MY WORK PROJECTS
THESE ARE THE LATEST WORK I HAVE WORKED ON WHEN I WAS IN UNIVERSITY (SEPT 2019 TO MAY 2022); IT HELPED ME PUSH FORWARD TO EXPERIMENT WITH NEW ART MEDIA AND STYLES. THEN AFTER GRADUATING IS MY CURRENT WORK
MEETING TOM FELTON
IT IS AN HONOUR TO FINALLY MEET THE ONE AND ONLY TOM FELTON, ALSO KNOWN AS DRACO MALFOY FROM THE HARRY POTTER FILM SERIES. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE HIM A COPY OF MY DRACO MALFOY AND OUR JOURNEY AWAITS NOVEL IN PERSON AND GET MY COPY SIGNED AS WELL.
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LAIKA: "HI TOM, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'VE MADE YOU A BOOK. I'VE MADE YOU THE MAIN CHARACTER."
TOM: "OH WOW, I HAVEN'T EVEN INTRODUCED MYSELF YET. HELLO, MY NAME IS TOM FELTON."
LAIKA: "HI TOM AMD MY NAME IS LAIKA."
TOM: "LAIKA? OH WOW."
LAIKA: "I'VE MADE YOU THIS BOOK FOR 4 MONTHS."
TOM: "WELL DONE, KEEP DOING ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING!"
LAIKA & TOM: *WE BOTH HIGH-FIVED ENTHUSIASTICALLY.*
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CREATED BY: JUNE 2024
DRACO'S BIRTHDAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE ONE AND ONLY. DRACO MALFOY. THIS SPECIFIC WIZARD INSPIRED ME SO MUCH THAT IT GOT ME THROUGH A BLISS OF SO MUCH JOY AND CREATIVITY THIS YEAR THAT I FEEL SO GRATEFUL THAT THIS CHARACTER HELPED ME ON WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE. WHAT I HAVE BEEN MAKING THESE DAYS HAS MADE ME SO AMBITIOUS LIKE A SLYTHERIN THAT I CAN NOT WAIT TO ANNOUNCE IT TO EVERYONE ONCE IT IS FINISHED. I MADE THIS FAN ART WISHING I COULD MEET YOU IN REAL LIFE SOMEDAY. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU DRACO FOR EXISTING. WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE BOY WITH NO CHOICE, SO WE UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DO NOT SEEM TO BE THE FRIENDLIEST TOWARDS OTHERS, BUT YOU ARE JUST TRYING TO PROTECT YOUR DEEP SELF AND THAT IS OKAY.
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CREATED BY: JUNE 2024
DRACO MALFOY &
OUR JOURNEY AWAITS
PRODUCED MY VERY OWN HARRY POTTER FAN FICTION NOVEL. TOM FELTON HAS BEEN AN ENORMOUS INSPIRATION TO ME AND I DEDICATED THIS BOOK TO HIM; HOPEFULLY GIVE HIM A COPY SOMEDAY. IT IS ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IF I WERE CLASSMATES WITH DRACO MALFOY DURING HIST IME WITHIN HOGWARTS AND SEE HOW OUR LIVES INTERTWINE WHICH LEADS TO NEW ADVENTURES TOGETHER.
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CREATED BY: JUNE 2024
EVANNA LYNCH - BASINGSTOKE COMICCON
EVANNA LYNCH, THE BRITISH ACTRESS, IS ALSO KNOWN FOR PLAYING AS LUNA LOVEGOOD FROM THE HARRY POTTER FILM SERIES, AND WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT HER IS THAT EVANNA AS A PERSON RESONATES AS LUNA VERY WELL AND I LOVE HOW SOFT SOPOKEN SHE REALLY IS. I MET HER ON THE 11TH MAY, SATURDAY AND AFTER I GAVE IT TO HER SHE THEN SAID, "SO YOU'RE AN ARTIST? SO LOVELY OF YOU TAKING YOUR TIME TO MAKE THIS.".
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CREATED BY: MARCH 2024
HARRY MELLING - BASINGSTOKE COMICCON
HARRY MELLING, THE BRITISH ACTOR, IS ALSO KNOWN FOR PLAYING AS DURSLEY DUDLEY FROM THE HARRY POTTER FILM SERIES, AND IT'S NICE TO HEAR THAT HE ENJOYED RECEIVING MY ART GIFT SINCE HE WAS MISSING HIS 37TH GIFT. I MET HIM ON THE 11TH MAY, SATURDAY AND AFTER I GAVE IT TO HIM HE THEN SAID, "REALLY? THIS IS FOR ME? THANK YOU.".
