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SPENDING DAYS ON A SINGLE DRAWING IS ONE THING, BUT THEN FINDING THAT IT ISN'T SUITABLE TO BE USED DIGITALLY REALLY DOES ADD A BIT OF FRUSTRATION.  I WAS SURE TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME DIGITALLY ON THE PRINTS AS I HAD SPENT ON THE PHYSICAL DRAWINGS, TO BRING THEM TOGETHER EFFECTIVELY.  COLOURISING AND ALTERING THE IMAGES BECAME A MAJOR PART OF MIXING HAND DRAWN WORK WITH DIGITAL PROCESSES- AS I WANTED PRINTS THAT WEREN'T FLAT, BUT INSTEAD FULL OF DETAIL AND COLOUR. SOME OF THEM WERE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN OTHERS, BUT I FEEL THAT I HAVE CREATED A FEW DESIGNS THAT WORK WELL IN TERMS OF THE IMAGE, COMPOSITION AND COLOURING.  IT'S BEEN FRUSTRATING HAVING SO SHORT A TIME TO WORK ON THEM, BUT WITH A FEW WEEKS BETWEEN HAND IN AND THE ACTUAL DEGREE SHOW EXHIBITION IN WHICH THEY'RE BEING DISPLAYED, I HAVE TIME ENOUGH TO FINISH THE COLLECTION PROPERLY.