Evaluating this skills plan against the one I did at the beginning of summer;
- I didn’t evaluate anything as ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ - this didn't really change over the summer...I think I could do better in most things.
- Organisation average to good, not particularly awful but could be a Lot better.
- No skills in screen printing, only ever done it vernon street where Roger helps a lot; the thought of doing it on my own confuses me and slightly scares me so I just avoid it...but I wish I hadn’t...but now it might be too late.
- Dreamweaver and html completely baffled me and was one thing that I really didn't enjoy, I wrote notes with screen shots and still couldn’t even begin to produce a website (but I did leave it too late). Usually I seem to get the jist of software quite easily but not this. Now I’ve got a site, done on a website builder that I’m not happy with because it has a structured layout and just doesn’t look very good. I hope to have a significantly better one in the near future...but I know that website and interface design is no passion of mine.
- In terms of other software, I feel I am capable on them, but I want to work more and more with illustrator and photoshop to produce better work, rather than vectorised pieces with a black outline where its obvious that it was created in illustrator.
- Cheesy fact; when I injured my hand, I didn’t really get to do very much. It was negative for the most part, but in reality it meant even when I wanted to do something I couldn’t do it very well so it made me realise what I missed doing most and that was drawing. I chose the course to have a job that I LOVE in the end, no matter how long it takes, I want to be an illustrator. I'd rather struggle, possibly work part time and achieve my goal eventually rather than settle for a job doing something that eventually bores me and I'm not truly happy with.
- I want to focus a lot more on illustration and hand rendered pieces (type and illustration). I have always said that I couldn’t be good at illustration because I don’t think my imagination is very good, but if I don’t try to work with it then I will never get better and I now really know that I do want to get better.
- Critical studies - at beginning of summer I said I didn’t think I needed any support, but I changed my mind by the end of the summer. I don't think I need a lot of support but I will definately be more prepared for tutorials in terms of questions etc. I find primary research really hard - especially contacting people as I am really Really shy, I'm also not sure of the questions to ask that they would be seen as beneficial. In terms of visits/exhibitions, I don’t really know where to look or what sort of exhibition to go to? Writing, I don’t find too hard but I do find getting the bibliography right a struggle and structuring the essay.
- Right now, I don't have any promotional material but the contact I made with illustrators proved that they see it as successful method of promotion to have leave behinds/mail outs.
- Enterprising section - filled it in completely wrong early in the summer, because I haven’t really done any at all, I produced some floor plans for the library but I just told them how long it took and they paid me the rate that they already have so I still have no idea about charging etc. I do know how to invoice though.
- Finally, I Really need to work on a printed portfolio!
No comments:
Post a Comment