personal statement

 My first and most enjoyed subject has been and always will be illustration.

Throughout my life I have always had a passion for art and have experimented with a range of materials for example I have used mud rock, and clay to create things such as pots and fake skulls. I have also used allot of other materials for painting, oil paint, water paint and acrylic paint. I have used many materials for drawing. For instance charcoal, pencil, biro pen, and oil pastels. Over time I have ventured into a few different types of art. From 3d sculpturing and landscape illustrating to digital illustration. With the influence of the internet and television I discovered anime, and became interested in this style, and began adventuring into this style of art.

Even though over the years I have tried many styles and techniques I have come to the conclusion that my preferred style is anime, although of course I can work in other styles if the job requires me to.  

As I discovered the anime style I began to understand it more and gained an understanding of the culture. I gained an interest into ‘manga’ which is a comic with the anime style. I have always had an interest in story telling but unfortunately my literature skills were not very strong, but after discovering manga I found that I am able to portray a story whilst doing what I enjoy equally as much without having to have a high quality writing skills.

I plan on furthering my illustration and manga hobby into a career. With my decision made I started to research into what it will take to make my way into the manga industry. When I have a passion for something I try my best to fully understand the subject to the best of my ability. This doesn’t mean that I won’t try on other subjects, I will always try my best with everything and anything I do.

I have a range of skills, that will help me in my chosen careers. My first and main skill is my ability to draw. With my love for drawing, being consistent throughout my life, and never fading away, it has helped me gain a good grasp on digital drawing.  Another one of my skills is hard work, I am fully aware that in this world I will not always be able to do a project that Is in my chosen range of expertise. But despite this I will still try my hardest to create a high quality outcome for the client or brief. My imagination is also a key skill that I have to help me with my career development. I’m easily inspired by things around me which help me create my ideas for my projects. I’m a fast thinker and can come up with ideas quite easily. My ability to work with little brakes in between may be seen as useful as I will be able to get work done faster than people who take brakes regularly. 

As the saying goes ‘you can never have too much practise’ and I believe that this course will help me develop and improve the areas that I am lacking in. and help me gain a more professional outlook on the illustration industry. Hopefully this course will help me to develop my personal style even further and to increase the range of program I use to illustrate