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AS AN ASPIRING ILLUSTRATOR, DRAWING IS SOMETHING THAT I BOTH ENJOY, AND FEEL THAT I HAVE SOME SKILL AT.  OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS I'VE BEEN REFINING AND DEVELOPING MY TECHNIQUE- AND NOW, AT THE END OF MY TIME IN UNIVERSITY, I FEEL THAT I AM ABLE TO DRAW COMPETENTLY AND PROFICIENTLY.  MY DRAWINGS HAVE A LOT OF INTRICATE DETAIL TO THEM, AND TAKE MANY HOURS AND DAYS TO COMPLETE.  AS PART OF MY PORTOFLIO, I WILL BE DISPLAYING SOME OF MY STRONGER DRAWINGS, AS THESE OFTEN CATCH PEOPLE'S EYES AND RECEIVE INTEREST.  THIS PROJECT HAS SEEN A NUMBER OF DRAWINGS FALL BY THE WAYSIDE, DUE TO THEIR COMPOSITION NOT BEING CORRECT, THE DETAIL NOT BEING SUITABLE, OR SIMPLY THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE STRONG ENOUGH ONCE DIGITIZED.  CREATING INITIAL CONCEPT SKETCHES HAS ALLOWED FOR ME TO REALLY PLAN AND WORK AT MY PRINTS BEFORE INVESTING A LONG PERIOD OF TIME DRAWING ELEMENTS OF THEM. I SUPPOSE LEARNING THIS SKILL HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST INVALUABLE THAT I WILL TAKE WITH ME.