Miranda Lloyd

By Ryan Cudworth

For this paragraph, I’ll be talking about the artist in which I had selected to do research into to help me with my project, Going into what they do with what inspires them and overall how it only fits in with my project but also fits in with the other artist that I’ve been given for this project.

Firstly, to start off with the artist in which I had chosen to do this research on, is Miranda Lloyd. Miranda Lloyd is a well known award-winning artist who has a knack for painting nature and where unique and interesting ways, Using shapes and colours to her advantage to show off her connections to nature. For her artwork, she takes inspiration from not only herself but her natural surroundings with her looking out into her back garden and being able to see the beauty translator onto her canvas for everyone else to admire. Her art has gained her Awards and gained the notice of many high respecting individuals. Some of the awards that she has won that of The finalist award in the brand South Australia Australian regional business award in 2014. She was also in 2017 was selected by the director of arts and health to exhibit 28 of her large paintings in the new Royal Adelaide Hospital. And finally, within 2018 Miranda‘s artwork was published in a hardcover Australian art book along with 54 of iconic Australian country artist. And these are only some of the words that she has gained and has yet to get within her future as an artist. She has been highly regarded by many people and is has been well praised within her communities For all the work that she has created and the life that she brings out within all of her pieces of work.

From looking at many other pieces of work it is very clear that her main inspiration is out of nature and how she can take the shapes and patterns that come from the very nature itself and be able to use it within our own work to express herself and show off the beauty that nature has to offer for us, It is no wonder why many of pieces of the work have not only received rewards and praise but I’ve also been highly marketed for around over £100 and rising. And only does she do paintings and she also works within branding many designs for different businesses and companies. Even looking at her website, you can see many different things that you can buy from her, Seeing all the work that she has done, And now she wants to share an espresso work by offering it to those who are willing to pay for it.

And from looking at some articles and research it seems that her most favourite medium of art is out of painting and for the material that she used the most is acrylic paints, It also seems that she really enjoys mixing the acrylic paints with different texture mediums which help to give off a special and unique look towards her artwork. It seems that within our paintings you can see the choices that she has made to create her art and see how intentional and how every step of it is planned out to work fully show of all of her skills that she has to offer.

The reason why I had chosen to look and do research on this artist is because from looking at that art it is clear that you can see the love and passion that she has for nature and how she uses shapes and colours to express that life and I really want to try and at least take inspiration from aspects from it into my own work and see if I can somehow use it for my own artwork and design. Not only that, but she also has some links to my other artist Daan Roosegaarde With them both having a clear love for nature and it being shown through the work that they have created in their years of being an artist. They also both use very interesting and unique shapes within their piece of their work with them always thinking about how they can betray nature through different shapes or using nature to inspire The shapes that they were use within their artwork. With all this, I believe that I have chosen a very good artist to not only help me with my art but also add to my other artist and compare and contrast how similar and different their work is.

For this next piece of paragraph I will be going into looking at the links and connections that to my artist has two other artists or companies and to see how she has contributed and helped those people and places.

From looking in and doing some research on Miranda Lloyds of a piece of the work I have found that she hasn’t specifically worked with one person or people but have done a lot of work around of a brands art galleries and other businesses Doing all sorts of different works within them like leading teams or doing concept work or Just working alongside the company as they do work and what not. She’s also were offered many of her piece of work two different galleries and has offered and done commissions for other businesses. I will list at least one or two of these from each one of the brands galleries and other businesses that she has worked well so that you can get a clear idea of what she’s done over the years.

I’ll start with the brands she has worked with, the Bickfrod’s Australia, which seems to be a company that mainly provides different types of drinks syrups and other beverages. Miranda‘s Contribution for this company year was that she had Been the one to lead a team of designers at this company, with her overseeing and making sure everything goes as planned within the company. Have a brand that she had worked alongside was the wheel&barrow, which is a company that seems to offer a wide range of home appliances and ornamental items for every day home life. For this company yet Miranda had worked on projects that were involved and for this national brand with her working and using her artistic skills to help out and make the products look better.

Now I’ll be going onto the art galleries that she has contributed to. To start off with she has been able to get herself her own exhibit at the gallery of Juxtapose, Which is the gallery that is located within New York City and features different art frames, art surfaces and even classes and more for the residence around the area of it with them offering help and support those who wish to learn and show off their artistic skills. And for the second gallery in which she has been able to get herself an exhibit for her own pieces of work is for the bluethumb Adelaide Art Gallery, Which is Australian online art marketplace that had been started within 2011. It seems that they offer a wide range of different mediums of art from landscape to abstract, With all being able to be shared and then sold to people all around the world.

