PPP2 PRESENTATION Sophia Watts – OUIL502
Last year – Final Practical Outcome
This year – 505 Final Practical Outcome
AIMS FOR LEVEL 5 Work out where my work sits in the world of Illustration ●Learn new skills ●Make my practice more professional ●Gain confidence to put my work out there. ●Discover a practical way of working that is both effective and adaptable ●Find 'My Thing’ ●
504 Mono-print & Lino-print Experiments
504 Paper-cut Screen-print Experiment
504 Lino Prints & Digital
505 Sketchbook Roughs & Digital brushes
503 Folio Society/House of Illustration Outcome
504 About the Author Outcome – Printed Concertina
503 Collaboration Brief YCN
503 Substantial Brief Design Boards
505 Design Boards
505 Application Mock-ups
Jon from Handsome Frank Illustration Agency‘You need to have positive attitude and be willing to listen to (inevitable) feedback and take it on board. That said, don't be a push over’
Rian Hughes – ‘Stay interested by stepping outside your bubble to look in afresh on a regular basis. Be professional. Meet deadlines. Read the brief. Listen to criticism. Don’t be a prima donna, but stick up for what you think is best for the job. Be articulate and engaged’
INTERESTS & PRACTICE Books & articles – Working from literature/writing, publishing and editorial briefs ●Film – Scenes and composition ●Theatre & Performance – Stage ●Costume ●Time periods - Themes ●Travelling – Documenting experiences through drawing ●Narrative & Storytelling – Sequential imagery ●
504 & 505 Wordless Narrative - Scenes
504 Sketchbook Roughs – Drawing through thinking
Independent Leeds - Editorial
Social Media - Instagram
Summer Sketchbook – Italy 2016
AIMS FOR SUMMER 2017 Draw from observation ●Make a website, join more social media platforms ●Talk to lots of people ●Contact professionals ●Record experiences visually using my sketchbook ●Travel sketchbook ●Explore ●Experiment ●
AIMS FOR LEVEL 6 Work from more editorial briefs ●Develop my networking skills ●Gain confidence when contacting professionals ●Manage my time day-by-day ●Improve my work/life balance ●Work from themes/topics that I am passionate about ●Be fearless ●
Thanks for listening! Any questions?..