1. Hello.
2. 'Done is better than perfect.' I also hear people say: if you give me enough time, then I will never make things complete. One of the biggest barriers for me is procrastination. I offend remind myself this motto to encourage myself .
3. Who am I? I am now 20, come from China now studying illustration in Leeds Art University. Before going to university I studied fine art, fashion and textile, photography, mathematics and biology. It is a kind of a shift for me to study illustration in university, I wasn't fully understand what illustration is, so from my course work especially in Level 4 I been trying new things and come up with my new style. I was very confused in level 4
4. I like to read magazine and collect art book, they definitely helped me with my style a bit. I very like games. I do not like go out party I would rather stay home play video games. Game for me is like watching a very long movie starring in myself. It is also the reason why I like to work digitally because I like concept art.
5. As I said before, I had this struggle finding my own style. When I was doing fine art I never had this problem before, because I was sure about what I want to do, and what I can do. When I am in this course I think panicked, I wasn't sure if I'm doing it right. I lost my confident, I scrambled to learned things like printing techniques. Now I thing no matter how many style I have try, at least they are all mine, they all done by me. I shouldn't worry too much about the style. Or maybe I have a style but I don't know about. My friend who study fine art told me I have a style which is no matter what I draw, I always have a very strong dark outline.
6. These are the work for 503. I had a really hard time when I producing these. At that stage I was completely lost my interest in anything. I can not produce work, because I hate what ever things I create, hate drawing things. I did not know what to do, I was helpless at that point. So I applied for extenuating circumstances and grudgingly finished it. Now I look at it I feel proud to come up with this under horrible situation.
7. These are the image I produce for Manchester Art Gallery brief. Again, I try something new for me. I always think I am terrible with architecture stuff, I usually avoid them in my work. This time
8. Finally in the next brief I can do the thing I am interested in - character design. It is maybe the first time I'm doing art for myself not for the course work. I enjoyed it, I realised I do not need to make change for fitting in the class, for the course. I just need to do what I really want to do, draw for myself not other. That's the most important thing.
9. The hard time during 503 gave me inspiration for my mental health theme for my visual journal for cop. I capture the feeling when I felt down and hopeless into drawing and collage. I would not say I am pleased but at least it was 'done'.
10. I had a few commission in this year, making comic and portrait. I had a few portrait commission, one of them art in the left. The client didn't like the drawing so I changed it many times until she said ok and she still do not happy about it. I was a bit dejected about it, the next few commission also not very successful so eventually I closed it. It also give me a motive to practice my draw skills more.
11. During 504 I realised what I really want is to do concept art, I am always not confident enough so I applied a three month course in a Chinese concept design organization. I think it is nice to know people who have a similar interest and take advice from profession.
12. Thank you for listening.
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