here are some pieces from year 2 I'm very pleased with

Work based learning

This year work based learning has been much for informative and fun compared to last year, I really feel I have learnt much more and feel I have got all that I can from the time tabled sessions - looking at forms and filling out blank ones was a refreshing way to get us to think about finance/invoices and copyright. It was great entering competitions and getting professional feedback, which will help me in the future. I feel I have kept on top of the work and hope I have created it to the best of my ability. Thank you Maria for your help this year.

TAX

In our final session of work based learning we looked at tax and national insurance. As freelance illustrators we are running a business, it helps to know about being a Tax applies very differently when bookkeeper, salesman, administrator and tax.being a self employed illustrator than it would if you were employed. this is a very scary topic for me but once broken down it seems quite managable

Copyright is a law that was made to protect people's creative work. It enables them to control where and how their work is shown.
What is covered?
Original work, literature, drama, music, sound recording, film and video, broadcasting, cable media, photographs, paintings.
In this session of WBL we looked at invoices and had a go at trying to fill out specific forms. I was confused about certain codes that needed to be on the form but then learned that the client will issue these codes.

this session was very helpful as copyright was a topic i had found daunting for a long time

Feedback from Buckland abbey

Hi Lisa

Thanks a lot for sending me the extra work, I hope your feeling a bit better. The crit went really well and they liked your design, but the said that they wanted something very spring based this time. They are interested in keeping your image for future events (I think it would be a perfect autumn events image) so its not a wasted effort. If you want to develop your idea for the deadline then go for a spring garden version and aim for an A-scale landscape format (although it doesn't say so in the brief they explained that they are working to a single template rather than the full range of templates identified in the NT corporate guidelines). I think that this is because they are not Graphic Designers so they have to stick to what they know.

I hope that this feedback is useful Lisa and it should be an extra email to include in your WBL project :-)

Best wishes


Phil

i am very pleased with this feedback, however feel i have too much work at the moment to make the changes they want. the stronger side of me thinks if they wanted these specifications they should have put them on the brief.

2nd competition

A second Buckland Abbey Competition has become available, which I was very excited to hear about. Given they liked my artwork in the previous competition I thought it would be a good opportunity to again get feedback from a highly thought of organization and to help get my name out there to local groups

Here is the final design I created for the Buckland Abbey estate.

I am very pleased with the outcome of this image; it expresses an autumnal harvest feel. It was created by drawing the Image by hand then scanning It Into the computer to add colour and texture. I feel I have responded to the brief well, showing a tranquil garden, showing clearly what the poster will be advertising and leaving room for text. I have sent the image and am now awaiting feedback.

getting the job

In this session of work based learning we discussed what would happen if we “got the job” we talked about questions we should ask if we were unsure about anything, for example:

When is the deadline (roughs and final)?

Is there a rejection fee?

What are the colour requirements?

Does the client have a method preference? E.g. watercolour, digital etc

What are the measurements?

Does the image need bleed?

What format would the client like the final image (PSD, Illustrator file)?

How is the image going to be used?

How much am I going to get paid?

Are there terms and conditions (image use, copyright)?

We really discussed what we should be aware of in terms of getting the commission and ensuring they are happy with the final outcome and continue to build a successful status.