Leeds College of Art BA (Hons) ILLUSTRATION OUIL603 Extended Practice
Level
06
Credits 60
STUDIO PRACTICE Statement of Intent Name Blog Address Astrid Weguelin Date a-‐weguelin1316.blogspot.co.uk Rationale I want to create a strong portfolio, which displays a versatile selection of work, but I also want to create work that relates to my practice and will be useful for once I leave the course. So I want to make at least one book, develop printing skills and be able to create work for various briefs quickly and to different deadlines. I want to make a book because my interest in illustration lies mainly with narrative so it relates to my practice; also bookbinding is a good skill to develop. Screen-‐printing is another skill I want to develop because I love the aesthetic and I feel like a strong set of screen-‐prints would add a lot to my portfolio – also my practice is very much process lead so being able to develop as many visual skills as possible will only add strength to my work. These skills will help me after uni because I will have a collection of work relevant to the area of illustration I want to go into, also being able to work to various deadlines is invaluable as it teaches good time management. Themes / Subjects Book illustration – narrative, educational, children’s books, factual Education – books, repeat illustrations (recipe?), factual, children/adult, simplifying ideas Process – screen-‐printing, mono printing, book binding, collage, photo montage, textures Products / Methods of Distribution A series of prints – this could be screen-‐prints or a mixture, possibly for a book illustration brief or a print a week brief A binded book – this could fall into my educational theme, possibly for children Narrative illustrations – this could take the form of book brief competitions Educational illustrations – I want to look into the educational side of illustration, this could be in the form of a book or mini illustrations that would be created each week (recipes?)