Identify 10 questions that you want to find the answers to as part of your degree.
1-What does it mean to be a professional illustrator?
2-How can I make my illustrations more professional?
3-What media and processes best suite my 'style' of illustration?
4-What improvements do I need to make to my practice?
5-How can I improve my communication skills?
6-What types of job opportunity's are there in the industry?
7-Who am I and what am I trying to say?
8-What other creative practices can I combine my work with?
9-What platforms are there to advertise my work?
10-What can i learn from my peers?
For each question explain what you expect or want to learn by finding the answers to the questions
1- To learn how to conduct myself in a professional manor in terms of client communication, contractual issues, professional practice and time management.
2- How i can best tailor my work to meet the needs of the widest range of clients and platforms possible.
3- Learn to use a wide range of media and become competent with appropriate digital programmes.
4-Learn what my weak points are and take measures to improve them through practice.
5- I hope to improve my confidence and learn how to conduct myself in a professional manner.
6- learn what options there are throughout the industry and improve my knowledge of the industry overall.
7-Learn to understand myself better and be able to show my personality and messages through my work.
8-Learn how i can collaborate in with other disciplines to produce work in a variety of media and formats.
9-To discover the best platforms and networks to showcase my work to the right audience.
10- To learn a wide range of styles, skills and media from a varied group of skilled individuals.
What will YOU do in order to find the answers to each question
1-Research professional illustrators and professional practice and attend big heads interviews.
2-Work towards set briefs, improve skills through a variety of media and research professional illustrators work.
3- Experiment with a wide range of media and processes, research how these processes are used in the industry.
4- Identify my weaknesses and force myself to work in ways that I'm not comfortable with.
5- Attend crits and presentations as well as taking part in discussions with my peers and networks of illustrators.
6- Thoroughly research the industry to see which areas best suite my work and what i should do to make my work best suite them.
7-practice my style of illustration and explore my ideas in great detail to learn how best to communicate them.
8-Speak to and work with practitioners from other courses and other disciplines out side the college. Research all possible applications of illustration.
9- Speak to tutors, illustrators and peers. Visit galleries and other events. Set up events.
10-Speak to my peers on a daily basis and encourage them to give honest critical feedback about my work, study their work and their methods.