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CREATED BY: MARCH 2024
HARRY POTTER REELS 1
CREATED PROFESSIONAL ANIMATED REELS OF HARRY POTTER TALKS ABOUT HIS LIFE WITHIN THE MUGGLE WORLD. HARRY HAS BEEN WONDERING WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IF HE WAS IN A HAPPY UPBRINGING THAN BEING MISTREATED BY HIS ONLY FAMILY LEFT.
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CREATED BY: JANUARY 2024
COMICCON
ANNOUNCEMENT
MINI-CON: ANDOVER, IS AN EVENT FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE GEEKY FRANCHISES SUCH AS MARVEL, HARRY POTTER, STAR WARS, AND MUCH MORE. EXCITING TO SAY THAT I'M OFFICIALLY SELLING MY ARTWORK IN PERSON AT THE LIGHTS CALLED "MINI-CON: ANDOVER" COMING ON THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER, SUNDAY BETWEEN 10AM-6PM. THERE WILL MAINLY BE VIBRANT DIGITAL ART PORTRAITS OF KPOP IDOLS BUT I ALSO HAVE HARRY POTTER, ACTORS, ANIMALS, AND MUCH MORE. COME AND SEE ME TO DISCOVER MY POSTERS/PRINTS, KEYCHAINS AND BADGES. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS SOON.​
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CREATED BY: OCTOBER 2023
MINI-CON:
ANDOVER
SO HAPPY TO SET UP MY VERY FIRST ARTIST VENDOR SPOT ALL THANKS TO THE LIGHTS: ANDOVER ALLOWING THE LOCAL ARTISTS TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND A WONDERFUL THANKS TO MINI-CON: ANDOVER FOR ORGANISING THIS WHOLE EVENT. IT LOOKS SO NICE SEEING ALL OF MY ARTWORK ON A DISPLAY. THANKS TO MY PARENTS AND TO THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED ME AND BOUGHT MY ARTWORK SINCE IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. I DEFINITELY WANT TO DO MORE OF THIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE SO I HOPE I CAN SEE MORE OF YOU GUYS
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CREATED BY: NOVEMBER 2023
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY POTTER
HARRY POTTER, A BRITISH WIZARD FROM HOGWARTS BECAME 43 THIS YEAR SO IT'S A VERY BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM AND FOR US BEING GRATEFUL TO WITNESS HIS MAGICAL JOURNEY AS "THE CHOSEN ONE". I WANTED TO EXPERIMENT WITH HIS SCAR AS THE BACKGROUND SINCE IT IS HIS ICONIC APPEARANCE. EVEN THOUGH HE'S JUST A CHARACTER, TO US IT FELT SO REAL AS WE SEE HIM GROW UP TO BECOME A WONDERFUL BRIGHT WIZARD
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CREATED BY: JULY 2023
DAVID TENNANT - BASINGSTOKE COMICCON
DAVID TENNANT, THE SCOTTISH ACTOR, IS ALSO KNOWN FOR PLAYING AS THE 10TH DOCTOR IN DOCTOR WHO, AND HE REALLY JUST LIKE ON TV BECAUSE HIS FUNNY FRIENDLY PERSONALITY IS THE SAME AS THE DOCTOR AND IN REAL LIFE WHICH IS BRILLIANT. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE MET MY FAVOURITE DOCTOR EVER, "OOOOOH THAT'S REALLY LOVELY!", HE COMPLIMENTED MY ARTWORK GIFT. EVERY TIME I READ THIS COMPLIMENT, I WILL ALWAYS HEAR HIS VOICE
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CREATED BY: APRIL/MAY 2023
TOM STURRIDGE - BASINGSTOKE COMICCON
TOM STURRIDGE, THE BRITISH ACTOR, IS ALSO KNOWN FOR PLAYING AS DREAM IN THE SANDMAN, AND HE IS SUCH A FRIENDLY PERSON IN REAL LIFE SINCE HE WAS ALL SMILEY BUT WHAT MADE ME LAUGH IS THAT OUR PICTURE DOESN'T KNOW THAT SINCE HE LOOKS SO SERIOUS AND I ASSUME THAT THIS IS DREAM PERSONA, BECAUSE HE DID THIS TO HIS OTHER FANS' PICTURES TOO. ALTHOUGH HE DID ASK ME WHAT WAS MY HOGWARTS HOUSE. PLUS I TOLD HIM MY MUM SAID "CHALLENGE YOU TO MAKE ME HAVE A DREAM" AND HE LAUGHED SINCE HE ONLY DOES NIGHTMARES
