Context of Practice: Module Evaluation

Throughout the brief I had endeavoured to improve my investigation of research and the thereafter visual responses. This has involved a broader selection of appropriate texts, which have directly informed the decision making during visual development. I have also greatly improved my capacity to use a sources form a variety of media, rather than solely relying on the the internet for limited and often vague information.

In terms of image making I have continued to pursue the use of screen printing, though this proved quite stressful and error-laden I eventually produced a series of good quality prints and introduced myself to the use of vacuum beds. This process has definitely contributed the overall visual quality of the final pieces, that perhaps would not have been instilled if they were produced digitally. My application of varied line has boosted in confidence due to the fastidious studies I conducted of reference material. Though I did not eventually make use of loose ink application in the final pieces, I did investigate it frequently in earlier visual responses, which I think has been beneficial to my overall understanding of tone and lighting. By using the light-box I have been able to selectively refine my drawings repeatedly, which resolved the initial problems I experienced with accurately portraying the faces of each Bond actor.

I rather find that the final resolutions are quite strong pieces and have benefited from an expansive amount of thumb-nailing and repeated investigations of format and composition. The quality of the final prints are due to a arduous repetitive struggle with the screen printing process, thankfully the sheer amount of problems that occurred throughout did not have too much of an effect on the final pieces.
I have shown a dramatic change in the use of fine liners and other assorted pens, the early drawings in my sketchbook are quite different from the final pieces, this is due to a considerable improvement of confidence which has allowed me to draw quicker and with no digital aid. In addition I used a large amount of reference books which allowed me to produce dense areas of detail within the compositions.

In terms of the less successful; many of my prints present poor registration this would have been resolved with a more appropriately sized silk screen, as the A1 screen proved somewhat noncompliant.
My own inexperience with large screens also produced multiple printing errors, notably the odd void of tone on Roger Moore's face is a result of not cleaning the screens sufficiently. I would also add that I am disappointed in not making more of an effort to faithfully reproduce the hair texture of each Bond, as within each composition, this is the most notable deficiency.

Upon the chance to repeat the project I would investigate perhaps creating a single image with multiple colours, rather than the black and blue combination, as this is a palette I have used for several projects and seems to be getting repetitive. I would also liked to have printed the posters on a larger scale, as the downsizing of my original drawings resulted in prints which were about half-scale.