For this research task, I had to take a look at the different ways that different artists approach the story of Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Robert Andrew Parker 1 Robert Andrew Parker's adaptation, 1994, etching and aquatint. The illustration presents itself after the transformation and styled in a way that creates really interesting shadows with very minimal amount of line-making; only a focus on shape language, exploring dark shadows then following up to the beetle. Overa

Brief From the opportunities you identified in Research Task 1: Situating Your Work , choose one that you feel is a strong fit for your illustration practice. For this assignment, you can take that one step further and create a piece of work (or a small series of works) specifically for that context. Begin by reflecting on why you have chosen this context over the others you researched - how well do your subject matter, aesthetic sense, and tone align with its audience and

Coming up with my topic for the critical review, I initially wanted to explore fantasy book illustrations because I was really interested in Arthur Rackham’s Alice in Wonderland illustrations. It wasn’t until I was revisiting a sketchbook tour of Kim Jung Gi and Iris Compiet’s Faeries of the Faultlines that I wanted to somehow incorporate that into my critical review. I also have a book called Sketching from Imagination: Storytelling by 3dtotal publishing, and it shows a wide

For this research task, I must look into where my work could potentially be supported, sold or showcased at; looking into certain events and communities that help boost an artist in their abilities to a stage where they can network and sell. My work ranges from comics/graphic novels to (hopefully) book covers, and to illustrations. The audience of my work is typically 15-18+ depending on the content of the work, or it's plot; for the fun illustrations they're usually for all

Think about a technique, process, approach, or way of thinking that feels central to your illustration practice - something you enjoy and feel confident sharing. Now imagine that you’ve been asked to run a short, one-off workshop for a small group (in person or online). Identify your focus (which could be a drawing process, a material, an idea or theme, etc.) and ask yourself: What would you like to teach or explore? Who will attend the workshop? Are they beginners, young or

For this assignment, I must produce my own personal creative manifesto to highlight what I'm comfortable with working on or with, and where my personal boundaries could be crossed. Most of my work is narrative-driven and the subjects are usually fictional, I have worked on sensitive topics within fictional work for story-telling and awareness. I enjoy creating stories/artwork that reflect some of my values and thoughts but I should also be open to creating a space where peopl

For this exercise, I had to calculate and produce a project timeline for a hypothetical project, the aim of this was to gather an idea of how long a project will take to complete; going into this with the (again) hypothetical situation of being commissioned to create said project. In my hypothetical project, I am being asked to create a 120-page Graphic Novel; and in this instance I'm making time for mental well-being, time off and basic human rights for working. I'll aim to

Reflection From my notes, my own thoughts on working with others is that I need to overcome a lot of anxieties that I have, whether its for collaboration, networking, finding and communicating with audiences; it's all so important to do all of these, half of the art is the people who interact with it.

Critical Review Note Going into what I'm thinking of doing for my critical review that is added to the credit at the end of this unit, I feel an interest to explore a video essay. Either looking into book cover designs, board/roleplay game design. Brief This assignment is to capture different audiences through my artwork through the development of different engagement types. What this means for this assignment is taking my previous work that I used for Assignment 1 (Self-Dire

Working off of the previous research task, I had to create thumbnails for The Batsford Prize Competition that went with the theme 'Connections'. At first I created small thought sketches and writings, just something small before I got started and I created a board for source material, or my mood board. Mood Board Small thoughts I usually don't use writing for exploration, just drawing, but I felt the need to since I want to take these projects more seriously and its really in

For this research task, I had to explore several competitions for illustrators and artists a like, and gain an understanding of approaching a brief or working alongside other artists. Moving through this task, I explored the variety of competition sites and narrowed down which appealed to me more, choosing them based of what I am working towards in a career. The common theme running through them all is that it involves some element of storytelling, whether its telling a child

Brief Following on from project 1, and referring to your portfolio assignment and reflection on your ‘golden thread’, consider who you want to talk to. You could make sketches or thumbnails of each of the following questions and connect them with flowing lines as in the illustration above, or you could create a comics page with each question represented in each panel. Ask yourself: What am I talking about or trying to say? Who am I trying to say it to? Who do I want to speak