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CREATED BY: MAY 2023
RUTH CONNELL - BASINGSTOKE COMICCON
RUTH CONNELL, THE SCOTTISH ACTRESS, IS ALSO KNOWN FOR PLAYING AS ROWENA THE WITCH IN SUPERNATURAL, AND SURPRISINGLY THAT SHE IS ACTUALLY SHORT IN PERSON WHICH SHOCKED ME. FUN FACT: I DISCOVERED THAT SHE IS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHUCK (GOD FROM SUPERNATURAL) IN REAL LIFE WHICH IS REALLY SWEET. ALSO, IT WAS AWKWARD WHEN I WAS IN THE QUEUE FOR A LONG TIME WHEN I OFFERED TO HELP RUTH PUT MY ARTWORK AWAY FOR HER BUT SHE DID IT INSTEAD
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CREATED BY: MAY 2023
KIM RHODES - BASINGSTOKE COMICCON
KIM RHODES, THE AMERICAN ACTRESS, IS ALSO KNOWN FOR PLAYING AS JODY THE SHERIFF IN SUPERNATURAL BUT I REMEMBERED HER FROM A CHILDHOOD DISNEY TV SHOW CALLED "THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY" AND "THE SUITE LIFE ON DECK" WHEN SHE PLAYED CAREY MARTIN, THE MOTHER OF TWIN BOYS LIVING IN THE TIPTON HOTEL TRYING TO ACHIEVE HER SINGING DREAM CAREER BUT ENDS UP FIXING HER SONS' CRAZY PRANKS WITHIN THE HOTEL. KIM IS THE FRIENDLIEST CELEBRITY I'VE EVER MET; SHE TOLD ME SHE WOULD BE A HUFFLEPUFF AND SHE GAVE ME A BIG TIGHT HUG​
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CREATED BY: MAY 2023
GEEK FEST 2022 - MAP
MY FIRST COMMISSION WAS TO REDESIGN THE GEEK EMPORIUM'S GEEK FEST MAP LEAFLET TO MAKE IT MUCH CLEARER, BRIGHTER AND COHESIVE TO THE SHOP'S AESTHETICS. THE VISUALS SHOULD RESEMBLE LIKE A FLAT DESIGN COMIC BOOK DESIGN BY LIMITING THE COLOUR PALETTE AND THE SAME FONT AS THE COMIC BOOKS. THIS EVENT IS FOR EVERYONE, BUT IT ATTRACTS MORE TO THE YOUNGER AUDIENCE, SO THIS IS WHY I MADE THE MAP LAYOUT MORE VIBRANT
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CREATED BY: SEPTEMBER 2022
DRACO MALFOY - P
I TOOK PART IN ANOTHER TOM FELTON GROUP PROJECT WITH T22PENPALS BUT THIS TIME WE HAD TO TAKE PICTURES OF OURSELVES WITH OUR OWN CHOSEN LETTERS TO MAKE IT SAY "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM FELTON". MY LETTER WAS "P" SO IT CAN GO WELL WITH DRACO'S LINE FOR "'POTTAH' BY DOING THE NEGATIVE SPACE TECHNIQUE
VIDEO LINK: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ci0umVtKFFJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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CREATED BY: SEPTEMBER 2022
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM
EARLIER THIS YEAR, I BEGAN TO JOIN IN THE FANDOM OF PEOPLE WHO LOVES DRACO MALFOY, WELL-KNOWN AS HARRY POTTER'S ENEMY, BUT TOM FELTON HIMSELF IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE. HE MAY HAVE BEEN A SLYTHERIN FROM THE MOVIES BUT HE IS A SWEETHEART IN REAL LIFE. I DID A COLLABORATION WITH "T22PENPALS" ON INSTAGRAM THAT THE FANBASE AND I COLLATED ALL OF OUR FAN ART, VIDEO MESSAGES AND PICTURES TO SHOW TO TOM HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE HIM​
VIDEO LINK: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ci0umVtKFFJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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CREATED BY: AUGUST 2022
WE'RE ARE DOOMED!
