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HNC Beginings

I began my HNC in Art and Design three weeks ago; which before then I had just finished a year at Cardonald college studying Portfolio Preparation. Doing the HNC wasn't my original plan, I'll admit. I had full intentions on moving on to art school, however when the plan fell through, the option to take on an HNC was discussed with my tutors, and it felt like the best option. I went through most of my time on the Portfolio course feeling torn about what I did want to specialise in. I began the year feeling dead-set on studying Graphic Design, however as the year developed, I fell for illustration much more, and then later on, animation became the most attractive to me. I felt it the most when I made a short film for an art collective I'm part of and absolutely loved the process of drawing things frame by frame and then seeing the final piece move smoothly.
That being said, I still have an open mind. My biggest fear about starting the HNC is that it would feel repetitive and that I would lack motivation because of it. That being said, knowing that I need to work to the absolute best of my ability to get to where I want to has continuously been in the back of my mind.
So far, it certainly hasn't felt repetitive. There were a couple of projects that felt familiar, however it just made me feel like I was at a slightly higher advantage as I was more prepared for laying out my drawings and keeping up a decent pace.
I'm really excited to start the GSA Associateship. Although my mind is relatively set on studying animation, I'm very keen to see what they'd have to offer. Like I mentioned before, I'm keeping an open mind, so I didn't want to miss an opportunity like this. I'm especially excited to attend some of the lectures and find out more about what their style of teaching will be like (I also really enjoy listening to talks and lectures - but I just don't admit that to everyone).


Overall I'm looking forward to seeing where this year will take me. It's a new step on to where I'd like to be, and I'm excited to see what will happen.


RK

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