As promised...

As i promised in my smart targets last week I have below the final model boards for my rag doll character which I was working on.
I really like how they came out, and I grew quite attached to the story. I feel this is something i will continue to produce concept work for and supporting characters for.

Thanks
Leonie Elsa

My 7 Week Plan

With 7 weeks to go there is a lot of work to get done for final hand in. Although there is much to do , its quite exciting because there is a variety of tasks and concepts to work on for my live briefs. The key to hitting my deadline and make sure all these tasks are complete and to high standards is to keep to a time plan which I have put together.

Week 1
A) Segmented character walk cycle on after effects & evaluation for re-subission of Alternitive techniques module.

B) Finalise work for the Seven Stories Competition.

C) Friday this week is the session with Paul Hess in which will do a work shop and recieve a live                
     project for me to complete for him.

Week 2
A) Develop work for the first of two projects from Paul Hess.

B) Clean up work produced in session for portfolio.

C) Plan portfolio work so far

Week 3 & 4 (Easter)
A) Develop, refine and finalise projects for Paul Hess.

B) Blog it and evaluate.

C) Greetings cards project

Week 5
A)  Finalise greetings cards

B) Begin development of Wind and the Willows Compeition

Week 6
A) Refine and Finalise Wind and the Willows Competition work.

B) Edit and refine reel

Week 7
A) Printing new work

B) Organise work based module

C) Organise PPD paperwork.


Todays SMART Targets:

1) write up seven stories session notes
2) Refine work for seven stories so far
3) Post final model boards for previous module

Lets get going!

Thanks
Leonie Elsa

Essay Writing Fun...

Well,
After finishing my model boards for my module, which I was very pleased with (images on the way), it was quite refreshing to write an essay on my chosen subject. It gave me the oppurtunity to do more research and get a better understanding of the contemporary market I will be going into.

This week...

I am now focusing on finding different live briefs and competitions to work on for PPD, my portfolio and to give me more experience of working to tighter deadlines and for a client with i think is paramount to my development as an illustrator.

Some of the ones I am focusing on are:

Penguin Book Cover Design 2013
This is looking at designing a cover for a childrens' book and an adult one, although they are two separate briefs i think I will be entering both. However my focus will be on the childrens' one.

Seven Stories : Over The Hill & Far Away 2013
This is quite a close deadline, however I think it would be really good for me to look at as my main interest is Childrens' illustration. I also really like the idea of it being a local source, with seven stories being a local establishment. This is also very interesting because it is conceptually based on

Cheltenham Tall Tails 2013
This is another illustration competition I am very interested in. It is a highly regarded competition and offers great exposure for my work. On top of this it will make me work outside me comfort zone which I feel can only be benifical to furthering my professional and personal development as an illustrator.

I am looking at more competitions and will by the end of the day I will have a plan for the next 9 weeks of my course and completion of my briefs and portfolio work.

Leonie Elsa