Visual Language Final Evaluation

I think through out this module the skills I've developed most through out this module is my consideration for line quality and composition, though these are things I was doing before this module I think it was mostly unconsciously and now i've learn about them i'm staring to incorporate them into my work in other modules. I've also started to incorporate shape into my work much more than before. I think learning more about the theories behind some of the principles of image making have really enhanced my understanding and made it much easier to incorporate into my work, I think composition and thumbnails have really developed over the course of the course of this module and I think this is evident in my comic thumbnails i did at the start and the ones I did at the end of the module there is a vast improvement not only in composition but also line of sight and use of frame.

I'm really proud of some of the work I've produced for this module specifically in the later stages when I started exploring digital media more and more, I think my favourite piece I did for this module is the last piece I did of Steven Gerrard which incorporated a lot of what i've learnt over the course of this module such as use of shape, line quality, composition and colour theory it tied together a lot of the things I learnt, the style I used for this piece is definitely something I want to carry on with and develop moving forward as this piece was slightly rough around the edges and could have been improved with more time. I also really enjoyed the collage and using this as a method for developing the composition of a piece especially as the work was more graphics based.

I think there are quite a few parts I could have improved over the curse of this module such as I wish i'd been more experimental with my work and different medias at the start of the module but I think at this point i was stuck in a rut in regards to the direction I took with my work which over the course of this module I've gradually moved away from. I also think the lens based task is definitely something i could have improved but I really struggled with this task, it definitely wasn't one of the strongest projects I've done on this course.

Over the course of this module I have started deconstruct other peoples work more and more especially noticing when theres a really strong use of composition, colour or line of sight in someones work. I've noticed in a lot of peoples work as well such as Olly Moss how key the use of colour is to the pieces and how much stronger it makes the work and how it can be used to create depth within someones work. Overall it's given me a new appreciation of some work that has a strong use of the principles of image making.

Overall I'm really happy with the work I've produced over the course of this module there are obviously some parts I could improve now but I think my work has developed greatly over the course of this module especially in the second brief where we started looking at design principles.