- Strengths - What are the strengths of my unit, research, Pre-production, time scaling & final result.
- Weaknesses - What are the weaknesses of the aforementioned.
- Opportunity's - What are the opportunity's that I have come across during this unit, did I take full advantage of them and what opportunity's am I looking for moving forward
- Targets - What are my targets to consistently improve my creative works and skill set. The aim of these targets is to set the goals to becoming more industry standard.
Practice Enrichment - SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Reflecting
on the week I spent engaging in life drawing workshops during this project, one
area that I feel I performed well in is the drawn study’s that involved
accurate measuring techniques to capture shape and form effectively. I feel
this due to the intuition and resulting product that I took confidence in when
taking the time to study from life. I would admit that when it comes to drawing
from memory that my confidence pails in comparison to others in the industry
but using measurement techniques such as my thumb and pencil as ballpoint
figures against the perspective of the head downward is something that I am
confident in completing to a high technical standard.
Following
on from this I feel that my studying of lighting such as the drawn observations
with white chalk on black paper are something that I am also keen to suggest as
my better quality’s when discussing my life drawn responses from across this week’s
workshops. When capturing the 3d form of an object or person from life lighting
is key in portraying this as a 2 dimensional study by manipulating the
perspective through techniques that imitate the lighting situation on paper. I
feel in my work I have effectively demonstrated such techniques improving the impression
that the work portrays.
My
investigations and research are also something I am satisfied have provided me
with a wealth of knowledge due to the quality I have installed into my scripted
investigations. By going into detail of the concept, style, process, and composition
in each artist illustrations and iterated on it I am confident I have gained
insight which I can transfer into my future productions increasing the effectiveness
in my illustration and animation skillset.
Weaknesses
Continuing
from the subject of research, although I covered a comprehensive investigation
into 12 illustrations enabling opportunity’s and knowledge I am dissatisfied
with the number of artists I covered during my research process. I feel that if
I had planned my time scaling out more effectively considering my weakness in
writing that I would have been able to cover more artists illustrations from
life over the time I had diversifying my learnt understanding.
A technique that I am not confident in my ability to utilise is quick gestural studies
of a person’s pose, shape, and form. This technique is also in duality with
creating drawn study’s in motion due to the pace in which a solid gesture is
required to convey an effective motion study. This issue contrasts with my preferred
approach of life drawing by taking the time to using measuring techniques to be
accurate with shape and form. This is an area that I feel needs to be improved
if I am develop as an animator.
Although
I made great attempts in working through this and solving these issues drawing
foreshortening from life study’s is still something I find difficult to capture
accurately. Many of the poses that I drew happened to not include
foreshortening from the perspective I was drawing from, but when I was in a
situation that I viewed it I am not confident with the drawn responses I gave
when challenged to draw from this angle. I believe that his perspective is an
area of improvement that I require.
Opportunitys
Further mentions that I have had the opportunity to learn from are the scripted and drawn responses to illustrators and artists both contemporary and historically. The specific artists I have had the pleasuring of studying and learning from are:
- Mode 2
- James Jean
- Amy Sol
- Jeff Soto
- Paul Insect
- Fon Schiedon
- Kelsey Brookes
- Kozy n Dan
- Andrea Wan
- Alex Pardee
When working full time in the industry it can often be hard to
find the opportunity to explore new direction and experiments with innovative
new techniques, materials, and processes. This project has enabled me with such
an opportunity by challenging me with this project brief enabling the
stimulation of growth as an artist and content creator
Finally, every brief that is put my way including this one
provides me with the opportunity to better myself in every aspect from initial
ideas to presenting my design results to peers. To be successful in the
industry is not just about been technically superior at your vocation but the
ability to be innovative with how you carry your trade and apply it. This
projects aim was to practice the enrichment of drawing skills from life study’s,
whilst studying this it gave me the inspiration and stimulation to consider how
my traditional skills can be applied in new and exciting ways as well as
techniques to make it happen.
Targets
In order to consistently grow as an artist, it is imperative that I understand how I can improve in order to allow my skillset to naturally evolve in a productive direction. Reflecting upon my SWOT analysis and my project there are a few key areas which I would like to create an action plan for to balance out my skill set moving forward.
Target 1 - Study and practice gesture
Practice and reflection makes perfect, but consistently practicing and reflecting improves what my perfect is.
Earlier in my post I outlined that my prime weakness when it comes
to drawing from life study’s is my ability to capture an accurate gesture
when it comes to the shape, form, and pose that an individual conveys. As an
animator whose aspiration is to convey intention effectively for an emotional
reaction it is imperative that I spend times improving this skill as an
animation can only go so far unless it 'feels' visually appropriate
Target 2 - Investigate tactics to combat foreshortening issues
Practice and reflection are
effective means at improving to a high standard but seeking the tips and tricks
of peers and industry professionals will kickstart progress like swapping from
a horse to a motorbike
All artists universally agree
foreshortening to be a painful technique to develop for, and simply practicing
through observation can prove to also serve as a problem because although
certain linework can portray an angle accurately the illustration may still
lack the depth needed to convey the foreshortening effectively. This issue is
something that currently holds back my work when it comes to my desires to draw
characters in unconventional and interesting poses.
A plan of action to combat this
is to make use of websites such as YouTube and, the more effective option, Skillshare
to have industry professionals convey the tips and tricks needed to improve the
impression of my drawn response regarding life drawing. These websites provide
the current and contemporary solutions for such issues but reference and
information that can equally give advice from professionals are books which can
be bought or found in library’s. Consistency is the key when hoping to improve
in drawing, studying, and responding from sources are my goals when it comes to
improving this skill.
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Having reviewed my 'Practice Enrichment' project and applied my feedback into a clear action plan for me to work on, I am satisfied that I have grown from my time developing and analysing my work in this unit. I hope that everyone reading this has taken on board from my experiences and learnt a little something for themselves. Thank you for reading till next time.
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