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Catherine Roux Degree in Illustration

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  • Illustration Year 1
  • Illustration Year 2
    • Responding to a brief
      • Coursework
        • Part 1
          • Research point – World of illustration
          • Research point – Reflection on my work so far
          • Research point – Visual language
          • Exercise: Draw, draw and draw again 
          • Exercise: Mixing and matching
          • Exercise: Less is more
          • Research point – Illustration of wallpapers, fabrics, …
          • Exercise: Visual depth
        • Part 2
          • Exercise: Drawing on the familiar
          • Exercise: Courtroom dramas
          • Exercise: Drawing on location
          • Research point – Fashion illustration
          • Exercise: Everyday fashion
          • Research point – Architectural illustration
          • Exercise: Architectural illustration
          • Research point – Botanical Illustration
          • Exercise: A rose by any other name
          • Research point – Travel illustration
          • Exercise: There and back again
          • Critical Review – Proposal
        • Part 3
          • Research point – Visual storytelling
          • Exercise: You are what you eat
          • Research point – The Metamorphosis
          • Research point – Relationship between type and image
          • Research point – Text and image in children’s literature
          • Exercise: Once upon a time
          • Research point – Sequential illustration
          • Research point – Comic book, cartoon and graphic novel artists
          • Exercise: Girl meets boy
          • Research Point – Animation and illusion
          • Research Point – Animations
          • Exercise: Flick-books and animated gifs
          • Exercise: Animal farm
        • Part 4
          • Research point – Social networks
          • Research point – Political satirists
          • Research point – Contemporary caricatures
          • Exercise: Caricature and character
          • Exercise: World affairs
          • Research point – Self-publishing
          • Exercise: Self-publishing
          • Research point – Digital illustration
          • Exercise: Pixelated images
          • Research point – Street art
          • Exercise: Street art
          • Research – Paper craft
          • Exercise: Paper circus
          • Research – Illustration and ceramics
          • Exercise: Contemporary ceramics
        • Part 5
          • Research point – The brief
          • Exercise: Writing a rationale
          • Research point – Self-directed projects
          • Exercise: What’s your working process?
          • Research point – Copyrights and fees
          • Research point – Freelance work
          • Exercise: Presenting yourself
      • Assignments
        • Assignment one
        • Assignment two
        • Assignment three
        • Assignment four
        • Assignment five
      • Critical Review – Thought process
    • Visual Exploration
      • Visual Exploration Coursework
        • Part 1: Being creative
          • Research task: Where do good ideas come from?
          • Exercise 1: Thinking about your workspace
          • Research task: 365 projects
          • Exercise 2: Good working habits
          • Research task: Flow and play
        • Part 2: Visual approaches
          • Exercise 1: Getting into “The Zones”
          • Exercise 2: Multi-dimensional thinking
          • Research task: Visual dynamics
          • Exercise 3: Words to pictures
          • Exercise 4: Word Associations
          • Research task: Process artists
          • Exercise 5: Word processing
          • Exercise 6: ‘Cut-ups’
          • Exercise 7: Composing pictures
          • Research task: Collage approaches
        • Part 3: Making
          • Exercise 1: Fast
          • Exercise 2: Slow
          • Research task: “Slow TV”
          • Research task: “Fast” and “Slow” art
          • Exercise 3: Big
          • Research task: Large scale image-making
          • Exercise 4: Small
          • Research task: Paper toys
        • Part 5: Personal project
          • Part Five: Proposal
          • Exercise 1: Reflection on Part Four
          • Exercise 2: Creative audit
          • Exercise 3: Creating connections
      • Visual Exploration Assignments and Critical Review
        • Assignment One: Flowing and playing
        • Assignment Two: Presenting your work
        • Assignment Three: Movement
        • Critical Review – Proposal
        • Assignment Four: Themed project
        • Assignment Five: Rethinking and realising
        • Visual Exploration Critical Review – Thought process
        • Short evaluation – Visual Skills 2: Visual Exploration
  • Illustration Year 3
    • Project 1: Everyday Sketching
      • Everyday Sketching – Update Feedback Point 3
      • Everyday Sketching – Update Feedback Point 4
      • Everyday Sketching – Update Feedback Point 5
      • Everyday Sketching – Update Feedback Point 6
      • Everyday Sketching – Update Feedback Point 7
      • Everyday Sketching – Update Feedback Point 8
      • Everyday Sketching – Update Feedback Point 10
    • Project 2: Focus on Specific Areas
      • A – Backgrounds
      • B – Character Study
      • C – Colours and Contrast
      • D – Painting techniques
      • E – Bringing It All Together
    • Project 3: Make connections and create a series of editorial illustrations
      • Project 3: Update Feedback Point #6
      • Project 3: Update Feedback Point #7
      • Project 3: Update Feedback #8
      • Project 3: Update Feedback #9
      • Project 3: Update Feedback #10
    • Feedback Points – Reflective Commentaries
      • Reflective Commentary – Feedback Point 1
      • Feedback Point 1 – Notes
      • Reflective Commentary – Feedback Point 2
      • Reflective Commentary – Feedback Point 3
      • Reflective Commentary – Feedback Point 4
      • Reflective Commentary – Feedback Point 6
      • Reflective Commentary – Feedback Point 7
      • Reflective Commentary – Feedback Point 8
      • Reflective Commentary – Feedback Point 9
      • Reflective Commentary – Feedback Point 10
      • Glossary
    • Dissertation and Literature Review
      • Dissertation and Literature Review – Potential Approach
      • Dissertation and Literature Review – Update feedback point #6
      • Dissertation and Literature Review – Update feedback point #7

Part 1: Being creative

Research task: Where do good ideas come from?

Exercise 1: Thinking about your workspace

Research task: 365 projects

Exercise 2: Good working habits

Research task: Flow and play

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