OUIL504- Module Evaluation

End of Module Student Evaluation

BA (Hons) Illustration

Module Code: OUIL504 Illustration 1: Production & Presentation

Name: Matthew Mercer

Student ID: mm258303

Please identify where the evidence for each of the learning outcomes is within your submission and how well you feel you have met the learning outcomes. Please also grade yourself in relation to the learning outcomes using terms:

> poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent (Note- This is so that the team have an understanding of how well you feel you have done. It is not an indication of the actual grade you may receive.)

Learning Outcome	Evidenced where? Blog, Visual Journal, Roughs, Final Illustrations, Stings, storyboards, development sheets etc. (No more than 75 words)	Your grade Using words: > poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent
5A5: Demonstrate an informed understanding of issues relating to image, media, format and context through the delivery of solutions to identified visual problems. (Knowledge & Understanding -  Critical Awareness)	I feel through roughing and storyboarding I have been work out issues with my work with regards to composition etc. Repetition of image has helped me to refine my ideas and develop towards a final image much more effectively. As always, my blog had been by far my most effective way of reflecting on my previous work to develop through issues in the future.	Good
5A6: Understand the potential and limitations of a range of processes, technologies and techniques involved in the development and production of work for print and screen based delivery. (Knowledge & Understanding -  Research)	I feel I have effectively experimented with different print methods to define which one I should pursue not only for this particular brief but for my practice as a whole. Most of my favorite illustrators use one or more of the print methods discussed in this brief so through researching their processes outside of he brief and in study tasks I feel I have developed a much better understanding.	Good
5B4: Analyse and critically evaluate primary/secondary source material to inform the development and contextualisation of ideas, concepts and products through individual responses to set briefs. (Cognitive Skills - Problem Analysis, Problem Solving)	My initial research into William Burroughs brought me a decent foundation on to which I could build a decent body of work based around his life. Aside from SB2, I feel the research I did through primary and secondary sources enabled me to properly understand where my work should be going. This made it much easier to blog, rough and storyboard as I had a breadth of information on which to base my ideas around.	Satisfactory
5C4: Select, manipulate and apply appropriate media, processes and technologies in the development, production and presentation of ideas, concepts and products. (Practical Skills -  Practical and Conceptual Development)	Working with physical print processes has influenced my practice hugely. I have loved working towards developing print textures into my digital based work and I definitely feel it has pushed my practice, both within and outside the module, to a new level. Having other considerations with regards to print has led me to rough differently and learn to understand the limitations and benefits these processes have.	Good
5C5: Identify, evaluate and apply practical/technical processes, materials and media in order to produce technically competent and conceptually appropriate outcomes. (Practical Skills - Visual Quality and Technical Competence)	I have made a real effort within this brief to develop my craftmanship, be it using better paper or folders to present final prints. Working with physical print and digital allowed me to create work which I feel has a technically competence about it.	Satisfactory
5D4: Demonstrate the ability to communicate the development and resolution of ideas through appropriate visual and written presentation of work. (Key Transferable Skills - Presentation and Evaluation)	My blog is the main place I have communicated development within my work. I feel being immediately reflective is one of my strongest attributes; especially within this module where I have missed out on so much feedback from tutors and peers.	Satisfactory

Summative Evaluation (See Evaluation Guidance on next page for more information)

You are required to write a 750 word Summative Evaluation of this module.

Please type up your Summative Evaluation in the box below. Make a PDF of the document, print out a copy to submit with your portfolio of work and post the PDF as your final post on your OUIL504 blog.

My main objective coming into this module was to 1, understand my practice more and develop my work as a whole, and 2, to experiment more with print based processes. I was incredibly unfamiliar with a lot of the print techniques, having never really tried them to this extent before, however I have really enjoyed experimenting with shape and texture a lot and think this module has been my biggest transformative moment for me as an illustrator as I have a much better understanding of my work and general 'style'. The main thing I am taking away from this brief is the experience of working with printed texture and digital manipulation to create a more natural looking aesthetic within my work. Throughout last years modules I was constantly striving to find a better way of adding a more natural and hand made feel to my work and I feel through experimentation with the different processes I have definitely pushed it to a new level within my own work. Roughing has also been a big part of the module for me; I have taken much more care with my hand drawn roughs and tried my best not to rush straight to digital work as I know this can be really damaging to my work. I will look to continue this and am looking to start using my roughs more effectively by scanning them in and working with the actual roughs to develop my image. Throughout the module, I feel as though I could have experimented more with the actual production of images through different print methods. I spent most of my time collecting textures from the processes and manipulating them digitally rather than creating shape based images directly from the process. My thinking behind this was that I know how I like to work digitally, using shape to create images on there. I will definitely look to continue to experiment with image creation through print as the little I did with lino, I feel, came out quite nicely, and I actually really enjoyed making them. I feel towards the middle of the module, around November, I fell out of love with SB2, I was feeling really out of touch with my author, and my workload definitely slacked off a bit as I simply didn't enjoy what I was making. This is the point which I completely switched my idea and the work I was making in the brief took a nosedive. This resulted in my final prints completely lacking in concept and I am really not happy with how they turned out, I don't think they give a proper reflection on the work I have put in throughout the module. My attendance within this morning has also been incredibly poor. I missed out on numerous crits and general catch-ups with Teresa and Ben through various reasons and this definitely affected my work. I wholeheartedly regret missing so much within this module as I think my work and my general experimentation within the module would have benefited from having that guidance and feedback throughout. I will definitely look to attend more throughout the next module, and I really am looking forward to having Teresa and Ben's guidance to push my work to a new level and develop my practice as an illustrator. Going forward, I want to experiment more with the screen printing process. I feel I suffered from a lack of confidence with it within this module as I did not feel I was good enough to be able to experiment properly with it, but as I stated in my blog, I really like how screenprinting CAN look, I just feel I need to develop my own technique to make it look that way. Overall, I have really enjoyed this module, minus the slight blip in the middle and the frankly nightmarish December I had. I am happy with my progression as an illustrator within the module and I am really happy with the way my work is starting to move and how my skills are beginning to develop as a craftsman. Attendance has been my biggest let down with this module, as I think the lack of feedback and guidance I received really damaged how my work ended up and the general quality of my work throughout the module. I will 100% look to be completely involved in the next module and look to progress at a much faster rate.