University of Lincoln Lecturer, Jon Holmes, has been a source for knowledge on all things Digital Media for a while now. As my tutor, he has helped me develop my own skills in different aspects of Digital Media. Throughout both this project and one of the projects in level two. One of his recent projects, The Arcane Welder, was created to demonstrate workflows for students to follow and understand. What appeals to me about the project is the aesthetic that Jon has created in his imagery. Like Stålenhag, the still frames display a lot of narrative within them as well as a good use of shape and texture to deepen the connection with the story.

On the website for the project, Jon displays how he constructs a scene and approaches the idea of creating assets to composite into the scene. Using this knowledge can help me with considering visual effects as assets for live-action films as I can get a sense of the scene and think of how to develop it further. The look of the assets Jon created are quite old, pastel paint colours and rust brought on by the environment. This attention to detail is something I’m wanting to convey in my pieces throughout the project.

It also gives me the idea that I don’t have to create small items for the project but instead, I could also make landscape pieces and consider how they fit into the landscape. This can provoke me to think more critically about conveying story through the assets’ aesthetic.