Pick Me Up: Graphics Arts Festival | 2012

Somerset House, the Pick Me Up gallery held down from that little arch.

There's the London Eye! And the Big Ben, both are near to the gallery

Pick Me Up is an Illustration, Fine Art Photography and Artist gallery in Somerset House, in London.

When enter the gallery, i was expected to be the same as last year, but first thing I noticed was a big board of some soft neon colours displays, by Zim and Zou. It felt like a maze, as in white board some displays.

So, back to Zim and Zou, I like their handmade 3D paper sculptures of cameras, music player and other old electronic gadgets model, and on the display, I like how they made perspective photography, had focus on the main model and the rest models are blur.

Also on the other side of their displays, similar work as 3D paper sculpture electronic gadgets models but as animals and insects models, I was interested in birds like I have on my Print Book design for FMP (final major project), as my inspiration. I was in wonderstruck looking at these two physical paper sculptures of a bird and the photography, seeing different from both.

Sorry for the bad lighting quality...^^^

The next displays, by Yuko Michishita, the first display noticed was her typeface, I like how she use her detail fill in letters, it’s very feminine. In the middle of her typeface displays, there’s a repeat pattern of different kind of butterflies in shape of circle.

The next displays, by Sarah Beetson, I like her illustrations of celebrities, I like how she use the colour details and textures in bold, her personal dots and splatters as her illustration style is messy.

The next displays, by Kristjana S Williams, inspired me of the Birds and Butterflies, I like how she used the golden paper material with her Butterflies and Birds, it’s very unique. And the display that I like the most is the Hjartur Tre, it has got many leaves details, butterflies, birds and a pair of simple deers, I love how she use all animals clash altogether, such as all of these Birds and Butterflies illustrations are collaborated only birds and butterflies to gives shape of butterfly and an headpieces for majestic birds. Williams' illustrations are so far my favourite illustrations, they're so elegant that I could have one and display on my bedroom wall.

The next displays that I needed to research the techniques to explored for my FMP. Made by David Sparshott, I looked at the dogs he had, explored his techniques, he used pencils, and how he drew them. The rest I like how he had done by using his technique, it’s almost very realistic.

Close up to view the detail of texture.

The next displays, by Jon McNaught, I like his work of screen prints, how the layers he printed, colours he used and blended, and the best details. The displays I like the most is The Puddle, it's look realistic and I like how he printed.

The next displays that I only explored his, Matthew the Horse, wet technique work, he used one colour of wet technique with black as details. To me, it's look like a comic book style.

The next display, by Sarah Maycock, this also needed to research the wet technique that I could use for my FMP. I like how simple she paint and good details. Such a little effort of water-paint and added the details made it profession as it look. As you hear the phase Less is More.

The next displays to upstairs, first display I noticed was by Matthew Dent's, I like this display that had one big block colour with small one colour and the details from the background is faded.

My doodles from the displays.

The next display that also inspired me, the Warbler, by Jim Spencer, I like how simple the photo of the bird on the hoop with the shadow.

The next displays that the artists used screen print and the only colours they used are red, black and white.

These display I like how they used each blocks, fitted one picture on whole and the smooth neon colour on 'the explosion'.

The next displays, by Matthew Hawkins, he used wood prints. I like these simple and solid primary colours.

The next display, by Jim O'Raw, called Get Loose, he used two layers screen print, this is also inspired me, I like a blank shape of bird cage and feminine colours background, images of leopard.

The sample displays of using woodblock print.

The next display, I like how some colours overlapped other colours and clash together. By Nic Bennett, called 'Shard', I noticed he used four colour layers to screen print.

The next displays in Nelly Duff, all of wild animals themed, by different artist and illustrator, it's inspired me for animal and nature illustrations.

I had crazy rabbit lady moment there, I adore rabbits.

So many cute white bunnies

Absolutely cute bunny.

The next displays, all made screen prints of animals, I like the stamps design, those colours goes together to made it simple, simple details. I like Gemma Correll, the cats prints inspired me, it's very simple because she only used an outline of cats in black and a small soft colour.

The next displays, I like how simple these displays are, by using screen prints. The wallpapers print, I like the top of the displays, it's quite similar use from my inspiration prints, and it's very simple.

The next display, by Owen Gildersleeve, called Addicted to Dreaming, I like how he used the old photograph and he added another layer of paper-cut outs, it's very cutting-edge.

I had an Oooh moment when i saw these. I like Andrew Ray's displays, the colours are very block and way goes together on each puppets, the ghost figure puppets with shoes are unusual.

I like Chrlasle Macdonald's displays, the materials she used, the shapes and colours all are netural, but the longer i looked, these reminded me like the traditional toys.

The next displays of prints. I like the details on all displays, the colours. I like the most is Alice Hoult's, the cages that are inspired me and it's similar to my inspiration prints. This has made me tempting to illustrating the bird cage as i seem so fascinated by the bird cages from each designers' who have cages in their work.

 Julian Sirre's displays looks stands out with black background and colours altogether.

Patch Keyes' display, Tigers at Night, I like that the tigers are stands out from the background.

Mark Buckingham, Reynardine, simple yet one colour details. I like around the edge, from gentlefox's tail and lady's dress, that gives the shape of oval.

 Sister Arrow's displays, I like the colours that are soft, pastel and simple, using outline in colours instead of using the mainstream black.

 Jody Barton's displays, I like the British Isles that's fills with towns and cities names.

Overall, the displays layout placed simple to explored on, few workshops to experiment and many interests on illustrator's and artist's displays.

I have to say, it really does inspired me in so many way and this year festival is so much useful than last year I went.