Rationale
I want
to stick to analogue drawing processes this year because I have learnt from
experience that I really struggle with the process of drawing digitally,
especially with vectors. Avoiding this will allow me to develop my drawing
skills further and start to really understand how I work best and what drawing
materials and processes work well for me.
This is still true now, I know
I want my focus to be on analogue image making processes fundamentally based
around drawing.
I need
to develop my Photoshop skills for editing scanned imagery created with
analogue processes and for making patterns because pattern is something I have
a keen interest in at the moment. This will allow me to produce professional
quality outcomes effectively.
I think my Photoshop skills
are developing as I go along and this is becoming the primary way which I piece
together components into a composition. I am still interested in making patterns
and want to learn more about the different ways of making a repeating design.
However, I understand that I am not a pattern designer so my main focus is
creating the imagery which would then be transformed into a pattern.
I need
to be making professional quality, sellable products because I need a strong
body of work/portfolio behind me for when I leave my final year of formal
education. This means I will be able to enter the working world with a clear
collection of work which really highlights what I am good at and that I can
produce professional work.
I need to explore the physical
process of applying my imagery to products and materials, this is explained in
more depth in the point below. Putting together a strong portfolio is still
really important for me, I have been making presentation boards for the purpose
of the course but I need to present my work in a way appropriate for a
portfolio. I am also keen to set up an online portfolio this semester – this may
also make contacting professionals a little more straight-forward if I have a
link to share.
Thinking about application of
imagery, I want to use this semester to explore which areas I can apply my work
to, not just physical products. For example, could it work within publishing,
or public art?
I need
to explore paper and textile applications of my work because I don't just want
my work to appear in two dimensional print formats. This means I will be able
to understand more about how and where I really see my work existing in the
market and I can figure out what companies, agencies and people I should be
making contact with in relation to this.
I have explored the
application of my imagery through creating digital mockups of products although
I want to make use of the facilities in college and bring some of my designs to
life. I want to make use of the digital fabric printers this semester and also
take some of my designs into screen print to make them into quality prints.
This will help me understand the physical process of application rather than
just mocking up the end product.
I want
to make work that I am proud of because then I will be able to talk about it
with confidence and believe it is worth something. This means I will be able to
be more professional in my approach to my own work when talking to other people
about it and I will have a more positive attitude towards my practice as a whole
which is really important.
This is all still relevant. Educating myself about my own work and
becoming an expert in what I do will mean I am much more confident to talk
about my practice as a whole.
Themes/Subjects
Natural forms, plants, animals, food, positivity,
seasonal events, occasions, social issues.
Science, nature, useless knowledge, lifestyle…
Products/Methods of Distribution
Paper products: stationery, gift market,
greetings cards, gift wrap, etc.
Fabrics: making my designs into physical
products using digital and analogue printing processes.
Prints: complete pieces of artwork that exist
as stand alone images.
Online: sharing imagery on professional
social media accounts to build a following community, some of my outcomes could
be adapted for sale on my Etsy shop.
In person: craft/print fairs, face to face
selling.
Potential for book illustration, covers or internal. Specifically non-fiction
books – I need to explore this in more depth, at the moment it is just an idea.
Practical Skills/Media/Formats
Screen printing, drawing, experimenting with
drawing tools, utilizing my sketchbook, analogue processes, digital editing and
enhancement on Photoshop, pattern making, preparing and packing products into a
professional and sellable format, presenting my physical work digitally.
I think this list still sums up what I want to be doing.
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