My Micro Exam analysis

I think that my exam went so well in the idea that I created exactly what I had planned to which was an ironic twist on modern day fashion by using massive inspiration from my artists work (Gerhard Richter). This exam was almost the exact same as my practice exam because to create the actual dress I used the same materials, techniques and applicators although this time I did the entire thing on a bigger scale and also ensured that I considered all the improvements from my previous analysis such as covering the PVA glue with a more generous layer of white paint to ensure no parts were left to dry transparent.

Although working on a bigger scale was definitely a better idea and showed variation of size, I think it was definitely more difficult because the glue and paint didn't stay in the guide lines very easily despite this it created a brand new shape which was much more expressive and unique.

Another factor that I also altered was the depth of tone in the background as in my practice piece it was just a complete wash of a dark grey shade so during my micro exam I improved it by keeping the dark grey/black at the bottom half of the page in order to contrast with the dress and make it stand out. I then faded these dark tones gradually into lighter ones as it reached the top of the page.

There were also some minor improvements which I made such as the tools I used for example when cutting the photograph of my model out I hadn't been very precise therefore this time I used a more defined cutting knife which was extremely helpful when it came to cutting out the thinnest of hairs on the models head. Although it was all worth it because it looked much more realistic especially against the white wash background.

One thing I think I could’ve maybe added was more in the background rather than just a blank wash because even though it went very well, I think it looked quite bland. What I have in mind is various splashes of colour mainly around the edges of the page or something creative which links in with the pattern or colour of the dress on the model.

I think the only thing that I would improve if I was to do this exam again is maybe an even bigger scale as that was one aspect which worked really well, other than that I'm really happy with the end result because I met all my targets from the analysis of my practice.

I took a few photos during this project, one is from the practice piece and the others are during the process and the final result of my micro exam, I found this was the easiest way to document my work and refer to it in analysis.