Evaluation of Origins Unit



 

Evaluation of Origins Unit

Image created on Photoshop

 

 

The process of Digital Printing

Final outcome for Mix-Media

As part of the programme of textiles in practise, at the Manchester University, I have been on a rotational scheme for the past eight weeks. As well as learning new areas alongside this I have also attended many lectures on IT Services, library inductions, health and safety, Moodle, Blogger, learning about different fibres, studying abroad and also CP1 (each week)

 I endured my first few weeks spending my time in Mix-Media, this is a practise workshop allowing me to familiarise myself with new areas and give me a taste of the overall subject area itself. Within these first few weeks already I have learnt so much, at the start I struggled adjusting to the fast pace, deadlines and expectations however I seem to have adjusted to this as times gone on and actually I'm starting to enjoy my time. As early as weeks one and two I had sessions working with Apple Mac computers using them for the first time. I found the up to date software that comes with it (such as Adobe-Illustrator and Photoshop) was a total shock to my system, as I wasn’t previously familiar with this software and new introduction of technology within my work. As previously on my foundation course they didn’t capacitate the facilities for this.

Mix Media overall for me was a great starting point and experience though I found the fast pace and technical side a problem in the beginning, since then I’ve been able to further my knowledge and progress in this area which I believe you can visually see within my work from looking at my starting point laser sessions, through my development work to my outcomes which are complex pieces that when put together resemble that of a fish. There is always room for improvements for example I could have further developments in terms of testing materials, samples and colour tests maybe, if I was to have more time in this area I could have further developed my ideas. I'm trying to portray the fact, though I may not have been the best in this area at the start I’ve found I can now use my new found skills in all areas and this was the foundations for my next rotation.  

 

Print was my second part of the rotation and if I thought for a second mix media was fast pace then this is a whole new level. Just coming to the end of this rotation at present and have experienced working with and without colour, learning about surface pattern (scattered, tossed, stripe and placement) also the many different processes and dyes a person goes  through when printing onto a variety of fabrics. As well as this I’ve also encountered extra tuition using computers I am now able to adjust, feather, shadow, combine shapes, delete sections etc all to which I am proud of my outcomes. I am still learning and developing the techniques taught therefore still room for improvement however I'm pleased with how far I’ve come overall in  the short space of time given.