Evaluation

Evaluation-

I have found the whole experience of making my glossary pages challenging but exciting that i had the chance to be so creative in so many different ways. I have enjoyed using different mediums and experimenting using my own ideas and inspiration from others. I feel like this project has helped me understand visual language a lot more and helped me to realise that i have been actually using elements of visual language in all of my workshops. For example using elements like colour and shape in my printmaking workshop. Also principles like movement and emphasis in photography by using different techniques to blur out certain objects. Things like proportion and form in 3D. Texture in textiles and ceramics too.

I don’t really feel like learning the terminology has overly helped my English skills however it was very interesting learning the meanings of certain words properly and i feel like that’s an extra bit of knowledge i have gained. I have done a lot of research throughout this project for example primary research which is photographs of mine and other people's hands i have taken myself and printed for my sketch book. Also all of my photography from my workshops have been printed and helped me develop my glossary pages. Also secondary research, i printed photographs of work by certain artists that inspired me throughout the project for example ; Egon Schiele. I also used a lot of my research time on pinterest printing pictures and using ideas i found on there. This helped me with my glossary pages also. I would probably improve my research skills by broadening my artist research and looking at other artists who focused on hands.

In all my workshops i learnt many new techniques that i will remember and will help me out in future projects to come.

Textiles ; i learnt Batik, paper making and screen printing which i had not tried out before and would of had no idea how to do. I really think it’s helped me gain a lot of knowledge.

Ceramics; i was taught how to mix my clay so there would be no air bubbles, i was also taught about how the items got fired and the different types of clay you can get.

Photography; i learnt about different things you need to change on your camera and also i learnt about all the photography equipment you can get which i really helpful for me when i’m wanting to photograph my work in the future.

3D; i leant about shape scapes and how to make my own sculpture using slots only.

Printmaking; i learnt how to make the prints using the correct process using the wheel and the ink rollers.

I think my workshop outcomes turned out really well, the only things i wasn't 100% happy with my printmaking and textiles outcomes because i think they could've looked a lot neater. However some of the items did turn out nice. I was pleased with my ceramics, 3D and photography outcomes and i don’t think i would want to change the results. Overall i think my portfolio is a good one with many different mediums and techniques incorporated. I think the range of different items some 3D sculptures some paperwork some photography all work together very well and i’m happy with what I've achieved. I think i have been creative during this assignment and my definition of creativity is someone who can think further into what they see, someone who can experiment with things just to see the outcome and the use of imagination.

Working independently was very easy for me and the way i prefer to work i enjoyed being alone and having my own ideas and developing them alone. I feel like time management was a slight issue in this project because sometimes i got too far behind and was difficult to get back on track. However i did manage to get all the work done which has proved me wrong. I do feel like i have done my best in the amount of time we have had and i feel my outcomes show that. I think they’re at a good quality for the time i had.

Overall i have really enjoyed this project however it did get a bit repetitive, i think i managed the brief well and i am happy with my outcomes.

Photography workshop

Today in photography we started off by getting a camera each and having a little bit of time getting used to them learning the ways we can change things on them and focus. It was difficult to get the hang of but seemed to get more simple when we actually started taking photographs. 

We started to take pictures of each others hands using different angles and lighting, we also experimented with colour and black and white. After that we was asked to pick some features to describe ourself and use them in our pictures I decided to pick abstract and I drew colourfully all over my hand. This looked really good on photographs and looked extremely colourful and funky! 

We experimented using loads of different lighting and techniques for example light drawing, high key and low key lighting. 

Studio work glossaries

I continued with my glossaries today and tried to get as many as I could done before the deadline! I did space and continuous line which needed finishing towards the end of the day but i managed to complete them during sole time. 

Textiles workshop

In textiles we did a mixture of many different activitys. At the start we practiced doing some screen printing that involved forcing ink through a screen and transforming it onto a bit of material, this was fun but also sometimes didn't work out which was frustrating. Then we made our own paper which was my favourite part of the day we had to combine loads of scrap paper together and blend it to make our sheets of unique paper. We also did some batik but we had to make sure we was careful with the hot wax because it could scold us very quickly leading to medical problems. Batik was fun but tedious because it was very hard keeping the wax in the pattern I wanted. Finally we used the printer to put a design onto a piece of fabric this was also very warm so we had to be careful. I then embroided the fabric which I found surprisingly easy and fun! 

Studio work

Today I just worked more on my glossary pages. I tried to get as many done as I could but found it difficult thinking of ideas for the words I had left over. I ended up doing 2 pages that are not fully complete because they need definitions however I am very happy with the quality of work I achieved. I also had a blog review with Nathan that helped me on understanding how to get my blog to the level it needs to be. 

Printmaking workshop

Printmaking is my favourite workshop so far. I really enjoyed the start of the lesson where we drew out our hena designs because that's something I enjoy doing in my free time. We then drew up our final designs on pieces of Lino and this next bit I found difficult. 

We had to cut out our designs onto the Lino using a Lino cutter. This was super difficult because it was really really hard to keep control of how this and think the lines went. I found it difficult getting a few of the shapes that I wanted for example circles and triangles were particularly tricky. 

The final design I picked was very detailed and meant a lot of small finer lines needed to be cut this meant that my end Lino wasn't as neat as I wanted it to be. My final prints worked out well I was happy with the colours I chose and the process I had to go through to achieve them, I found the process of the Lino printing fairly simple and easy to understand which meant I got quite a few done. Overall I really enjoyed this workshop because I loved drawing the hena patterns and working with lots of colours and trying new techniques.  

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Studio work glossaries and transforming the windows

Today we started off on the first half of the day doing glossary pages and sketchbook work. I finished a page of my glossary that needed doing and I also continued to do another glossary page which I didn't get chance to complete. 

I then started work on a piece in my sketch book which involved coloured pencils and blending them on outlines of hands that I drew out. This was fun and relaxing I really enjoy doing my glossary pages and working on my own 

We then went on to the second half of the day where Claire asked us to make a giant piece for the window using the words she gave us and the materials. My table got the word 'shape' so we decided that we wanted to make a giant hand out of all different coloured shapes such as circles, triangles and squares. 

This was a really good team building exercise and I got to know my table a lot more. The activity was fun and involved a lot of collage work which I really enjoyed 

Overall my groups window went really well and we felt very pleased with it. It took a long time and was teidious but worked really well. I don't feel like the photo I took does it any justice so I'm not pleased with that.

3D workshop

Today in my 3D workshop we started off looking at some examples of 3D hand sculptures built out of card. It was interesting to see how detailed and abstract that some people could be when working with the materials. We then went on to make our own random sculpture out of cards using slots in the card to keep it together. I made a small sculpture using card and cutting abstract looking shapes out of the card I then coloured them in multicoloured. My finished small sculpture looked really cool and I was proud with the way it looked, it reminded me almost of little people built up. 

We then went on to building our final sculpture of a hand which I thought sounded scary at first because there's so many little details in a hand and I wasn't sure of how I could make them using card only. However when I got into building the 3D sculpture things went right and just slot into place. I could mess up and still be able to go back and try something else I found it a tad fiddly and it was difficult cutting such thick card but that was the only problem I really faced.