DANIEL HOWELL, THE BRITISH YOUTUBER, IS ALSO KNOWN FOR HIS GAMING CHANNEL CALLED "DAN AND PHIL GAMES" WITH HIS BEST FRIEND AS PHIL LESTER, PLAYS DIFFERENT VARIETY OF GAMES TOGETHER AND EVEN DO THE 'DAN VS PHIL' SERIES TO COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER. AS FOR DAN HIMSELF, HE DEALT WITH SO MANY CHALLENGES WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER; HE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH TO LET THE OTHER PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE NOT ALONE. I HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET DAN HIMSELF FROM HIS "WE'RE ALL DOOMED!" TOUR IN SOUTHAMPTON AND GAVE HIM MY OWN FAN ART OF HIMSELF. BLACK IS HIS FAVOURITE COLOUR SO I TOOK THIS CHANCE TO TAKE THE ADVANTAGE OF THE 'NEGATIVE SPACE' CONCEPT AND THE COLOUR YELLOW FROM HIS BOOK​
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CREATED BY: JULY 2022
KOREAN ENGLISHMAN
KOREAN ENGLISHMAN, AND 2 BRITISH YOUTUBER GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN BEST FRIENDS FOR OVER A DECADE AND STILL MAKE CONTENT TOGETHER ABOUT THE KOREAN AND BRITISH CULTURE. THEY HAVE A SECOND YOUTUBE CHANNEL CALLED "JOLLY"; THEY SHOW MORE OF THEIR COMEDIC SIDE WITH JOKES & MEMES. I PERSONALLY SENT THIS ARTWORK TO THEM VIA POST​. I WATCHED THEIR JOLLY VIDEOS SINCE THE PANDEMIC AND THEY HELPED ME TO LIGHTEN EVERYONE ELSE'S DAY ESPECIALLY ME
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CREATED BY: APRIL 2022
WE ARE ARMY
KOREAN POP MUSIC HAS INFLUENCED THE WORLD AND IS SPECIAL TO MY FAMILY - OUR FAVOURITE BAND IS BTS. THE FANS OF BTS ARE CALLED THE "ARMY" AND THE COLOUR THAT REPRESENTS OUR COMMUNITY IS PURPLE; OUR LOVE OF KPOP INSPIRED ME TO MAKE MY OWN MERCHANDISE. THE FIRST TIMELINE OUTLINES THE HISTORY OF KPOP AND THE INFLUENCES OF WESTERN MUSIC. THE SECOND TIMELINE SHOWS MY MUM'S LIFE WITH MUSIC FROM A YOUNG AGE TO THE PRESENT DAY AND HOW SHE TRANSITIONED FROM WESTERN MUSIC TASTES TO KPOP, AND THE THIRD TIMELINE IS ABOUT MY PERSONAL JOURNEY TO KPOP
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CREATED BY: MAY 2022
MEMORABLE MASTERPIECE
THIS WAS A SILENT BOOK PROJECT ABOUT A KOREAN COUPLE WHO MET AT THE GALLERY HYUNDAI ART GALLERY IN SOUTH KOREA. I MADE THE WHOLE ITSELF LOOK LIKE A SCRAPBOOK THAT RESEMBLES HYUN AH'S DIARY, SO IT WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE PART OF THIS JOURNEY
CREATED BY: JANUARY 2022
METAL
THIS WAS AN INSPIRATION FROM ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD SHOWS CALLED THAT'S SO RAVEN THAT; WHICH WAS POPULAR DURING THE 2000S. I CHOSE COMFORT AND NOSTALGIA BECAUSE THIS SHOW IS A COPING MECHANISM DURING MY LOCKDOWN AND IT CHEERED ME UP, SO I WANT TO MAKE IT TO REMIND MYSELF OF THE GOOD DAYS WHEN I WAS A CHILD
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CREATED BY: JANUARY 2022
UNRAVELLING MUSICAL THEORIES
I MADE MY OWN SELF-INITIATED PROJECT ABOUT DISCOVERING KPOP’S CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND GOSSIP BEHIND THE SCENES OF THEIR CAREERS. I SPECIFICALLY CHOSE BTS BECAUSE THEY ARE MY FAVOURITE KPOP BAND AND THEIR MUSIC IS CONTEXTUALLY AND VISUALLY POETIC
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CREATED BY: MAY 2021
MACHINE AGE
I HAVE BEEN FASCINATED WITH VIDEO GAMES SINCE IT’S PART OF MY CHILDHOOD, BUT I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE. MY GRANDMA AND MY DAD ALSO PLAY VIDEO GAMES WHEN THEY BEGAN TO BECOME TRENDY ESPECIALLY IN THE 1980S. I THINK OF PLAYING VIDEO GAMES INCREASES THE COMMUNITIES GLOBALLY SINCE TECHNOLOGY HAS IMPROVED SO MUCH. THIS POSTER TIMELINE IS ABOUT HOW VIDEO GAMES EVOLVED ALONG WITH THE ART MOVEMENTS
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CREATED BY: JANUARY 2021
MY AMAZING GRANDMA
SAD TO HEAR THAT MY GRANDMA PASSED AWAY... BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT SHE BECAME A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE AND COLLABORATED ON THIS MEANINGFUL PROJECT WITH ME. ALSO THANK YOU GRANDMA FOR WATCHING MY GRADUATION CEREMONY; YOUR TEARS OF JOY HAVE WARMED MY HEART​
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RIP: JANUARY 2023
DYNAMITE - BTS
IT WAS A CHALLENGING TIME DURING THIS PANDEMIC ERA, HOWEVER, BTS' "DYNAMITE" MUSIC VIDEO WAS RELEASED AND INSPIRED ME TO CREATE MY VERY OWN RETRO ALBUM COVER. SO FAR MY FAVOURITE FAN ART OF BTS.
