The RVJ

Draw. Work by hand

From a young age I have been interested in art. Drawing, colouring and taking photographs are some of my earliest memories. I found that I could express myself though my artwork and show emotions, thought colour.
Throughout my education I have perused art subject such as art GCSE and graphics and photography to a-level. In these subjects I had coursework which entailed producing book or work. When getting into a project I found it very helpful and useful to have my sketchbook, to plan my ideas and also to use my books as reference when looking for inspiration and to see what techniques worked and which didn’t.

Drawing and working by hand in an RVJ allows you to visually map out, develop and communicate and express ideas. I find that in the early development stages of a project, it is helpful to work in a blank journal and start to try out different ideas and structure your project.
Drawing in my RVJ will help me in gaining confidence with my skills and developing them. My RVJ will also help me in coming up with and developing ideas and whilst giving inspiration. From my RVJ I want to show and practice my own photographic style. The other key benefit of having an RVJ will in tern help me in the design and production stages and process of my magazine. I will be able to plan out my magazine project, page by page, showing my inspiration, ideas and the places in which I visited to gain content of my magazine.