A little sunshine

Hi, I know I haven't been posting much recently but I have been pretty busy...I have also been worrying quite a lot about results day BUT results were given on the 30th of June and I got 65% or a 2:1 which it is awesome! I thought I was going to get a 2:2 therefore I was incredibly happy to find out that I did better than I expected. What surprised me the most was having 70% on Critical Studies and Visual Design which has given me a boost of confidence towards next year. On the other side I thought my Game Production module would sit at 60% but it went down to 56%... I know 3D is my weakest aspect and I need to work on it if I want to have an awesome looking FMP.

Therefore, happy times! If I work twice as hard as I did this year, I am in the position where I could achieve a first on my degree.

And results aside, I have been sorting out accommodation for next year as well as my holidays. I recently realised that my passport has expired and I have a month to renew it before I have to go to Spain (I already booked my tickets), yes I know I should've done it earlier but I already have an appointment with the Spanish embassy in London and I should be okay...

I have also been doing some speed paintings from time to time although I struggle to put in enough detail in 30min...and I hate them all afterwards. For some reason I seem to struggle to blend colours and define shapes. I feel like I haven't found that one brush that works with my style of drawing and painting. I guess I'll keep experimenting and see what happens...

It is so much easier to grab a a pen and make random doodles on a page. I suppose it is partially due to the fact I have been drawing with a pen since I was a 3 year old. I don't think on how to use the tool anymore, I know exactly how to be gentle and harsh with it, I am in control of my strokes and line work, I just let imagination shape what I have in mind. I just wish I was the same with digital media, it is definitely harder to handle than traditional media. There are too many options, too many tools!

To conclude this post I just want to talk about some of my sketches I did a few days ago around Leicester. For those Game Art students and Alumni who are still around, we meet from time to time to sketch together around the city. It is a great idea since I don't really like to go out by myself and draw in the cold weather even though it is summer (English weather yay...)

I was planing on going to some art lessons over the summer but money isn't too good so it is great to be able to keep practicing my traditional art skills.

And this is it from me, I'll be going home in a week and get my passport sorted! Oh yes, I almost forgot, there is something I am working on but it is a secret (I don't want to get my hopes to high..)

Until next time!

Carla.