Studies

My main goal of these studies was to create something more manageable and enjoyable for me. I found that I had become bogged down in my final year project, having spent several weeks working relentlessly on a different project, I was unhappy with its direction and in hindsight, I was trying to create something too large and complex which in turn had left me de-motivated and uninspired.

Understanding that part of being an artist is to make mistakes, I made the conscious decision to change direction after watching the Live session with Boon Cotter where he discussed his lighting portfolio, and how he sets out his lighting studies with an emphasis on producing scenes that are “simple and quick to model and texture”. I took a huge amount of inspiration from this and my project focus adapted to producing a variety of smaller scale pieces, which in turn has been a much more rewarding experience.

By producing work this way, I have allowed myself the greater freedom to simply move onto another piece if it’s not going in the direction I want and setting myself individual goals for each study, such as focusing on more realistic textures, better composition or more interesting lighting.