End of module evaluation

End of Module Student Evaluation

BA(hons) Illustration

Module Code: Visual language OUIL404 Visual Language

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
4A5 Demonstrate an awareness of visual literacy and visual language in relation to drawing, image making and the visual investigation of ideas.	Blog, sketchbook	Satisfactory
4B4 Identify and evaluate appropriate principles, processes and media in relation to set problems and individual creative concerns.	Blog, sketchbook	satisfactory
4C5 Develop and present a body of work that demonstrates an ability to practically investigate and apply identified visual principles through visual research.	Blog, sketchbook	satisfactory
4D4 Effectively communicate informed opinions and critical awareness through appropriate methods of documentation, reflection and self-evaluation.	blog	satisfactory

Evaluation (See guidance below for more information)

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

Overall I feel like I have learnt a lot from this module but I haven’t produced a lot of work that I’m proud of or shown this learning through my work. I feel like what I have learnt from this module I have ended up applying to other modules more so than this one. I think I might have struggled to properly engage or get into this module because it’s been spread out over such a long period of time, unlike the other modules which I have found easier to engage with. I think line quality might be the most important thing that I’ve learnt from visual language. I barely use fine liners now and instead use an ink brush pen most of the time because the variety in line quality is so much more varied and expressive. Another useful aspect of this module for me was the photoshop workshops which taught me a lot more about how to best use the program. Overall I can’t really think of any outcomes that I am proud of from this module. However, the sessions where we looked at other artists work and analysed how they’ve used certain techniques in their work were really interesting for me. Although this learning isn’t reflected in my work, the discussions in class and listening to other people’s opinions on the result of these techniques taught me a lot about the importance of the mechanics of image-making. I think my main problem with this module was probably time management. I struggled to get into the habit of being on top of blogging and work since it’s something I tended to only think about on Tuesdays, the rest of the week I would generally just be working on whatever other module we had going on at that time. I think that time management is a problem I’ve overcome with my more recent modules but I don’ think I dealt with it within this one. Also, I think that because a lot of the tasks were quite small, weekly ones that I didn’t put as much effort in as I should have done. Visual language has taught me a lot about the basics of drawing and image making that I didn’t know before starting this degree, and I think that now when I look at illustrations I have a much deeper understanding of the development and choices an artist has made when making their image. My new understanding of the importance of line quality and composition and all the different elements that make up an image will be applied in all future modules, including the one I’m working on at the moment. I think one of the most significant things I’ve learnt from this module is just how varied illustrations can be and that there isn’t one “correct” way to make a good illustration.

Evaluation Guidance

This should be a reflective summary of your experience across the module

-       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? Specific tasks or workshop days? How has breaking down the mechanics of image-making affected your practice?

-       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? Identify particular sessions or ways of working?

This could be ideas, solutions to problems, studentship or research. How well did you use the studio? 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? Were there some tasks that were more challenging than others? Did you overcome that challenge? 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.