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   Simon Holland 74 says:

   10 November 2009 at 04:07

   Hi Matt
   
   Have you deided what 3 scenes you are doing yet?
   I see tall grass and a jungle one what is the 3rd going to be?
   
   It also looks as though you are becoming more comfortable with the graphics tablet. I think the one thing that is missing is a sense of scale, it is easily fixed by introducing an element which has dimensions that are easily recognisable.

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   tutorphil says:

   10 November 2009 at 04:12

   Interim Online Review - Unit 2 : Space 10/11/09
   
   Hi Matt,
   
   You've already acknowledged in an earlier post that you need to work on embedding your blog into your working methodology and thereby use it much more creatively and dynamically; the more you post, the more opportunities you generate for feedback, peer assessment and, perhaps most importantly, for self-reflection, which, of course, is critical to developing as an artist and designer.
   
   Your blog does feel thin and under-used - I'd like you to work on visualising and archiving much more prolifically; I'd like you to visit Ruben's blog, as his is a great example of a successful and engaging 'project document'.
   
   What your blog is also missing is 'ideas development through drawing' - where are your thumbnails - those rough, ready and instinctive visualisations which should come thick and fast and help you identify the strongest compositions? You need to get the habit of always externalising your ideas - getting them out of your head and down on paper at the soonest opportunity. I'd like to see you address this deficit in the coming days; firstly identify on your blog the three scenes it is your intention to visualise, and then follow that decision with a series of thumbnail sketches as you resolve the various technical/aesthetic issues associated with each scene.
   
   In addition, I'd also like to see you spending a little more time talking about the various films etc. because I want you to develop your analytical skills further and use these opportunities to refine your 'critical voice' in readiness for your various written assignments. I also want you to get into the habit of cross-referencing your own thoughts and feelings with the opinions and insights of others: I'll follow this post with a more general one re. your written assignment, and you'll see I've included a bunch of useful websites I'd like you to get into the habit of visiting.
   
   In very general terms, I'd like to see evidence of a bit more organisation within the blog itself; for instance, if you look at Ruben's, you'll see how he has taken one scene, and then developed it in a clear way - from thumbnails, through to resolved paintings; I want to see your 'pipeline' and your workflow being laid out in a more satisfying way - more coherence and a bit more polish please!