This week we have been doing a literature review. A literature review is where we conduct all our secondary research and analyse what we find out.


This first section contains all my secondary sources for the historical facts and emotions of the soldiers.

World War 1 (Soldiers experience and history)
All Resources:

Barber, N. (2013). Living through World War I. 1st ed. London: Raintree, pp.10 – 80.

History of the First World War. (1997). 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan Publishers Ltd, pp.1 – 504.

Hussey, M. (1967). POETRY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR. 1st ed. London Uk: Longmans Green and Co LTD, pp.10 – 180.

Middelbrook, M. (1984). The First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916. 1st ed. Harmomdwroth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, pp.1 – 365.

Nicholls, J. (1995). Cheerful Sacrifice The Battle of Arras 1917. 1st ed. London, England: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, pp.7 – 254.

Ross, S. (2009). World War I. 1st ed. Oxford: Heinemann Library, pp.54 – 55.

Smith, R. (2014). Poets of World War 1. 1st ed. Unknown: Heinemann Educational Books, pp.1-64.

National Army Museum, London. (n.d.). Rifleman William Eve | Soldiers’ Stories | WW1 | National Army Museum, London. [online] Available at: http://ww1.nam.ac.uk/stories/rifleman-william-eve/#.WQxN3j-GOUk [Accessed 5 May 2017].

Das, S. (n.d.). Sensuous life in the trenches. [online] The British Library. Available at: https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/articles/sensuous-life-in-the-trenches [Accessed 5 May 2017].
These resources have allowed me to gain a further understanding of my subject and what actually happened in WW1 as well as what the soldiers felt. I will be using what I have learned from this to inform my primary research.
Concepts Art and Styles

This Second section contains my sources based around art style and concepts art.

All Resources:

Barton, C. (2013). Environment Tutorial 1. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laD7RKAsKwE [Accessed 5 May 2017].

Brown, R. (2016). ONE DAY OF CONCEPT ART!. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5lKBu-v9mk [Accessed 5 May 2017].

Bucci, M. (2017). Concept Art Illustration And Creative Psychology. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDPnlsJ1zG4 [Accessed 5 May 2017].

Concept Art Talk. (2016). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rncXyHaZZA [Accessed 5 May 2017].

Digital Painting – Environment Concept Art II – Time-Lapse. (2015). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2dycJv55aQ [Accessed 5 May 2017].

Dotson, A. (2014). Digital Painting: Process and Techniques to Help Improve Your Artwork – 1/4. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIkYv1ugf64 [Accessed 5 May 2017].

Feghali, W. (2016). Rock Painting Tutorial – Digital Painting Basics – Concept Art. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFB9FE18POY [Accessed 5 May 2017].

Jansson, A. (n.d.). Digital Painting & Concept Art with Photoshop. [online] Floobynooby.com. Available at: http://www.floobynooby.com/ICG/artvalues.html [Accessed 5 May 2017].

So You Want to be a CONCEPT ARTIST?. (2014). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzFBbNsKSgg [Accessed 5 May 2017].
Barber, N. (2013). Living through World War I. 1st ed. London: Raintree, pp.10 – 80.

History of the First World War. (1997). 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan Publishers Ltd, pp.1 – 504.

Hussey, M. (1967). POETRY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR. 1st ed. London Uk: Longmans Green and Co LTD, pp.10 – 180.

Middelbrook, M. (1984). The First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916. 1st ed. Harmomdwroth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, pp.1 – 365.

Nicholls, J. (1995). Cheerful Sacrifice The Battle of Arras 1917. 1st ed. London, England: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, pp.7 – 254.

Ross, S. (2009). World War I. 1st ed. Oxford: Heinemann Library, pp.54 – 55.

Smith, R. (2014). Poets of World War 1. 1st ed. Unknown: Heinemann Educational Books, pp.1-64.

National Army Museum, London. (n.d.). Rifleman William Eve | Soldiers’ Stories | WW1 | National Army Museum, London. [online] Available at: http://ww1.nam.ac.uk/stories/rifleman-william-eve/#.WQxN3j-GOUk [Accessed 5 May 2017].

Das, S. (n.d.). Sensuous life in the trenches. [online] The British Library. Available at: https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/articles/sensuous-life-in-the-trenches [Accessed 5 May 2017].

These resources have allowed me to gain a further understanding of Concept art and what it takes to make a comprehensive image. I will be using what I have learned from this to inform my primary research and help me conduct experiments.