Project 1 - Personal graphics

The brief for this task was to complete a 180mm x 180mm square that featured or displayed what we want to gain from graphics and what we want to do with it in the future. I found it hard initially to come up with ideas, simply because the brief was so broad that I didn't know where to start. I began by starting with what I know how to do best and that was to create two illustrations of myself in watercolour and pencil. I felt that by creating an image of myself, I was at least on the way towards making something that was a reflection of me.

The images ended coming out well. I completed one in full watercolour and using an olive green pencil to create the lines that gave the piece a faded, vintage feel which was very effective. I scanned the images into the computer but only ended up using the line drawing that was completed in a bright pink colouring pencil. It looked more contemporary than the watercolour and fit well into the theme I worked around on the computer. One of my favourite things to do is combine traditional with contemporary techniques; something I hope I conveyed through this graphic.  

One of the problems with my design processes is that I spend time altering images on Photoshop without taking screenshots of the progress. I am able to screenshot the different layers of this graphic, but those are not able to show the thought process and transition from one thing to another. When designing in the future therefore, I will try and focus on recording the production process better as the result is often little evidence in my sketchbook of planning - something that examiners and universities look for when looking through.