The Upper Berth's illustration broject (Resarch)

in this project we have been asked  to do 3 illustrations that respond to upper berth story and reflect the content  these illustration going to represent three part of the story bagging  middle and the end

The Upper  Berth

I chose the upper berth as the story which I am going  make three illustration representing a three parts of the story  first , middle and the end. The upper berth a story about a ghost on board kamtschatka he had been assigned the lower berth in  cabin 105 and noticed everybody  was nervous about it. on the first night ,he found the window open ,and  heard the man who shared the cabin with him ran away , the following morning he was told that the man had disappeared ,the same had happened to three other men who had travelled in that cabin before, Brisbane soon found that the window would open during the night and was determined to find out what happed he stayed in the  during the night with captain ,and they found there was a strange damp creature in the upper berth they fought it out, and the cabin was locked to passengers ,Neither he nor the captain travelled in the kamtschtka again.   

- history research.

this story take place at 1854 which is  about  a Victorian time  ,so the history research is about this time fashion decoration and lifestyle  all that will help me to build  my illustration character and environment   of the story ,in this story there  is no women  so my fashion research only about men dressing ,during  this time of history, men wore tight- fitting , calf length frock coats and waistcoat or vest and dark tail coat and trousers .the shirts were made of linen or cotton with low collars occasionally turned down.  

 

As the story take place one steamship I have done some research about the steamships are used in time of the story .