And finally for the section, I’ll be talking about the two businesses in which she has worked along with. The first one of these companies that she has in been known for working along with is the Surf life saving SA, Which obviously by its name seems to be volunteer organisation working tirelessly on the front lines and behind the scenes on coastal and inland water safety. They seem to work tirelessly and hard to not only train And properly inform volunteers who wish to help along with water safety but also spread awareness of the dangers that lies within the water and that should be looked out for. For Miranda‘s contribution for this organisation it seems that she had been commissioned for a piece for this organisation, To help show the hard work and dedication that the organisation has given for other people safety and also raise awareness about the work that they have done. And finally, for the last business that Miranda has done work for is The RSPCA for southern Australia. Which if you don’t know where is an organisation that is the leading animal shelter within Adelaide. Which has spent its time protecting and caring for all creatures great and small one since 1875. For Miranda’s involvement with this Organisation, it seems She donated £1 for each one of her children books that were sold that she had given to the organisation to help with funding for all the work that they do for all the creatures that they serve and protector.

And in conclusion to my research that I have done for Miranda Lloyd it is clear that not only is he a very good and talented artist. She is also a very good person with her not only offering her services to different companies and organisations but she has also had many exhibits from different galleries that have Been more than happy to show off her work. It is clear that she is a very well known and highly regarded artist within our community and can only grow from here on out with all her rewards that she has been gaining throughout the years and all the work that she has done it is clear that she is not only one of a kind but also a really good and honest person. Which can be seen throughout her work and is so vibrant and full of life with her connection to nature being clearly seen by all that view her work. By looking at a work I have definitely got a lot of inspiration for what I would like to do for my own project and how I will be able to tackle and do them by looking at the shapes and colours that she has done. And not only that, but also working it into the other artist inspiration that I’ve been given and trying to find a harmony between them too and trying to pick different bits from them.

Links:

https://www.mirandalloyd.com.au/

Liam Tart

By Ryan Cudworth

For this part of my who’s who I’ll be now to be talking about a 3D modeller that goes by the name of Liam Tart. I’ll be talking about what he does and what his roles are. All the things they have made and all the people that he has worked for. I’ll also be looking at any types of connections or relationships that he has to of a creative types of people and see how he has influenced or been influenced by them. And I’ll be also looking at how he does his work with other people and the pipeline that he goes through to help create his work. And I’ll also be talking about how he also fits in with the other artist that I was given for this project, and how looking at his work and how he crates his artwork will help me create my own.

Firstly, I’ll start off by going over some basic information about Liam Tart going over what it is that he does, where he works, what his general life is like and any information that can help get a clear idea of who this person is and what they do with their life.

To start off with Liam Tart, is a 3D artist, Who is currently based within the West Midlands within the UK. As a 3D artist, his role is to create and build 3D environments, For either levels within games or creating environment for other projects that require his speciality. Within his time as an 3D environmental artist he has done numerous amount of different artwork and projects for many different places and along with working within a studio where he has also done a lot of freelancing work as a freelance contractor. An example of one of the things that he has done within his time within a studio where he has worked as a senior environmental artist. A part of the creative assembly had helped with the creation of Helo Wars 2. And even before that part of his life, he had also worked similarly as the environmental artist on the well-known and the widely acclaimed Alien: Isolation. And that’s only just going into some of the things that he has worked on within his time as an 3D environmental artist, And looking more deeper into his work life he has contributed to many pieces of work that have found the ways into many peoples lives and it shows that his work within these projects have really helped to bring these games and projects to life.

Here is an example of one of piece of work that Liam Tart has created. This 3-D environmental model is named ‘The Shire’. With it obviously being based off of the Shire within the Lord of the rings series. Which Liam Tart had commented that it was one of his favourite series and one of his main inspirations for his work. Obviously, from looking at this piece of work, you can clearly see you is skill and expertise in this area of his work with not only He was able to create a new replica of the buildings within the Lord of the rings series as described and seen but he has also made it look super realistic and almost life like, Which is a testified to his skill and ability within his area of work.
https://youtu.be/6m-FBw7t8Mo

Secondly, now I’ll be going onto and looking into some of the piece of the work that he has created within his life. I’ll be going over and analyzing some work that have caught my eye and seeing what not only what he has used to create these piece of work but Also the inspiration and reason for its creation.

