Overall I’m feeling extremely pleased with the majority of
this module, I feel as 406 has been the module where I have stepped most out of
my comfort zone, and by doing so I have started to identify reoccurring themes,
styles and tones of voice throughout my work which is something I’ve always
been slightly concerned about in terms of not having my own style or specific
type of practice.
I think the majority of this module included some form of learning
for me, whether that was learning how to create GIFS or learning how to use
Illustrator, every brief has hit me with something I was unfamiliar with this wasn’t
necessarily a bad thing I consider this as a really good aspect of this module because
it meant I’m getting as much as I can out of my course and I’m learning new
things on a constant basis.
Something I’m really pleased about within this module and
what I think has completely made me alter my thoughts on illustration as a
whole was the mono printing workshop. I feel as if this was the starting point
in which has made me completely fall in love with shape – my attitude towards
it has quite literally flipped. Looking back on what I thought about shape and
colour right at the start of the year is the complete opposite of how I think
about shape now and I find that absolutely amazing how in such a short period
of time my attitude and thoughts towards illustration have changed dramatically.
I’ve walked away from 406 with not only a huge amount of new
knowledge on different analogue methods and techniques such as mono printing, but
I feel so much more comfortable in terms of working digitally. Illustrator is a
software that around a month ago I was terrified of using, I was dreading the
moment that we would be introduced to it and had to use it as a part of our
brief – which we did, but I’m so glad that that time did come because it’s
something I really enjoy using and I felt like it will play a huge and very
important part in my life as an illustrator.
I think the most important thing I’ve come to realize
throughout this module is the importance and power of roughs! Previously I haven’t
been taking much time and effort to rough my ideas, however in 406,
particularly in the third brief, I have finally come to realize that roughing
is so important and so many ideas and paths can spout from creating them!
Something that I’m again not happy with is my time management.
This is a re occurring theme that I’ve come to realize needs to improve. I now
know that this is a weakness of mine and it will be my main priority to
organize in my next body of work. Unfortunately, something I wasn’t in control
of this module was my job which interfered especially throughout my last brief –
fortunately I feel as if I was able to successfully pick myself up and redeem
myself
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