Leeds College of Art
BA (Hons) ILLUSTRATION
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Level
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04
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OUIL406 Visual Communication
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Credits
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20
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End of
Module Self Evaluation
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NAME
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TILLY
CATHERINE NAOMI BUTTERS
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1. What skills have you developed through this
brief and how effectively do you think you have applied them?
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During this module I
have developed many new skills in areas I had never touched upon. Making a
gif was something completely new to me, as was using Adobe Illustrator.
The gifs turned out
to be really enjoyable, and the option to make your own images move is
definitely a skill worth having. Creating characters and then considering
movement was really useful in the development of the characters. Animating
what they might do or say through repeated imagery meant you could bring your
illustrations to life. It also meant that the final outcome was completely
different to anything I’d done before.
Illustrator I found really difficult to use. But after a lot of
practice, Im glad I know how to use it. Using illustrator forced me to think
in shape more, which helped me to focus on visual symbols rather than
detailed drawings. This, I feel I applied effectively throughout my final
images.
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2. What approaches to/methods
of image making have you developed and how have they informed your concept
development process?
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Throughout this
module I feel I have considered the design of my final outcomes a lot more.
Making the gifs, I made sure I kept my ideas and illustrations simple in
order to produce a vast number of drawings in a short space of time.
As with the ‘Greeting
from’, it was important to keep the designs minimal in order to achieve the
right outcome on illustrator. Working with shapes and symbols was definitely
a new approach to image making for me, and it’s made me consider so many
various methods in my day to day drawing in order to communicate through
imagery.
During the ‘Persons
of note’ brief, I tackled many problems with the layout and designs. Scamps
and development helped in my battle massively, and informed the outcome of my
finals.
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3. What strengths can you
identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
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The strengths in this
module for me came at the end, during the ‘Persons of note’ brief. Secondary
research and a deeper understanding of the person I was illustrating helped
me to realise what I wanted to achieve. I thought like a designer and spent a
lot of time crafting the poster and making sure that they all worked well as
a series of images.
The gifs were playful and really fun, and made me think about
character in a way that I hadn't before. The development process of the gifs
was something I felt was a strength for me, as my ideas changed quite a great
deal throughout. I hope to continue to work out problems through repeated
drawing in the future, as I have done during this module.
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4. What weaknesses can you
identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
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My weaknesses during
this module were mainly in the ‘Greetings from’ brief. My final images didn't
work well as a set, and I should have considered design and layout much more
than I did. I think I spent so much time trying to understand Adobe
illustrator that I didn't have time to complete the images to the standard I
would have liked. In the future I know to make images work as a set just by
changing certain aspects, like the background for example. I think I took
these problems on board when completing the final brief, as I made sure they
all worked together.
At times I feel Im not decisive enough, and I spend a lot of time
considering ideas rather than getting them down on paper. This is something I
really need to work on, given that the time we have is often quite short.
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5. Identify five things that
you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing
these?
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Make sure I look at and study other
practitioners work throughout the briefs were set. I felt I did this more so
towards the end of the module and I feel my work benefited from it. It helped
when tackling design problems and generally inspired me, and when I struggled
with various elements it made me think about alternative ways I could
approach my subject.
Be far more decisive when finalising
ideas. A lot of the time I feel I just scamp and scamp and scamp, rather than
push my ideas forward, I seem to bounce from one thing to the next. This will
definitely benefit me towards the end of a project, and hopefully stop a
build up of work.
Ask and seek opinion from others a little
more. Often I am given really useful feedback and pointed in the direction of
illustrators that I should study by my peers and fellow students. Its always
very helpful and I should take advantage of the talented people around me
while I have it.
Constantly ask myself questions about
where the work is going or whether or not its what I want it to look like
etc. If Im always aware of what I'm doing and why I'm doing it i think it
would benefit me in reaching ideas at a faster pace, and give me more time to
develop my final images.
Experiment with media a lot more during
the first few weeks of development. This would inform the way i work quicker,
whether it be small and intricate or large and playful. It would save me a
lot of time and help me to develop my images further, rather than testing
media towards the end and perhaps not achieving the outcome I had hoped for.
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6.How would you grade
yourself on the following areas:
(please indicate using an
‘x’)
5= excellent, 4 = very good,
3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Attendance
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X
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Punctuality
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X
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Motivation
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X
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Commitment
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X
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Quantity of work produced
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X
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Quality of work produced
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X
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Contribution to the group
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X
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The evaluation of your work
is an important part of the assessment criteria and represents a percentage
of the overall grade. It is essential that you give yourself enough time to
complete your written evaluation fully and with appropriate depth and level
of self-reflection. If you have any questions relating to the self-evaluation
process speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.
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