The Storm-Tossed Boat
Final Illustration
Lines from Campbell's poem
Turner's "Snow Storm", my main stylistic reference
Closeup
Process Steps
Value Comps
Black/White Comps
Initial sketchbook thumbnails
This project was developed as part of my university studies in English literature. I challenged myself to illustrate a storm scene that draws from two main references: one Romantic poem, "Lord Ullin's Daughter" (1809) by Thomas Campbell, and one Romantic painting, "Snow Storm" (1842) by J.M.W. Turner. I aimed to create a visual interpretation of the motif of the storm-tossed boat in a way that combines Campbell's written and Turner's visual poetics, which was an intensive but also most instructive experience.
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Big thanks go to Kristen Curtis, Andreas Etter, and Simeon Schaffner for their fantastic feedback!