Portfolio feedbackx2

Scene Doc which is the prop house I am currently doing my work placement with, was a great place for me to bring my portfolio to, because the manager is a prop maker and the assistant is also a creative 3d maker, so it was great to have feedback from people who also make.
They said that they really liked the style of my work and they would actually like to see more plasticine work which was interesting to hear because I thought they weren't the strongest pieces of work in my portfolio. I have to say I was a bit nervous on showing them my work because I actually think of myself as a working progress and I have never looked at my work and thought it is amazing and I'd like to continue in this way...Iv'e always looked at my work and not so much see it as a disappointment but just that I could progress with it and make it better. But the feedback was insightful and has made me realise that everyone will always have different things they will prefer then other pieces of work and vice-versa.

I also sent a pdf portfolio to senior designer Martin Sweeney, who kindley emailed me his feedback on it.

I've had a look at Cat's work and it's fair to say she can definitely

illustrate and it looks like she's got a couple of different styles to draw

on (pardon the pun!). Certainly the plasticine characters she's created

work and there's a likeness to Aardman Animations, which is no bad 

thing. I'd like to see Cat now push the plasticine style of her illustrations

by creating/drawing room sets and locations on the computer and then

dropping the characters in afterwards, to see where that takes her.

Keep up the good work.

Marvin Sweeney

Senior Freelance Designer

It is definitely something I will explore in doing with my plasticine illustrations, it would be nice to do more of it an find different ways of using it and combining it with other techniques. I would like to combine 3d work with 2d collage and illustrations and it is what I am thinking about doing in my final major project.