Final Book
Feedback
This crit was open to more than just first year illustration student so it was good to get some valuable feedback from a wider range of people who haven't seen any of my other work.
Response
I am really pleased with my feedback and the only comment I got which suggested change was that I could have chosen a different font for the back cover. I do agree with this and I think type is something I need to work on in the future, such as learning which fonts are appropriate for different contexts and tones of voice. The words 'moving', 'emotional', 'eye-opening' and 'hard hitting' all show that my images have been effective in evoking an emotion within people and making them think about something that may not have considered before, in my eyes this makes my book a success. Most of the comments about the aesthetics of the book were about my use of analogue media which I am pleased to hear because although I feel like I have battled a lot with Photoshop with this brief, I didn't want the outcome to look wholly digital. The comments about my brushwork and ink line drawings make me happy that this is still the dominant thing that shows through in my work.
Evaluation
One major breakthrough I have had during this project is that I have learned how to use Photoshop. Aside from workshops we have had, I have never used Photoshop before and I was quite scared when I realised this book had to be produced digitally. I decided to set myself the challenge of learning some digital skills and I am so glad I did because I feel it will be a great benefit to me in future projects. Also, using the Wacom tablet makes controlling a brush a whole lot easier. I feel I have been exhaustive with experimenting with media such as pencil, graphite sticks, ink, gouache, collage, tea, pens, etc. I think moving away from the realistic drawing style using pencils was a pivotal point in my project where I started to focus more of evoking emotions within people through my images. If it wasn't for my ink and gouache drawings at this stage I don't think I would have produced emotional images like the ones I have now.
An improvement I could have made in this project is my ability to make effective decisions quickly. Although I was still working towards my final imagery, I spent a lot of time playing around with different options on photoshop and not being able to decide which brightness looks best, which colour screen to use or which brush would work best. Towards the end of the project I started to rely on Photoshop more and more for thinking up new compositions and manipulating my drawings. I realised that I need to go into Photoshop with a clear idea of what I want to come out of it with, this way I can be more efficient with time and not get too distracted with other possibilities when I am trying to work to a deadline.
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