I realised suddenly that I’d not made a post summarising the second day of the illustration project! Although it’s out of order, I think it was an important enough day to include.

The second day focused entirely on media experimentation. As a class, we made a list of lots of possible media we could use – anything from paints and pens to food and rubbish – all of the extremes that could be experimented with in illustration.

I broke out of my usual style completely and got really stuck into the experimentation. Louise was pleased to see that I’d not clung to my old ways.

What did I get out of the day? The day really freed up my mind, and I created totally non-judgementally. I was really proud of how it turned out just because I worked so freely! It’s a feeling and an ability I want to keep. Armed with new research from the past week, I’m hopeful that I can take the experimenting spirit and work in such a varied way again.