From going through and looking at some of his artwork I had found two pieces of two very different things but still similar, that I think are very interesting and have very peaked my interest. For the model on the left, it shows to be designed to be a sort of stasis pod, That would be commonly seen with in a sort of sci-fi/futuristic game or movie, Which is ironic since from looking into what this was created for it seemed that these status pods were designed to be for the game alien isolation. Which from looking at it is a survival horror game that came out in 2014, which is set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger, With it being based off of the movie alien with it having been taking place 15 years after the events of the movie. From looking at the design of this model, you can really get a clear understanding on what it is and the materials that it is seemingly supposed to be made out of. With the outside of it obviously being a sort of metal texture while the inside is a cushioned and relaxing looking bedding area for when people are supposed to lay down and sleep. If you really take a close look into the design of it, you can see small bits of scratches, Scrapes and even some dents that have been put into the design to make it look more realistic Which shows the dedication that Liam has taken into his pieces of work showing that he is in fact a really good and talented 3-D artist.

And lastly, the model on the right side seems to be a type of sci-fi bunker. From looking at information about this piece of work it seems that Liam‘s purpose for creating this piece of 3-D artwork was to try and get an understanding and control of Unreal 4, which if you didn’t know it’s a part of the freedom modelling software known as unreal engine with this being a set of tools that have been created for this 3-D program to create real time 3-D content, Such as an including games, virtual reality and even films. This shows that not only does Liam have a real neck and understanding of 3-D software. It also shows that he is not afraid to expand his knowledge and skills towards other tools that have been created for other purposes within the 3-D area of his work. Wow for this project I am not currently using anything from unreal engine. I think that seeing how he has gone ahead and created a whole model just to learn a new set of tools shows that if I want to become better at my own 3-D work I will have to put in the time and effort to learn all the tools within the 3-D software that I have been given.

Thirdly, here is an example of a 3-D modellers pipeline when working with a company or on their own, To create a piece of work that would be suitable for whatever it is needed for.
But to start off with what is a pipeline? A pipeline is the order and which something is done when creating something for either a game or a show or any type of thing That has multiple people working in different areas to create one thing. The pipeline is to help simplify and make it much more easier for these people to work not only do the work that I need to do but also to communicate with other people about what the role They had for this project and their work will also lead into another persons work and how it affects it. For someone like Liam Tart, he would be working within the 3-D geometric modelling and maybe even the texture and lighting modelling part of the pipeline since he works as a freaky artist. Before he can do any of his work The people that are doing data capture will have to do their work so that he can probably do his work. Which basically means that the people before them have to gather information and create the idea and the designs for what then he will be making later on down the line of the pipeline. For his roles within the pipeline, there are many things that he wouldn’t be doing, but they would also be many roles that he would have to either assign other people, So that it would be much more easier and more quickly to go through the project that they would be performing. The role of a pipeline is so that a project can move smoothly and everyone can communicate and work efficiently for the project that they are trying to complete and whether you are working on your own or within a group a pipeline will always be a part of the process when working for a company since what you do will affect another person’s work Down the line of the pipeline and saying for someone else they will affect your work.

I think from looking out and really diving into a pipeline and how it works has really helped me to understand how I need to work with my own project and how the work that I do before will affect my work later on and I need to make sure that everything is to the best of his ability so that everything can move smoothly and as quickly as possible.

Finally, I’ll be Gonna go over the conclusion for this research into Liam Tart Going over what I have learnt from doing research into him and what I can take away into my own project.

To start off with I have definitely seen that with hard work and dedication even someone who barely knows anything about free day you can get to a level where they are at least able to create something that is close to realistic, And that to get better, you need to keep on pushing your boundaries and keep trying new things within the errors that you are unfamiliar with. From just looking at all the work that has been able to do not only for himself but for projects that he has been tasked with it shows that he has put in a lot of work and dedication to get where he is today, Life for one would like to be relatively decent at creating something within 3-D. So for this project, I might try and experiment a little bit with how you create my model. Maybe try something get different than I normally do. And I might even try to figure out other ways to deal with a problem if it does occur while creating my models. Also, I think that by looking at the work that has done it has given me a lot of ideas for my own work and how I can find different ways to create it. Overall I think that going into end doing research into Liam Todd has been a very well and important part of my journey to finish this project. Since now I have a much clearer idea of how a real reading model will work and how they work alongside others and how they incorporate their task into their work

LINKS:

https://www.artstation.com/pogop

https://x.com/liamtart?lang=en-GB

https://www.instagram.com/liam.tart/?hl=en

https://subnautica.fandom.com/wiki/Liam_Tart_(Developer)

https://pogop.artstation.com/resume