- I love storytelling.
- Illustration is illumination - illustration, in all its many forms, has the power to clarify and inform – images can the self-sufficient, or they can accompany another body of work; either way, illustration is a form of communication.
- Almost all of my favourite artists are illustrators or graphic artists – my enthusiasm for art has always been informed by illustrators. It is through illustration and illustrators that I am figuring all off this out.
- There is freedom in illustration – there is room for play, stylisation, fluidity.
- Illustration is one of the most current and exciting art scenes.
Identify five reasons you choose this programme
- The illustration programme at Leeds College of Art is fresh and exciting. As it is still in it's early years, it doesn't feel like a tired routine, it's taking shape alongside and around the students.
- I wanted to study in a small programme, as I thought the intimacy of a small group of students would better lend itself to a 'melting-pot' of creativity,
- The course leaders have a lot of experience in their fields - the best people to learn from are those that have actually been there, for their experience is invaluable.
- LCA is a prestigious institution. It's place within the creative fields may lead to exciting possibilities and opportunities, more so than would be available through an institution without the same gravity.
- I wanted to study in Leeds as it's a great city, with a exciting and vibrant creative scene, both mainstream and alternative.
Identify five skills you think are your strengths
- I am an okay-ish drawer.
- I don't get tired of making images, and if something sucks I have no problem forgetting about it and starting again.
- I have a clear idea of where I want to go -I don’t feel lost. I know what I am working toward.
- I understand communication.
- I’m fairly clued up on illustration – not only is it my favourite kind of work but I am genuinely interested in it – I read magazines and blogs, I attend exhibitions, I read books, etc.
Identify five things you'd like to improve
- My image composition - figure positioning, how to use blank space, etc.
- My use of colour.
- My use of digital methods.
- I can be prone to forgetting that work exists outside the range that I am specifically interested in, even if this work is important/significant/has socio-politico impact etc.
- I'd like to be BRAVER and learn how to experiement and step out of my comfort zone.
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