OUIL402 End of module self evaluation

1.  What learning have you inherited through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied it? Consider differing approaches to contextual/professional research
I think I have inherited more of a sense of my taste in illustration throughout this module through, not only the tasks that have been set for us to go off and find a set amount of images, but through trying to remember to post regularly to my PPP blog practitioners who I find interesting/inspiring. I think research into the professional world of illustration is better left as a natural process in which you get lost looking at various sources of information and pick out what is relevant to you. That’s why I found it hard to complete some of the tasks in which we were forced to find really specific areas of illustration. I was able to be more reflective when left to myself to find and post illustrations I was into.
2. What approaches to image making have you developed during this module and what informed such ways of working?
I have really developed my ability to work on one sustained drawing for a period of time. My final resolution was the result of several hours of intricate work that I surprisingly did not find as tedious to complete as I thought I would. I went back to using purely line with my brush pen for the first time in a long time which I think was informed by a reflection on my year as a whole and wanting to see how far my drawing skills had developed since the beginning; this process was probably the best way to go about it. I also think the vector Soul Skate poster is a good example of my developed skill in using vector and shape to create image. The fact that I was also able to incorporate line in the drawing is a huge plus for me. This was definitely informed by some of the shape-based artists I have looked at over the module.
3. What strengths can you identify in your practice and how have/will you capitalise on these in the future?
I think that I have shown a real strength in willingness to develop my work – after compiling work for my slides in the PPP presentation, I realized just how varied some of my work was for the year and all the different processes I had taken to making it. I feel like I can capitalize on this in second year by taking the processes, which I feel, have worked really well or I have enjoyed doing and develop them and make them a bigger or my integral part of my practice. I also feel like I’ve become really good at informing my practice through research, a skill which I developed well in the COP module.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your practice and how will you address these in the future?
I think that I still have a lot to learn in terms of composing illustrations and scenes. A lot of my work this year has not really had much composition to it, and when it has, it’s been quite weak. I think I can address this in future by spending more time studying composition and producing thumbnails. I also need to be more confident in diving in and making more composed illustrated scenes as I currently find the task quite daunting.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
·      I think maybe I will try and produce a series of posters as I think the two posters I produced (Soul Skate and Theo Parrish) are both really strong on their own, but have left me thinking that they would work so well in a set. ·      When initially designing the image I will try and make sure that it fits to the format that it will be printed at – this will mean that I won’t have to awkwardly find a way to box my design within the poster as I had to for the Theo Parrish piece. ·      I think maybe I might try and exploit the zine idea further. I have been saying to myself all year that I want to make a zine, and while I did make a small one this module, it could’ve worked in a set quite nicely.
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					x
Punctuality					x
Motivation					x
Commitment				x
Quantity of work produced			x
Quality of work produced				x
Contribution to the group		x
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.