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Exercise: With Hindsight...
This illustration was designed to promote a local event, the brief intended that I use entirely paper collage-- however, I used digital to improve the overall look. The feedback was that the design wasn't true to the paper craft, and it seemed a little ordinary. I too was unhappy with how it turned out and didn't think to redo the design. I was uncomfortable with the medium since I hadn't had much experience with collaging-- I tried once before but wasn't very happy with it.

Abbie Vidler
Nov 203 min read


Exercise: The 'Golden Thread' and Abstraction
For this exercise, I had to revisit some pieces that I created in the previous unit and reflect (with the abstraction technique), to find what is common throughout each piece-- my 'golden thread'. I wanted to show awareness and express how we can help our oceans, I would like to influence people to implement positive changes to their lives to help our oceans and wildlife. Not enough is being done and it's important to educate ourselves on the planet we call home. I made the w

Abbie Vidler
Nov 193 min read
Research Task: The Enterprise Hub
Looking and reading through ' The Enterprise Hub ', I reflected throughout how this would influence my artwork and goals for these next units and eventual career progression. I would need to keep referencing this Hub to fully grasp what area I want to work in, whether I work with people or not for certain projects, or what type of audience I aim for. After reading, I find myself inspired and intrigued at the idea of working with other people, most line of work that I am drawn

Abbie Vidler
Nov 181 min read


Research Task: Reflection on Stage 2
Stage 2 (of BA Illustration) as a whole was to teach me about different areas of illustration, different techniques of creating artwork, and exploring, experimenting, understanding what is out there for us to express. Moving into the last stage of Year 2, I must reflect back on the unit to understand where I want to lead my learning towards. The success of my previous artworks came down to planning stages, the research and contextual understanding of what I was creating and w

Abbie Vidler
Nov 183 min read


Exercise: Selection
Mind-map of selection My Visual Voice These outcomes from previous assignments have allowed me to delve deep into story-telling...

Abbie Vidler
Aug 81 min read



Abbie Vidler
Aug 80 min read
Critical Review: Final Draft
Critical Review with references (Document). Critical Review with references (PDF).

Abbie Vidler
Aug 81 min read


Research Task: Street Art
For this research task I need to find street art near me and make some notes and discuss how the work interacts with the environment;...

Abbie Vidler
Jul 123 min read


Research Task: Ceramic Artists
For this research task, I had to look into and make notes on several ceramic artists and then look at contemporary ceramic artists and...

Abbie Vidler
Jul 83 min read


Research task: Tattooing as Visual Language
For this research task, I need to research and document my thoughts on tattoo design; research cultural tattoos that are continued to be...

Abbie Vidler
Jul 45 min read
Research Task: World Illustration Awards
For this research task, I had to take a look at the World Illustration Awards and write a short reflective commentary on which areas I...

Abbie Vidler
Jul 11 min read


Exercise: Paper Circus
Brief Create a poster showing what’s on, where and when, an editorial piece about the show or an advert, but only use paper to do it. You...

Abbie Vidler
Jun 204 min read


Research Task: Paper Craft
For this research task, I have to look into several artists that use paper in their work and reflect on how they work. Kanako Abe Looking...

Abbie Vidler
Jun 145 min read


Assignment 7: Critical Review- First Draft
Video games have been around for roughly 85 years, starting out in 1940 where computers occupied an entire room to run. Now in 2025, you...

Abbie Vidler
Jun 76 min read
Research task: Contemporary Concerns
For this research task, I have to look into a collection of artists and pick two out of the few or choose my own to look into the...

Abbie Vidler
May 225 min read


Research Task: Indigenous Artists
For this research task, I will be researching indigenous artists from around the world. Starting off with... Kenojuak Ashevak Ashevak...

Abbie Vidler
May 217 min read
Critical Review 2: Proposal
For this critical review, I will be exploring the history, development and the importance of video game art and design; throughout I will...

Abbie Vidler
May 152 min read


Research Task: Outsider Art
For this research task, I will be researching several artists, then I'll be taking two artists and then I'll look into their creative...

Abbie Vidler
May 136 min read


Research Task: EDI in Practice
For this research task, I will be exploring the work of several artists that engage in issues of EDI (otherwise known as equality,...

Abbie Vidler
May 128 min read


Research Task:Female Comic Creators
For this research task, I am going to be exploring how women were traditionally shown in comics, discuss my thoughts about what comics...

Abbie Vidler
May 67 min read
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