Brief and Assessment Requirements

Creative Project 60% LO1 LO3

Following an unfortunate accident with your teleportation pod, you have been spliced
genetically with an animal (the precise identity of which will be revealed at time of
briefing). You are now an extraordinary hybrid! You are challenged to record your
metamorphosis by producing a full-figure self-portrait, painted digitally using
Photoshop and graphics tablet. Please note - image manipulation of photographs
is disallowed. Your self-portrait must be drawn/painted.


Research & Development 40% LO2

You are asked to produce a comprehensive blog archiving and annotating your creative
development during the duration of the unit. You should use the blog to reflect critically
upon your own creative practice and the wider cultural and thematic context of the unit.

My blog must include:

1) Your final self-portrait.
2) Sketches/concept art/digital paintings in support of your final portrait.
3) Supporting research for both your creative project and written assignment.
4) Hand studies x 5
5) Feet studies x 5
6) Head/face studies x 5
RCGA1002/Unit One/Anatomy 4
7) Life Drawing
8) Film reviews for the ‘Shapeshifters’ film programme. Please note – in
addition to and support of your own critique, your reviews must include a
minimum of 3 quotations from 3 different published reviews1 + poster art +
supporting stills.
9) Your digital painting exercises (specified in your technical classes)
10) Your modelling task, texturing task, animation task, lighting & rendering
task, and first scene (as specified in your technical classes).