NEW HOME- Moving to the city was definitely one of the biggest changes I've ever had in my life. The adjustment was really hard. Cooking, organising my days, being in a big city and just generally looking after myself took a long while to get used to. I definitely miss being surrounded by the countryside, however I feel I have adjusted well and now really enjoy being part of a very cultural city with lots of art around.
VISUAL LANGUAGE- I definitely feel the visual language module has informed the way I work the most. It's encouraged me to step outside of my comfort zone with creating images in a variety of different media and techniques. I feel it's definitely had a successful impact on other modules. Especially when thinking about what media suits the tone of the concept. I understand I have a lot to learn but I'm implementing this way of thinking well in my work.
TALKING ABOUT OTHERS WORK- The PPP tasks have been an eye opener. I've found it really encouraging to be confident in talking about other people's work. I've found it's helped me to talk confidently in peer reviews about possible ideas for others and just generally describing illustrations and other pieces of art in a sophisticated way. It's allowed me to pinpoint what I feel certain illustrators are really innovative and successful at and what tone of voice I like and why. Its also allowed me to understand what kind of level people successfully working in the industry are at and what I need to do to get there.
TALKING ABOUT MY WORK- I definitely think talking about others work has helped me to feel more confident with talking about my own work and using the right vocabulary to do so. I definitely feel the crits and tutorials have allowed me to get used to the idea of talking about my work and again I feel more confident with doing so.
TRYING NEW THINGS- Looking at different ways of creating woe in visual language and building confidence in my abilities has allowed me to feel more excited about risk taking and thinking outside of the box of drawing. I've really enjoyed playing around with photography and image making in 3D. It's opened my eyes to a side of illustration that is fun and exciting and I definitely want to push this in future projects. Therefore I feel my risk taking has improved.
DIGITAL WORK- Using digital methods when creating work is not one of my strong points. However I feel I have used it effectively within the last two studio practice modules. I definitely think I need to tackle using photoshop, illustrator and indesign more. I think my next task is to use a drawing tablet. I definitely feel my body of work lacks the positive inputs digital techniques can have when creating work. I need to push this are further.
ROUGHS- Definitely feel I have implicated using roughs in my work really well. I don't believe narratives are one of my strengths so using roughs have definitely improved my ability to piece together images. I feel using roughs has allowed me to push ideas and create lots of different possible outcomes allowing the final outcome to be the strongest. I'm proud of my progress with this aspect of illustration.
COP- One of the biggest struggles I've had whilst being at uni is essay writing. I haven't done any academic writing since GCSEs and I understand it is a big academic leap. I regrettably have buried my head in the sand with this module and produced a very poor first draft. However I have recently pushed myself to seek help with this and feel more motivated to work hard with this module. I don't feel proud of my work however I am proud of myself for seeking help and not let pride get in the way.
PROCRASTINATION- In general I feel I manage my time and work load relatively well. However I do feel I need to improve on my procrastination levels. I know this will help me to feel less stressed and put less pressure on myself because I am very self critical.
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