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Reflective Statement

Reflective Statement

I think that over the time given to me i did a reasonable job in executing the brief that was given to me. I managed to fulfil all the necessary criteria of the brief naturally while fulfilling the main aspect of the brief being the 3 digital paintings. I think my execution of the painting could have been better if i used more techniques i now know how to do throughout the whole process and not from the point i learnt them forward. I think my time thumb-nailing and researching the texts given gave me a better understanding of the initial creative process, however stubbornness and my own creative mind led me to creating the first images my brain came up with when given the brief.

To improve this project i would spend more time thumb-nailing all the cities in a looser and more creative way before picking the city i wanted to do. focusing more on elements of the city and less on the composition of the paintings. I think this would make the aspects of the cities more interesting and give me a better footing for when i start the digital painting process.

To improve I would work on the digital paintings in a more Matt painting style saving time and energy. However I think I would need to push myself to spend more time painting over the photo's I used as well as spending more time looking to keep the photo's in perspective and aligned accurately.

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