Self Evaluation, My very last uni blog post.

So, this is the final entry of this university blog, its all bitter-sweet, as I spent so much time hating writing down my progress and my feelings, but now I look at it, I will miss it. My journey at NUA has come to an end and all there is now is to graduate.

This journey has been one of the hardest things I've had to travel, but I wouldn't have changed it for the world. I've drawn things I never thought I would have drawn, played with software I never would have contemplated and best of all, discovered friendships to inspire my development that I will treasure for life.

I feel the biggest thing I’ve learnt from this project is just to be myself, my final pieces really look great because it is what I wanted to do and in a style that represents who I am. I’ve really begun to understand what works best for me art wise, this doesn’t mean I won’t stop learning but I can add what I learn to what I already know works for me. I’ve learnt so much from the scheduled Anatomy lessons which really helped a lot with the final pieces I created, in particular the Rat Torture piece, before I didn’t understand how the spine moved in a body but having that hands of experience with a knowledgeable tutor really made the different in my learning and what I am producing. I look forward to using what I have learnt to further my skills in concept art.

One thing I would have done looking back is to not be guided by my depression and self-doubt with my abilities, to be stronger with my resolve and not let my worries about my work get me down. I spent so long wishing I was something I wasn't and it nearly ended up being my downfall. But in the end I stuck with my strengths and it all worked out.

No matter what happens, after hand in, after graduation I can hold my head up high, say I done it and value everything that I learnt.

This may be the last blog post for my university blog, but this isn't the end of my journey. I leave the safety net, and go into the world looking for my place in the world of concept art!