Self Evaluation OUIL402

1.  What learning have you inherited through this module and how has it impacted on your own understanding of professional practice? Consider yourself as a student at University as much as an illustrator
I’ve inherited the ability to step back and see the bigger picture. Rather just focusing on my own work and trying to improve it through trial and error, I have researched and learnt more about what illustration means in the art world at the moment. Through extending my understanding of the world illustration it has lead me to a variety of different artists and practitioners who have informed me of how to do the things I want to do but I can learn from their mistakes and improve my own work through their knowledge.
2. What approaches/ types of research have you found most valuable over this module? Why did they have such an impact?
I think taking out books from the library was a main point, It really helped to look at different techniques of drawing and in particular the anatomy and through looking at this helped me to develop my own practice. Also being introduced to websites such as It’snicethat.com and AOI.com has helped me see what is trending in the illustration world and take that into consideration as I create my own work. Getting pintrest is also something which really changed how my work progresses, it is now one of the first places I look for research. It’s really easy to use and there is a bredth of illustrators on there which I have then found their personal websites and bookmarked.
3. In what way has PPP informed the way your work in other modules and your illustration practice as a whole? I think through thinking about things in the bigger world help you extend your own practice, if it weren’t for ppp I would probably still be in my own bubble which is limited only to tumblr and instagram and not have found as many practicioners as I like. It also helped me understand that illustration isn’t just drawing, its product design and billboards and a whole range of things in the world and it isn’t limited to drawing and that Lens and actual products such as embroidery are illustration too.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your PPP submission and how will you address this in the future? I think blogging was the real weakness, I think that if I had blogged every movie I saw – the night I saw it. Then the descriptions would be more indepth and I could really describe what it was that I liked in particular. I’ve also not really explored much further than leeds this year and next year I hope to arrange more visits to comic book shows and other exihibitions
5. What communities of practice and professional contexts do you intend to investigate further as you approach level 5? Why do they appeal to you? I definitely will continue to watch different media, Im planning on looking at more foreign culture films to see what there is there. I also think I will continue to take books from the library to look more into how things are done professionally. I will be going to big heads more next year also as I didn’t got to as many this year and I think that they might improve my work otherwise.
6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas: (please indicate using an ‘x’)  5= excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor
	1	2	3	4	5
Attendance			x
Punctuality			x
Motivation			x
Commitment			x
Quantity of work produced			x
Quality of work produced			x
Contribution to the group			x
The evaluation of your work is an important part of the assessment criteria and represents a percentage of the overall grade. It is essential that you give yourself enough time to complete your written evaluation fully and with appropriate depth and level of self-reflection. If you have any questions relating to the self-evaluation process speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.