The Perfect Cup of Tea

Soooo, Ive been looking further into the posible options for this project. At the moment I think I have whittled the choice down to two, and I am definatley struggling with any further desicion making! My first possible choice: The perfect cup of tea. This choice would lead me to creating something based on step by step instructons through illustration. Throughout our lives we come across such commodities as road signs, escape routes, aeroplane safety instructions. Most are mainly conveyed through simple illustrations, as to be understood quickly and efficiently in possible times of panic. Although I would not consider 'How to make the perfect cup of tea' a particular urgency, I will definitely be able to take inspiration from the above instructions to help with the project.

In June 2011, Richard Alleyne a former science correspondent, and senior general news reporter for the Daily Telegraph until April 2013, wrote an article on how scientists had discovered the way in which to make the perfect cup of tea. There is a long list of intricate details. Being patient with your brew is one of the main themes in the instruction manual, amongst many other factors (how long to wait until it has reached the perfect temperature, exact measurements of the ingredients required, etc). There are even statistics covering Britain's daily and yearly tea intake. It is a real in-depth study and just reading it brings lots of ideas to mind about how to successfully illustrate this information in a fun, interesting, and lighthearted way.

Tea spreads positivity through the lives of all of its consumers, wether they are british, or foreign, or wether they prefer English Breakfast or one of the many other varieties. This particular article is based on English Breakfast tea, which happens to be my personal favourite, and I think for me taking this route for my project could be very enjoyable! I began by looking at some teacups. I did not realise there were so many shapes into which porcelain or china could be moulded. This did become slightly boring, pretty fast, so I started to draw.

I love it when theres a background that doesn't conform with the object, preddy cool.

unnecessary amount of words about tea ^

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