Vectors

This is my first vector for the 'Your love Is My Drug' doll. I now will experiment with applying colour to this vector.

Further development

After sketching up ideas for the body positions and facial expressions of my dolls, i think i have finally come to an outcome i am happy with. Below are two rough examples of exactly this. The top one represents the song 'your love is my drug' by Kesha. This is shown by the doll having a belt wrapped around her arm, which is normally used to help inserting drugs. Secondly, i have given the doll a large heart to represent love.

My doll for 'Cannibal' is positioned exactly the same, although its facial expression has changed to a more evil and twisted expression. This doll represents the theme of cannibalism. This is because in the video the lyrics talk about eating boys up, so i wanted to play on this.

Further down the line in my development work i am going to start applying some typography to my illustrations. The content of this will be from the song lyrics of both songs.

Stamps and Masks

One of the considerations on the brief says "We are looking for work that explores new ways that illustration can be integrated into the music experience." I have thought about this and came up with two ideas. My first idea is for my illustrations to be turned into stamps, so when entering the concert you are given a unique stamp, promoting the music artist, Kesha. My second idea was to turn the facial illustrations i have been developing into masks, so that when the song "Cannibal" is played everyone can place them over their faces. This idea does come across pretty freaky but will give the audience a brand new experience!

Masks

This is a project i found on the design network, Behance. I've included it in my research as it shows the many different masks that have been used in films. 

Here are my first visuals of the voodoo dolls to represent my song choices. The first one represents the song "Your Love Is My Drug" and the second one "Cannibal". I think these portray the songs well, but i feel as though it needs something else, rather than it being a flat vector image. I am also thinking of maybe adding some of the song lyrics into the illustrations.

Rough sketches

Facial Expressions

Here i have started to look at the different facial expression my voodoo doll of Kesha could portray. With one of my songs talking about cannibalism and the other about an addiction of drugs i am concentrating more towards the evil and twisted look.

The Spooky-Voodoo Illustrations of Dholl

During my research i came across an illustrator name, Dholl. Dholl features all his illustrations around spooky voodoo dolls, which is the theme i am basing my songs by Kesha on.

The first thing I noticed about his illustrations is that the voodoo dolls eyes do not contain any pupils, making them look really creepy. I also think that by having no pupils gives the voodoo dolls more impact in the picture, allowing it to stand out from its background. 

Voodoo Dolls

My first thoughts are to base my illustration work around the theme of voodoo dolls. After coming across the image above it gave me the idea of creating my own illustrated version of a voodoo doll to represent the music artist Kesha. This doll with them be illustrated in different scenes, reflecting the song lyrics.