5 things I've learnt this year:
- Need to broaden my influences - look for and be inspired by people/artists I don't usually follow
- Keeping a personal sketchbook to just draw whatever I want like my summer sketchbooks will really improve my drawing abilities
- To not be too precious with my drawings and get annoyed if it doesn't turn out the way I want it to
- And to use this to learn from my mistakes - repetitive drawing will also improve my drawing abilities
- Need to leave some time for me to enjoy my life outside of Uni - don't get too stressed out
5 things I want to know more about:
- How to get myself known/promote myself
- How to set up my own website
- The business side of things (e.g. prices etc.)
- What is expected of me to work within the industry
- If I want to work within the animation industry, how do I do that? what would I need?
My 5 strengths at this point in time:
- I put 100% effort into my work and quite good at managing my time effectively
- I am able to keep my work consistent with quality
- Familiarity with Photoshop
- I am quite good with my compositions and thumbnailing
- Drawing the human figure/characters
5 things I want to improve on:
- Being more experimental with media, tone of voice, production methods (e.g. screen print)
- Colour and lighting to create moods and atmospheres
- Drawing things (figures, objects, places) in different perspectives/angles
- Drawing backgrounds (different environments and settings)
- Making my illustrations more dynamic (e.g. how to capture movement in my illustrations - distorting, exaggerating shapes? etc.)
5 images that define where my interests are:
1. Children's book illustration:
2. Character design:
3. visual development/concept art:
4. Story boarding:
5. Stand alones/decor/art prints:
