Weekly Review 4

I started to fall further behind with my schedule as this section of my project approached; as there was quite a lot of work to complete, I had to try to work through it to the best of my ability.

My photographic research took me a lot longer to complete; this was because I was unable to get the photographs I needed before the London MCM Expo at the end of May. Despite this, however, once the time came around, I was able to complete this part of my research with no problems at all.

My sketches were very basic, as I did some on paper first; however, I find it quite difficult to work with a sketch when I  put it into Photoshop. I did, on the other hand, manage to get them complete. I would have liked to have drawn the whole of my character out as a sketch to begin with, but instead, I decided to go with drawing different ideas for clothing and hair styles in a basic form.

I had to leave my survey up for longer than I had initially planned. This was because only a few people from the class completed it. Instead, I posted it on my own social networking sites, where I knew people that were into gaming and animation. While I did this as a last resort in order to have more responses for my survey, the results I got from these people were extremely helpful and detailed. While I analysed my primary research a lot later than I'd have hoped to, it still went went rather smoothly thanks to the helpful results I got from it.

• Research Sources

There were many different types of research that I completed for this project, which were all helpful in one way or another. Looking further into what concept art and illustrations actually were helped me when it came to planning my final piece through sketches. Listening to others views and opinions on character designs and development was extremely helpful, as it gave me more to think about concerning my own character. My survey also helped to expand my primary photographic research. 

The most helpful research that I completed was my primary photographic research, as it helped me to research better into clothing and how it moved in real life. It was extremely helpful to be able to see something that could help me so much. While I'm unsure if it will show through my final piece how much this research has helped me, it has been very helpful by helping me to design the outfit.

The primary research that I had used books for was very helpful, as it assisted me in understanding the difference between realistic and cartoonish proportions when drawing. 

My secondary research was also quite helpful. Looking further into concept art and what it actually was helped me to grasp a firmer understanding of it, which turned out to be highly beneficial.

As a whole, I feel as though my research was very helpful towards all of my work, even though I am unsure if it will all show through in my final piece.