Assignment Evaluation

A wise man once said to not judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree and I have struggled many times to remember that saying through out this module. I am not the artiest of people nor do I have much natural ability when it comes to traditional art, there is a reason why I took graphic design as an A-level rather than generic art, and as a result I found this module to be particularly difficult. With respect to the quote I am far more assured in my ability once a computer is put in front of me, so I have tried to remember that just because I may not feel as though I am particularly gifted at traditional art, it doesn't mean that I have no artistic ability whatsoever, and I believe that the work I have produced for the module shows that, I believe the digital art made in Photoshop is far and away greater than any of my life drawing art or any traditional art I have thus produced. That being said I have enjoyed the creative freedom that this module allowed, while daunting at first, the ability to create practically whatever my heart desired was a breath of fresh air when compared to the other two modules.

Initially I found it difficult to get traction when producing my artwork though I attribute that partly to my inexperience with Photoshop, I found the multitude of options and tools a mite confusing and I didn't initially understand many of their purposes or their true ability to assist in the creation of quality art work. However once I gained experience, and with the help of many of my peers, I have come to respect Photoshop as a powerful creative tool despite some continued apprehension towards the more complex systems and tools.

In regards to the artwork itself I feel that once I had gotten to grips with Photoshop I was able to more quickly and more efficiently work through my pieces, getting them to an acceptable standard, I never felt that I had to compromise my vision for what the end results should be and I was more or less able to realise them in an acceptable manner. Perhaps if in the future I were given more time, or perhaps if I had better managed my own time, I may have been able to produce additional works that would fully display the variety of poses, props and environments that my character could enable. I however feel that at the present time my work is to an acceptable standard and, while not entirely happy with the limited diversity, I am content that they accurately show my ability and understanding of artistic techniques such as colour, shadow and texture, as well as more complex principles like proportion, perspective and three dimensional depth.