OUIL403 Visual Skills-A day in the life (Idea Development)

After the crit session, I went away with a fresh view on how I was looking at my images. The crit was extremely useful, by having my piers look at the images without knowing what the article was about, I helped me to understand that as much as the image has to look good, it also has a purpose to serve, to illustrate the general message of the article.

Thankfully, Mario was able to easily identify what the images were trying to illustrate, so I thik the idea is there, I just need to focus on making the image look professional.

The first thing I looked at was the development of composition in the images. Because the idea of the images was pretty clear, I simply needed to develop the aesthetics whilst still remembering to not lose the message.

Once I was happy with the look of the final image, I drew up more drafts of the image to scan into the computer. I decided to hand craft the initial part of the image, and process the image further digitally; this gives me the opportunity to try different colour and composition without having to restart.

Although digital enhancement will give a neat and professional feel, which suits my style, it is at risk of losing a hand made feel- something I feel should be preserved.