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Progress Diary
I wanted to push myself to write and illustrate a children’s story. I wanted to come up with an idea that my daughter would love to read,...
Emilie Collings
Jun 12, 20243 min read
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Final Book Exhibition
Each Individual page:
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Jun 11, 20241 min read
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Ecological Issues
Below are some of the issues I chose to look at for my story. The photographs are information boards from my Bournemouth Aquarium trip...
Emilie Collings
Jun 6, 20247 min read
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Visit Photographs
Below are the places I visited and photographed as references for this project. Bournemouth Aquarium: Below is Bob the pig nosed turtle...
Emilie Collings
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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Pages and word Count
Word Count and Page Numbers Page Number count 32-page length books have become standard in the publishing industry for children’s picture...
Emilie Collings
Jun 6, 20242 min read
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Planning & Evaluation
Brainstorms for ideas Year planning: Project Planning - My Gantt chart: Evaluation My original concept was to write and illustrate a...
Emilie Collings
Jun 6, 20243 min read
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Writing/Illustrating a Story Research
I read the following books to help me plan out my illustrations. I purchased the 2nd book because I really want to improve in the future,...
Emilie Collings
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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Children's Book Research
Below are the books i have studied the illustration style of to help me learn how to illustrate children's books and develop my own style...
Emilie Collings
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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My Story
Luna & Chloe's Eco Adventure On a beautifully sunny day, a little girl was happily walking along the beach, next to the water. Suddenly,...
Emilie Collings
Jun 6, 20243 min read
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Project Feedback
Fiona Drummond & Friend I love the addition of the little flowers and the little leaf, it's absolutely charming. I think that it sits...
Emilie Collings
May 28, 20243 min read
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Presentation & Evaluation
Written Evaluation: The original concept for this project was a pattern collection, and the theme I settled on was folk art, then I...
Emilie Collings
May 23, 20243 min read
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Project Planning
The planning for this project was working towards the exhibition, then to finalise the project for hand in with the presentation and...
Emilie Collings
May 23, 20241 min read
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Traditional Folk Art Research
What is Folk Art? Folk art refers to traditional art created by individuals or communities that are often rooted in cultural and regional...
Emilie Collings
May 23, 20244 min read
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Scandinavian Folk Art
Scandinavian folk art encompasses a rich tradition of artistic expression from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland,...
Emilie Collings
May 23, 20244 min read
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Russian Folk Art
Russian folk art is rich in symbolism, with various symbols conveying cultural, religious, and traditional meanings. Among the most...
Emilie Collings
May 23, 20242 min read
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Final Pattern Collection
Individual Animal Elements: Hero Pattern This is my main design or 'hero' pattern. It is the focus of the collection, and the other...
Emilie Collings
May 23, 20241 min read
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My Design Process
This is the process I followed to get to my final digital artefacts. Below are the Scandinavian animals I could have used. Below are some...
Emilie Collings
May 23, 20246 min read
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Exhibition
These are the images from the exhibition that we planned in Exeter. It took a lot of planning and setting up but I was very pleased at...
Emilie Collings
May 23, 20241 min read
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Pattern Collection Research
I had never created a collection before, just individual stand alone patterns. I had wanted to try this for a while so this project gave...
Emilie Collings
May 23, 20242 min read
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Self Analysis Questionnaire
Self analysis, inspirations and aspirations. QUESTION AND ANSWER Finding information without assistance - Excellent Getting information...
Emilie Collings
May 21, 20244 min read
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