OUIL402-Study Task 1

Identify 5 reasons why you chose to study Illustration.  

• I love story telling through visual media, specifically drawing and image making.
• I want to spend the rest of my like drawing/image making.
• I find Illustration is a really good way of communicating information.
• Illustration is such a flexible form that allows for so many different interpretations.
• Illustration is a healthy balance between art and design which allows you to chose how you want your illustration to be interpreted.

Identify 5 reasons why you chose this programme

• The intensity of the course.
• The facilities within the college that allow you the opportunity to experiment with media.
• The staff and their love of illustration and the course.
• The way it focuses on you developing both your concepts and technical skills.
• The broad spectrum of illustration that the course allows you to explore.

Identify 5 skills you think are your strengths 

• Characters.
• Humour. 
• Research.
• Experimentation with media.
• Initial Ideas/Concepts.

Identify 5 things that you want to improve

• My technical drawing.
• Experimentation with Illustrative styles/ tones of voice.
• Digital work.
• Colouring.
• Developing my work in more interesting ways.

Identify 5 images that demonstrate your interest in Illustration.

Morgana Wallace

Kate Beaton

Vicente Lopez 

 Dinara Mirtalipova 

Morimura Ray

Madéleine Flores

Emily Carroll