Lecture with Ian Whadcock!

Ian Whadcock is an illustrator, designer and educator he has worked in many things such as, magazines, politics, financial advertisements etc.

                                                          This is Ian Whadcock

Here are some examples of his work!

Ian talked about commissions he has done and gave a lot of great tips and advice for instance;

• you need to feel confident in making the right decisions for the right reasons.
• you have to be open to receive criticism 
• Be diverse don't keep to the same style as it might weigh you down, you can have a vast range of styles that you like to work with such as drawing, collaging, painting etc. 
• your career when you leave uni can change throughout the years taking different paths, dipping in and out of commissions and maybe ending up going into teaching. 
• Don't be frightened of taking risks as sometimes you need to take them to learn more. .Be open to the idea of change and being someone else. 
• The only tool that is ever relevant is a pencil once you put pencil to paper your off, but if you don't jot down your ideas then your not going to get very far. 
• If you get commissioned to illustrate a dull text don't reject it turn it into something beautiful. For instance; even though some projects might not seem exciting lots of people may see the work you've produced or buy it and the pay may be great. 
• 'Drawing with scissors' is great for escaping traps you may fall into. (This quote also relates to Henri Matisse.) get to be curious! 
• Quote by Ian Whadcock; ' Doodles can help be a great way for patterns or ideas and there not there for you to be playing with the materials but because the materials want you to play with them'. 
• At times you have to be brave and stand up for yourself .There are times when you need influences but sometimes you just need to DO! .things that are dull maybe the best source of inspiration. 
• photograph everything 
• be always collecting , researching keeping an archive .have random likes 
• be proud of what you do! .document your own journeys for fun you never know what may happen with them. 
• Rewarding work that you could do is throughout volunteering it gives you a sense of achievement. Quote by Ian Whadcock; ' The Only thing Unique is YOU!........make your own world ...........be playful....' 

I'm hopefully going to take some of these pointers on board!