Thursday 19 March 2015

Shadows and Shockheaded Peter



Inspired by Christian Boltanski yesterday we had a little bit of a paper challenge day which was great and there was a lot of laughter. I made a few examples in my lunch hour. Half way through the first one this 1917 illustration of Shockheaded Peter came to mind, and so that is what I ended up with.
Der Struwwelpeter 1845 is a German book by Heinrich Hoffmann, comprised of ten cautionary tales for children.

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  1. I hated Struwwelpeter when I was a child! I prefer yours… ;-)
    warm greetings from grey Paris!

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  2. Greetings Hazel, I am working on a similar project and am having trouble with the lighting. what kind of light source did you use?
    thank you,
    Avary

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    1. This was not the best light Avary. You are best using a single filament bulb like a car light because then it does not divide the light and gives a single shadow. I did have the use of a transparency projector which I would use to throw the light up onto a sheet.

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