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OUIL406 SB3 Evaluation

Leeds College of Art BA (Hons) ILLUSTRATION	Level	04
OUIL406 Visual Communication	Credits	20
End of Module Self Evaluation

NAME	Kane ‘DR DOOM’ Watson

1.     What skills have you developed through this brief and how effectively do you think you have applied them? I have developed my digital skills further; this is the first time I’ve actually used the extent of digital print got a large high quality print, It’s not something I want to be making a habit of but It’s good I’ve got that in my utility belt now. As well I had to develop a new way of working, I felt normally my process is very fluid and erratic; working being produced everywhere then some work and some doesn’t then I do it all again in floods of ink and paper. This project however didn’t work like that, I had to approach it completely differently. I’m not sure if that’s classed as a ‘skill’ but if you asked me being asked to be more flexible and dynamic in your way of working is defiantly a skill
2.     What approaches to/methods of image making have you developed and how have they informed your concept development process? This method has been more informed by and outside source being a body of music as opposed to a conscious thought or feeling I usually have. Normally I’m all about having an thought and doing lots of drawings about that and almost developing the feeling as my work grows but this was different. It was a much more methodical way of working, It was almost like the idea and feeling had to feel right and grow inside me before I did any work. In this project I feel I’ve produced a lot less drawings but not in a lazy aspect more that once I got the idea down then the artwork fell into place much quicker as opposed to my idea growing with the paintings I did, this time consumer here was making sure what I felt was going to be reflected which in all honestly it still doesn’t; for me Gil Scot Heron was too big a figure in my eyes to do enough justice to what he accomplished in a lifetime.
3.     What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these? Looking at my work now, very few. This is easily the weakest piece of work I’ve produced while taking this course. That being said, they work together as a strong set, and believe they all work as stand along pieces and a set and don’t need one another to get the tone across. It’s a different avenue I’ve taken in this project which will inform my future practice which could be looked at a strength, more for the future but one none the less.
4.     What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future? Like I said easily my weakest body of work produced in some time. I almost have the same feeling I did towards the postcards project, I think whenever I create digital work I don’t feel a connection or enough investment in the work, some might argue that’s not exactly important but my works never going to be good unless I know I’ve thrown myself into it. An I have thrown myself into this but in all the wrong ways. I got far too caught up in getting a ‘feeling’ right which lead me to wasting a lot of time just being static and looking answers in works and songs instead with paper and pen. The final resolutions also look very unfinished; it’s not work I’m proud of want to show anyone. I tried to take on too much and show off two much and I ended overthinking then some how showing off too little. I don’t believe this reflects even half of what I’m capable and It’s making me mad. It goes without saying that my digital work is lacking compared to my work traditional work, I need to find a way to bridge the gap and make it feel like digitals helping my work and not hindering it. In future projects I need to use my time better, even if it’s just making sure when I get an idea I’ve always get something to put that idea down on. I think as well an main weakness that won’t come across in the images but I feel I need to say, I need to step back from my work sometimes, almost not take it too seriously; I feel that in a lot of my project I try to take on big open ideology’s and often intense sides of the human condition and I think I couldn’t do that here but I was looking for an opportunity to do it and tying myself up in avenues I didn’t need too. I need to learn when to step back and understand that not everything works like that and sometimes you’re making work because I needs to be made and not to understand some bigger meaning behind and idea or in this case behind someone’s life and career
5.     Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?  Analyse what kind of problems they are and the best way to deal with them, not jumping into the deep end and looking for something that isn’t there or needs to be there. From doing this it will make it easier for me to start on the right path and follow it to a easier and hopefully stronger solution. Keep trying to bridge the gap and find a healthy balance between my traditional work and my digital works, I know it’s there for me and I just need to find one little nuance that’ll make it all fall together which will basically just make me a more flexible illustrator who shows he’s constantly growing and can keep up with everyone else in the industry. Keep up with blogging, this was my worst project for it and it was really in the back of my mind and when it came to catch up I was so lost, usually I’m good with it and this project made me realize I need to keep that mentality it just makes everything fall together better and when the blogs up to date I can I focus on the work that needs doing, I think not blogging efficiently had a detrimental effect onto my final artwork. Use the studio more, just being here around other people working and try to be more studious, I always get my work done but it’s usually at unconventional times shall we say and not around others which isn’t a problem for me it’s how I’ve always worked and it’s just how I think I function but trying to get more studious and be around other creative more is always going to have a positive effect. Remember why I’m here.  To be a better illustrator because I haven’t got a choice but to prove I deserve to be here and that I want to be here.
6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas: (please indicate using an ‘x’)  5= excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor
	1	2	3	4	5
Attendance				4
Punctuality					5
Motivation			3
Commitment			3
Quantity of work produced			3
Quality of work produced	1
Contribution to the group				4
The evaluation of your work is an important part of the assessment criteria and represents a percentage of the overall grade. It is essential that you give yourself enough time to complete your written evaluation fully and with appropriate depth and level of self-reflection. If you have any questions relating to the self-evaluation process speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.

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