Summative Evaluation

The whole reasoning for this module is to find out who we really are as illustrators and to professionalise our practice so we are ready to enter the real world with a superb portfolio that we would be proud to show off to industry. I am happy to say that this is exactly what I got from the module this year and I think I am finally at one with my practice. Although it wasn’t really an easy ride, and I think that I had to struggle for me to be at this stage where I am now. I pigeonholed myself straight away and refused to take on anything that I thought I couldn’t do without even giving it a go. But as the year went on I forced myself to try new things, I had to say to myself that all that would happen is that it might not work out but it can still go on my blog and I can concrete that it wasn’t for me. I’ve learnt is to try everything and don’t be afraid! Also experimenting with different areas meant that my portfolio would have more variety, and so more appealing to the industry. I feel that I have executed this successfully, producing a range of editorial illustrations, tackling not just politics but social affairs as well as sensitive subject matters.

Overall, I am very happy with how I have tackled the module aims, producing work that in first year I never would have dreamt that I could. It communicates, the visual quality is forever improving and finally I feel at one with my practice. And if I don’t get a good grade in the end then it doesn’t matter because I should be extremely proud of myself because I didn’t just complete the course with work that I am passionate and excited about, I managed to do all of that whilst battling with my headspace.