What do I want to know? Why am I going to do?

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.