Independent skill to finish off this brief and time management skill. I think this is because I am going back to my country soon and that was my motivation to finish off this brief. I think I have improved my Photoshop skills as I found new tricks and that was very helpful. I have started to realised that Photoshop is a very powerful tool to manipulate materials/images for example I started to mix 3/4 sketches to create an illustration. I have develop my cutting skills as before I was so scared of using a scalpel as I thought it was sharp. It is sharp but I think as long as I have got a cutting mat and concentrate then I will be fine.
2. What approaches to/methods of image making have you developed and how have they informed your concept development process?
I have experimented with a variety of different medias, techniques and processes. I went completely outside my comfort zone as I didn't use vector at all except to image trace my line illustrations. I experimented with lino, acrylic paint, a roller, ink and a marker pen etc. Each media created a different effect depending on how they were applied. I love lino and I am looking forward to playing with it more in the future. I mean the fact I can press something to a piece of paper is just my new happiness. I am really glad that I did not go to Illustrator as much as I did. I do not think my methods informed my concept well. I think for this module I insert a lot of textures as one of my feedbacks from my PPP presentation was to make sure that I add some textures/pattern to my illustration and I think now I am obsessed with adding them in my work.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
I went outside my comfort zone, before I used vector a lot but for this module I used paint most of the time and I love the effect that it has created. This has made me realise that there are more methods that suit my tone of voice and I am excited to explore more techniques, medias and processes. I managed to get this brief done on time (right before I leave this country) which is good especially as I didn't have peers to crit me. This made me realised how lonely it is to be an illustrator but overall I enjoy being alone as this meant I had to decide without anyone's help as I am not good at decision making.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
I don't think my ideas for studio brief 4 are strong enough to communicate the quote. Maybe in the future I need to do more idea generation and understand the quote a bit more. I just realised that I am not good at drawing on a massive scale. For instance to overcome this I drew a small scale of a panda then I scanned it in then printed it out to the actual scale that I wanted it to be. After printing it out, I then traced it using a piece of tracing paper. After that I scanned and manipulated it in Photoshop/Illustrator. I didn't print my final designs from studio brief 3 on quality paper because I don't have enough money for this month as I have been shopping for Malaysia. I also did not have time to print my finals for study brief 4 because the print room had already closed by the time I had finalised my designs. Perhaps, in the future I should try to work quickly especially when it comes to idea generation.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
I will do more research into contemporary illustrations so they will inform me about the current tone of voice of illustrations. I want to screen print so badly; in the future I will email/phone the screen print staff to find out if the workshop is available for me to use or not. Do not afraid to try new techniques and I want to explore more new techniques, medias and process. Be imaginative and use a lot of unconventional tools and I think the outcome will be more interesting and imaginative. I think I should look at more do it yourself (DIY) stuff, as I think they helped me a lot especially making my mind think outside the box. Overall, I really enjoyed this module so much even though my experiments went crazy most of the time.
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