Exercise G

(exercise A revisited)

Looking back at what I had written at the beginning of the course, I'd say much of it still stands.

To sum up my experience of the course: it didn't so much address existing problems I had with the techniques I'm accustomed to, as open me up to a broad a whole new world of possible techniques and ideas. To put it more simply, it wasn't necessarily what I expected, but better.

The focus of the course served to clarify the idea I have of digital illustration as a field, and definitely piqued my interest. The various assignments pretty much forced me to abandon my usual frame of mind and the mannerisms associated with it, and look at things in a new way. It's been interesting, and certainly useful.

Task 2

Here it finally is! Sorry about the slight delay. :)

Task 1

Exercise D

The Duck-butler -"Your pipe, sir."
Steve is an entry-level management executive, and doesn't like it. His career is going nowhere. He escapes the drudgery of his day-to-day existance into vivid lands of fantasy. He owns a mansion there, where he is waited upon by a butler, who happens to be a giant rubber duck. He insists on calling the butler Jeeves, even though his real name is Horatio. Freud would have a field day.

Task 1 rough draft

This is a rough draft for my mascot (task 1). He's a bull-terrier. For now we'll call him Boris. I wanted a dog, for the simple reason that pretty much everybody likes dogs. I thought the bull-terrier would be a good pick, as far as dog breeds go. They tend to be energetic and playful, and their appearance lends itself well to abstractions.

Exercise C

Finally got around to posting this... several weeks overdue I believe.

exercise b