Final Evaluation
For my final evaluation I’ve concluded that I best replicate
an animal rather than a building, during my conclusion I will explain the steps
and research I have done to conclude and finalize the decision between the two category’s.
For my primary research I studied the local area in which I live,
though I am based in the country side I believe this gives me an advantage in
my decision because the frequency of wild life surrounding my local area out
numbers that of urban areas thus ruling
out urban animals such as cats and dogs (domesticated)
For my secondary research I searched the internet to find animals best suited to my
persona, to conclude I decided that the animal that best describes me was a
peacock due to it flamboyancy and elegancy but temperamental and made vain by
its beauty. During my secondary sourcing I studied the photos of the peacocks
to see how they acted and to see if they correlated with the personality that I
possess, studying in depth the colors of it feathers and imitating this into
my own style on paper using a range of Medias to complete my overall goal
during this project.
Peter Clarks influence over my work in my final piece wasn’t
as strong as I’d hoped for due to the materials used and the lack of age and authenticity
of the paper though I filled the brief of replicating my persona, this was
incorporated by photo copying my original works for my sheets listed as “Sheet about me 1, 2”on close inspection
of my 3d design you can see images of my person on the peacocks feather span this
is the only part of my work that I feel is inspired my Peter Clark because its
usage of materials that have been an influence in my life and the idea of a peacock
copies the idea of basing our designs on the local surround, as Peter Clark
would do himself.
For my mood board I constructed ideas in my head an though
about what best describes me, it was a challenging task to begin with due to
the vast amount I could have chosen from in the end I concluded to use music,
social media and fashion as the best way to describe me, I assessed this with a
secondary opinion “your always quoting
Lana Del Rey song which is easy to relate to you” Carmen Hopson this
further proves that the mood boards I have produced re relevant to me and
reflect me best to those who know me well. During the production of my mood
boards I though carefully about the music which was best suited to me and Lana
Del Rey and Florence and the machine were the two artist who I felt best
descried me I also showed influence of style on the Lana Del Rey drawing as
here Bowler hat is something I fondly wear.
For my experimentation during this project I was taught how
to effectively make a collage without layering or ruining the materials used
and trying to preserve as much as the cut out image as possible to add effect
of my final piece, some of my artist sheet that I have created show techniques
that I have used eg pencil, water color and color pencil effects for my mood
boards I have incorporated streaks of red this is my style of drawing and fascination
of monochrome effects the red is an experiment and lifts the image into a new
dimension giving more hostile effect.
We were given an in-depth safety procedure as to how we
should use a crafting knife, always cut away from self, never place fingers on
route of the blades path ensure that the knife is never forced as it may
shatter/snap, ensure solid grip of the crafting knife holding the grip areas of
the crafting knife so finger don’t slip, use a cutting mat so the materials don’t
slip and property damage is prevented.
My strength’s for this project where the pencil pieces and
the mood boards about us I was able to create pieces that I felt comfortable with
this is shown in my ability to draw people of a suitable standard and style, I was
also comfortable with water colors the effect that I used was dapping the
brush at a quick pace to create a feather look which was less controlled
compared with my previous projects I also feel that my collage work is that of
a good quality as I used stencils to create the basic shapes then I cut out
more detailed pieces of the peacocks face.
If I was to redo the project again i wouldn’t change that
much as I feel I have performed to a good ability range and have completed my
personal goal that I set out to achieve as shown, I’d like to have had more
time just to neaten up my final piece and add stronger details to the facial
area and incorporate more of me into the overall design.
During this project I felt that my mood boards about me went well because I spent time making
shore I included the final details as shown with my drawing with Lana Del Rey I
felt especially went well and is one of my favorite drawing among the project
collection.
For my improvement I feel that I could have improved my
final piece and my animal collage as they appear to be rushed and inadequate to
the standards I set out to achieve though I had enough time to complete this
project I feel I could have made a better attempt at this part of the project.
I felt that I managed my time wisely as I did some of my
work in my own time to reduce the work amount and meant I could concentrate a
lot harder than I would surrounded by people and background noise, I completed
my project with plenty of time to spare and felt that I managed my time very
well.
