For my project, I decided to do it on the Arts and Crafts movement. I really like a lot of the work that came out of that era and decided to replicate a particular piece that fascinates me. Before I started to create my cover I needed to figure out how I was going to present it. Since the artwork I was replicating was a book cover, I thought I could combine the info and cover into one continuous work. So on the front cover is the actual cover that I replicated and on the back cover is the info about the artifact as well as the spine of the book being my name. My reasoning for the picture is simple, I wanted someone who looked like they could be from the 19th century to be reading the book to further implicate what it is. As well as this I decided to edit the background into an image from the 1800s and to colour grade the photo to fit the theme of being from that time period. I would say that overall I am proud of the work that I was able to create especially considering how tedious doing all of the ink work on the front cover was. if I were to grade myself I would give myself an 8.5/10. I spent a total of a little over 10 hours which is why I believe that grade is fair for my effort and overall work.
Work Cited.
Arts and Crafts movement. (2021, October 22). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_movement.
Century Guild of Artists. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.artbiogs.co.uk/2/societies/century-guild-artists.
Dewitt, E. (2020, September 04). 50 photos from American life in the 19th century. Retrieved from https://stacker.com/stories/4000/50-photos-american-life-19th-century.
V&A ยท Introducing William Morris. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/introducing-william-morris.
Wren’s City Churches. (2015). Retrieved from https://victorianweb.org/art/design/mackmurdo/21.html.