5 images that represent my interest in Illustration

5 of my strengths

1) I feel that my studies at English a level have heightened both my love and my aptitude for writing analytically about my ideas and I feel this will be very useful in the context of practice side of this course. 

2) I think that I can often be successful completing pieces with lots of intricate details, and I feel that I am good at coming up with interesting ideas for characters and places and themes to get my point across. 

3) I feel that my knowledge of popular culture and references to different representations of themes and ideas in the mediums of films books just and comics is very useful to the way I work. 

4) On the foundation course I learned the importance of brainstorming and developing several concepts for each idea instead of delving into just one. 

5) I feel that I'm very passionate about the field I want to enter as I've spent a lot of my time reading and researching various different examples that interest me and I feel I have a solid knowledge of a lot of the content of the comic driven world. 

5 of my weaknesses

1) I feel that my observational drawing can be improved as I often wander from what I'm drawing and end up trying to make the picture look good rather than properly translate what I'm seeing 

2) Sometimes I think I can be disorganised and lose myself in one task and not leave enough time for another. 

3) I sometimes get lost and confused in regulations and definitions and criteria and such and lose sight of the work in a task when trying to adhere to all the rules of the task. 

4) I need to continue improving my self evaluative skills as I used to find it difficult to assess myself and what stage I might be at with my work. 

5) I should use a more varied range of media when developing my work.

5 reasons I chose Leeds College of Art

1) I've lived here my whole life so I'm already familiar with the city and feel comfortable. 

2) I did the Foundation course at vernon street and enjoyed it very much so I wanted to continue with the same institution. 

3) The colleges alumni and reputation are impressive and inspiring. 

4) I am very interested in pursuing the colleges international exchange programme. 

5) As the college is an arts institution I felt that the course would be more focused and specialist than a normal university that has to cater for lots of different subjects. 

5 reasons I chose illustration

1) I have a huge interest in the world of comics and graphic novels and an illustration course is one of the best ways to learn more about this field and be able to access it. 

2) I enjoyed English literature during A Level and wanted to apply the things I learned about narrative and expression in that subject throughout my work in this subject. 

3) I want to develop my understanding of illustration as a tool for expression and solving a problem rather than just drawing images that look good. 

4) I believe that illustration is the most interesting way to teach audiences about the importance of a particular topic or concept through a medium that can also entertain. 

5) I enjoy to draw and write about drawing and want to do it at the highest possible level if I can.