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CREATED BY: AUGUST 2020
DARCY STARS
THIS WAS MY VERY FIRST ANIMATION VIDEO AND IT WAS A VERY CHALLENGING YET AN ACCOMPLISHED OUTCOME. I HAD TO CHOOSE AN AUDIO FOR ME TO CREATE MY OWN NARRATIVE BY TRYING TO MAKE IT NOT LITERAL FROM THE ACTUAL AUDIO. I USED THE “NINA SIMONE” AUDIO TO CREATE MY OWN STORY OF AN ALIEN MOTHER SINGING IN HER HOUSE UNTIL HER ALIEN SON INTERRUPTED HER SLEEP
CREATED BY: JANUARY 2021
EXPLAIN & EXPAND
THE STARS AND SPACE HAS BEEN PART OF MY INTEREST EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNGER, SO I THOUGHT OF VISUALLY EXPLAIN ABOUT OUR SOLAR SYSTEM BY HAVING GREEK GODS TO REPRESENT OUR PLANETS AND THE SUN
CREATED BY: MAY 2020
CRIME SCENE
I HAVE ILLUSTRATED POSTERS THAT REPRESENTS KIM SEONG MIN'S SCHIZOPHRENIC MOMENTS IN HIS HEAD; HE KILLED A YOUNG WOMAN SINCE HE THOUGHT HE WAS BEING IGNORED CONSIDERING THAT HE WAS HAVING IT FROM PAST EXPERIENCES. USED LIMITED COLOURS TO HIGHLIGHT SPECIFIC ATMOSPHERES OF HIS DARK AND TWISTED MINDSET
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CREATED BY: MARCH 2020
LIGHTS, CAMERA & INTERACTION
I CHOSE TEEN WOLF (1985) TO MAKE MY OWN ZOETROPE SO IT WOULD MAINTAIN THE OLD-FASHIONED MOTION TO SUIT THIS ERA. THE MOTION IS SCOTT TRANSFORMING FROM HUMAN INTO A WEREWOLF AND BACK TO HUMAN AGAIN TO KEEP THE LOOP ALONG WITH HIS JACKET OPENING AND CLOSING WITH THE BASKETBALL ON HIS T-SHIRT
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CREATED BY: FEBRUARY 2020
ONE IN A MILLION
TO MAKE MY OWN UNIQUE OBJECT, I DID LINO PRINTS OF THE KPOP BTS MEMBERS; EACH MEMBER REPRESENTS DIFFERENT YEARS SO I CAN SHOW HOW DIVERSE THEIR CONCEPTS CAN BE AND POSITION THEM INTO A NUMBER 7 SINCE THAT IS THE AMOUNT OF THE MEMBERS​
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CREATED BY: JANUARY 2020
SHOW & TELL
DRAWINGS OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKE AND DISLIKE; A SITUATION, A PLACE, A PERSON, A MEMORY AND AN ANIMAL. A MIXTURE OF ADOBE PHOTOSHOP AND INDIAN INK WITH WATERCOLOUR PAINT
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CREATED BY: JANUARY 2020
FIELD STUDY
THIS IS A CONCERTINA ABOUT​ THE WINCHESTER CITY MUSEUM AND GOT INSPIRED BY THE MOSAIC ART STYLE, SO I MADE MY VISUAL LANGUAGE PIXELATED TO SHOW THAT IS LIKE A MOSAIC GLASS WINDOW WITH A LINEAR NARRATIVE
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CREATED BY: JANUARY 2020
PRE-TASK
BEFORE I JOINED UNIVERSITY ON MY FIRST DAY, I HAD TO MAKE ​A POSTCARD AND ILLUSTRATE ABOUT A SHORT INTRODUCTION OF MYSELF TO GIVE A FIRST IMPRESSION
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CREATED BY: SEPTEMBER 2019