque of the Red Death" comic board.
Key features of his work include the use of erasers and coloured pastels which stand out against the majority of black and grey from the charcoal. I think the theme of aged and layered images with a lot of history is also apparent in the work of Dave McKean, and this is the appearance I want to have in my large comic using traditional media as opposed to computer software like I normally would when making a comic.
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