The Devil in my Bloodstream

The first piece I have been working on is an illustration of a song.

Music is a big part of my life and acts as a great comfort when it comes to mental illness. A lot of musicians struggle with the same things which make their songs very relatable, and it’s nice to know you’re not the only one.

When I was making my stop motion animations, the song ‘I miss you’ by Blink 182 inspired a lot of the imagery.

‘The Devil in my Bloodstream’ by the Wonder Years is a song I have admired for a while, and it’s about genetic depression. I always get very strong images in my head when I listen to it, so it made sense to illustrate it. I have used the layering technique.

Final Year

This year I am going to continue my focus on mental illness, specifically Borderline Personality Disorder. I have become accustomed to my black and white Victorian type style of illustration and think this portrays what I want well. I plan to continue experimenting with layered illustration as well as moving illustration, and some of my ideas also include music.