Module Overview and Evaluation

Module 7: Commercial Animations and Illustrations Productions

Within this module the main purpose was to learn how to sell ourselves and promote ourselves within the industry, the main part of this would be our portfolio as it would be used within interviews and it is a collective of our work and this helps employers to give an overview of our work and what we are capable of, this is the most essential tool for animators and illustrators as it helps to promote our work to the employers and it is a collective of our best work.

We also were to create a summary of each of our pieces within our portfolio so that its style and meaning are much more understandable for the employer and for funding as well.

From this module I learnt that portfolios are the basis for artists and their work I also learned that a variety of styles and adaptable pieces are able to show to flexibility of the artist and that I should adapt this type of formula to my portfolio.

If I were to repeat this module I would focus on having more of a variety of styles within my portfolio so that I would be more of a adaptable artist within the creative industry and it will show that I will have multiple talents.

Module 8: Personal and professional Development

Within The Personal and professional development module I learned that it is very important to create a collective amount of data to refer back to and to also list down targets and aim to improve and constantly push myself to do much more and learn more, the use of the blog gives us the chances to explore different types of artists and show off our work and show what we have learnt, this helps to develop us as artists and it can be considered as a form of progression and a form of developing oneself as a better person and a better artist by exploring themselves and by understanding their strengths and weaknesses. 

From this Module I realised that to express myself artistically and personally that it is important as it is a major part of growing as a person and as an artist as we realise how we can improve ourselves. 

Within this module I feel that I could have been more enthusiastic about improving myself as a person and as an artist I just didn't have the motivation to improve myself as I believed that I was not worth improving or trying so I believe that I wasn't worth it however as I am better and more sound of mind I have realised how absurd it is that I felt like that and if I could repeat this module then I would persist to create new targets for myself so that I can become a better person and become a better artist.

Module 6: Work Based Learning

Within this module we learned about the industry and what it is like to work within it and how to maintain a steady workflow, this module links in with our digital skills module and the project that we had worked with. Within this module we learned about the planning side of animation and illustration and how we can manage our workflow, the main part of this module was working on the script and the final pieces. 

We are also working on doing a live brief so that we can gain some experience within doing contracted work, some have creative freedom while others were very specific and showed us that within the creative industry that we must be adaptable and that proposals and treatments are highly important if we wish to get work funded or if we wish to organise and create our own projects. 

From this module I learnt that independent work can be the most difficult as working within competitions and proposing ideas can be quite difficult, however through this practice I have learnt the more you work on the more you can build up your creative CV and thus this will help with finding work.

If I were to do over this module I would focus on organising my work flow accordingly and recording all work down that I have done independently also my proposal and treatment would be more organised and I would try to adjust my work flow so that the most optimum amount of work could be achieved at good quality. 

Module 5: Contextual Studies

For this Module we were assigned to create our own subject to write about as long as it was related to animation and illustration, I decided to write about the change in character design within the creative industry over the last 50 years as it always intrigued me how certain styles have progressed over the years and what their influences were whether it have been through society and its social issues or through economic and technological breakthroughs I wished to write about it and research it as it fascinated me as I can see the same type of flow through my own style and I wanted to look at that on a much larger scale within the industry with various styles being passed down to various people and the way that it morphs and changes to become what it is today.

I found this Module quite interesting as it was my own subject that I was researching and arguing about, I found this also quite difficult as it was rather hard to come up with the subject to begin with as it was a creatively free subject that we all could do. In truth I actually struggled with this subject as I found it was rather challenging for the compare and contrast as certain parties for my research some had no style change while some had clear social and economic impacts so I found it difficult to include all of this information.

If I were to go back and doing this module again My main targets would be that I would think harder and focus more on a clear subject that I can compare and contrast with better understanding of my conclusion and of My argument.

Module 4: Compositing

During The compositing module we learned a variety of things about the placement of 2D and 3D foreign objects in live action photos and footage, I found the mechanics of this module fairly simple to understand especially the use of cinema 4D and After effects I believe that if I were to do this module again I believe that I would be able to adapt these skills that I have learnt in the same way and create a perfectly animated or illustrated sequence. 

For my piece I created various simple design characters and I mainly used after effects to create these animated pieces as this is what I felt most comfortable with doing this I attempted one tracked shot and I used 2 locked shots for my animated pieces. 

If I could improve on this module and the weeks within it I would have tried to challenge myself more and attempt trickier animation styles and techniques furthermore I could have drastically improved on my own well being as I have let a lot of things effect me in my personal life which have drastically effected my work flow.

For me to serious improve on this I must prioritise a section of time a day so that I may contribute more enthusiasm to my work and focus on producing something, due to the lack of this I have not put in as much effort as I should have, this has made me realise that the industry will be a stressful environment however if I wish to progress through the industry and create work then I should try my best to overcome these challenges and try to better myself through practice if I wish to become a professional illustrator, progressing through this module has inspired me to do so. 

FAVOURITE TRADITIONAL ART:

Here is a list of my favourite traditional artists whether they be small or large this will mainly conduct of sketch work and also of ink work since this tends to be the most frequent method I use:

Qinni Art:

This artist is one of my most favourite traditional artists as she adds such detail to her work also she tends to sketch and also uses water colours, although she does dip into digital work she mainly uses traditional methods to create her artwork. She loves to use a purple combination within her work almost giving off a galaxy feel to it:

 

Mr Bingo:

Mr Bingo is a UK based artist and his work consists of ink work on the back of postcards which are usually quite comical, he also has done a multitude of commercial work, furthermore his work is more practical as he is commission to do these artworks on the back of postcards and sends them to people:

Sophira Lou:

Sophira Lou is one of my favourite traditional artists because she experiments and usually tries to expand her knowledge of illustration, She tends to work with copics, promarkers and ink and she tends to delve in drawing the female form, she tends to issue challenges to herself and records them so that many more can get involved:

Isbeth (Liz Clements):

Isbeth is another traditional artist who uses paints and tea's and inks within her work, she creates outstanding semi realistic portraits and she has amassed quite the following her work is beautiful and vibrantly colourful: