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    • Dec 16, 2019
    • 5 min

    Reflections: Key Steps In Illustration (Part 2)

    As I did for part one, I've made notes on my feedback for Part 2 to analyse the positive responses from my tutor as well as the areas...
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    Assignment 2: Point Of Sale Display
    • Nov 11, 2019
    • 5 min

    Assignment 2: Point Of Sale Display

    At the end of part 2, it was time to bring everything together from the previous exercises for my second assignment. I had been asked to...
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    Exercise 2.11: Visual Metaphors
    • Nov 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    Exercise 2.11: Visual Metaphors

    This exercise was different from the others as it didn't require a finalised illustration to a specific objective at the end. Instead, it...
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    Exercise 2.10: Choosing content
    • Nov 10, 2019
    • 4 min

    Exercise 2.10: Choosing content

    This exercise took a more narrative approach and asked me to analyse and illustrate the following extract. The room was void and...
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    Exercise 2.9 Using Black And white
    • Nov 10, 2019
    • 4 min

    Exercise 2.9 Using Black And white

    I enjoy the high contrast in an image when drawing exclusively in black and white, but this approach by using collage in this exercise...
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    Exercise 2.8: A Subjective Drawing
    • Nov 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    Exercise 2.8: A Subjective Drawing

    In contrast to the previous exercise, I now needed to create a collage using one of the other words from the same list of prompts to...
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    Exercise 2.7: An Objective Drawing
    • Nov 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    Exercise 2.7: An Objective Drawing

    An objective drawing is one with accuracy to the form and function of an object without influences from personal feelings about the...
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    Exercise 2.6: Exploring Drawing & Painting
    • Nov 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    Exercise 2.6: Exploring Drawing & Painting

    I've been through phases of trying new materials and paper effects before, but as i've settled into using pen and ink drawings most of...
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    Exercise 2.5: Using Reference
    • Oct 22, 2019
    • 8 min

    Exercise 2.5: Using Reference

    For this exercise I've been asked to study the 1950’s period and although I enjoy many modern interpretations of the era I hadn’t...
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    Exercise 2.3 / 2.4: Turning words into Pictures & Making a Moodboard
    • Sep 30, 2019
    • 4 min

    Exercise 2.3 / 2.4: Turning words into Pictures & Making a Moodboard

    As these two exercises both follow a similar theme and use the same prompt lists as a starting point, I have combined them into one log.
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    Exercise 2.2: Spider Diagrams
    • Sep 17, 2019
    • 4 min

    Exercise 2.2: Spider Diagrams

    As a method of practicing idea generation, this exercise involved making four spider diagrams centred around a specific word as a...
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    Exercise 2.1: Writing a brief
    • Sep 11, 2019
    • 5 min

    Exercise 2.1: Writing a brief

    In order to better understand what goes into making a good brief, this exercise required me to write one for a finished image.
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