This has been an incredibly rewarding module to complete.
Looking at work from last year, my work has moved forward so much more than I
thought it would. In my statement of intent, I set myself the goal of getting
better at producing portfolio-worthy work in less time. I think I’ve definitely
achieved this, looking at the amount of work I’ve produced this year and am
happy to include in my professional portfolio.
As a side effect of this, I’ve also slowly remedied the
concern that I’d had since last year – my seeming lack of a developing tone of
voice. Re-visiting the War Horse brief and updating the illustrations to make
them tighter is what really opened my eyes to what my work looks like and how I
like to produce it. Seeing how well they turned out afterwards was really
beneficial to my confidence as a practitioner.
Although I also said that I wanted to stop relying on
digital so much and work on my traditional skills, if digital suits my practice
then I’m prepared to just come to terms with it. I’ve at least learnt that the
whole process can’t be digital – it has to start traditionally and then be
added to with digital. Regardless, I still have the screen print side of my
practice, which has come a long way since just the beginning of the year. I
learnt something new each time I went down to the print room and now feel as
though I can leave here confident enough to continue growing not just as an
illustrator, but also a printmaker.
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