End of Module Evaluation

End of Module Student Evaluation

BA(hons) Illustration

Module Code: Visual Skills OUIL405 Visual Narratives

Name: Abigail Woolley

Student ID: aw258410

Please identify where the evidence for each of the learning outcomes is within your submission and how well you feel you have met the learning outcomes. Please also grade yourself in relation to the learning outcomes using terms:

> poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent (Note- This is so that the team have an understanding of how well you feel you have done. It is not an indication of the actual grade you may receive)

Learning Outcome	Evidenced where? Blog, Sketchbook, Roughs Final Illustrations, development sheets etc.  (No more than 75 words)	Your grade Using words: > poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent
4A6  Demonstrate a range of approaches to research in the collection, development and communication of source material.	Sketchbooks, blog	satisfactory
4B5 Explore individual responses to creative opportunities, source material and visual research appropriate to set briefs and identified problems.	Sketchbooks, blog	good
4C6 Select and investigate appropriate practical approaches to the investigation of visual development and communication of source material in response to a brief.	Sketchbooks, blog	Very good
4C7 Explore appropriate processes and techniques in the visual development of ideas relating to narrative, sequence and content.	Sketchbooks, blog, final illustrations	good
4D5 Demonstrate an effective use of appropriate methods of recording, documenting and evaluating individual progress.	Sketchbooks, blog	good

Evaluation (See guidance below for more information)

You are required to write a 500 word evaluation of this module.

Overall, I think I’ve engaged quite well with this module, particularly towards the end. I struggled mostly with the research element but I think towards the end I got better at this. For example, with the first brief I wasn’t sure what to draw or collect around leeds, and the same with the field trip in the second brief. Once I had changed my project though, my research improved and I think this is just because I had more of a solid direction to work in. I got better at using my research to inform my project once I’d changed my idea. I tried to explore a range of different research methods, like asking people about their favourite coffee, where they’ve had it etc and this helped me get to the conclusion that I should base my picture book on my own experiences with coffee to make it more personal and informed. The main thing I learnt in this module is media experimentation. For my picture book I used ink drawings and tissue paper and combined them digitally which I think was quite effective and definitely something I am going to use again or develop further. My picture book was the most successful part of this module I think. I’m really pleased with the observational drawings and experimentation and development I did for this brief and how I refined these down to create the book itself. I think I was quite prolific as well and worked through the different stages of my project logically. Another part of this module that went quite well was the group screenprint. Although I found the research aspect difficult, I was really pleased with the end result. We had managed to combine lots of different media and techniques and I think the finished screenprints turned out really interesting. There were lots of parts of this module where I got stuck and lost momentum, but I think I dealt with them quite well. I think the main problem for me was research, and I didn’t know how to research things effectively to give me ideas to work with. I hit a particularly difficult dead end with the picture book project when I went down the route of anti-consumption and repurposing things, because after a lot of research I realized I didn’t have anything interesting to build a narrative out of so I had to restart the project. Despite this, it worked out quite well because I enjoyed the coffee based idea much more so I found it easier to do lots of work. I’ve learnt a lot from this module that I can apply to future work. I think the main things that I’ve learnt are how to use research more effectively and media experimentation (I’m glad I managed to move away from using fineliners in this project and I’m really happy with the results). I also feel like I’ve really got into the swing of working in this project, and just working my ideas out in sketchbooks and I think this will hopefully continue into future projects.

Evaluation Guidance

This should be a reflective summary of your experience across the module, with a focus on SB2 & SB3

-       Overall, how well do you feel you have engaged with this module.

-       What learning took place? What was useful to you?

Be specific. New skills? New methods? New processes or approaches? Did you use the blog to reflect on your project development? Tell us about your research- how did you use it to inform the intent of your project?

-       What went well and why? What did you enjoy? What were you happy with as an outcome?

Be critical and analytical. Why did you enjoy it? Perhaps identify particular sessions?

This could be ideas, solutions to problems, studentship or research. How well did you use the studio? Did you invest enough time in the development and testing of your outcomes? Where did you invest the most energy? When did you feel positive and motivated?

-       What could you have done better?

What were the problems you faced? Did you get stuck or lose momentum? What did you do to overcome this? This could be in reference to studentship, organization, blogging or studio practice.

-       Contextual research.

How have you used the analysis of other artists, peers or other creative practitioners to inform your own approach? What are the principles, ideas and approaches you have identified as relevant to you?

-       How can you apply what you have learnt here for future modules and projects?

Application and future thinking. Things you would do differently next time? What useful methods, processes and ideas will you take forward into the next module?

You may also want to consider:

Self-questioning: How did your thoughts and opinions change as you progressed through the module?

Feedback: What other people (tutors and peers) thought of work and how you responded to that feedback?

Research: Did you use contextual research to inform your ideas, ways of thinking or understanding of the challenges set. This may include further research of your subject matter, slides from the presentations or use of the library.