I'm an Illustrator

The work load at this Uni has been pretty intense. Well, when I say intense, I mean there is A LOT of work to be completed. Everyday we have a 'class' and every evening our 'teacher' sets us 'homework' - and by homework, I mean exactly what they tell us to do. If it isn't done exactly how they want us to do it then we get a 'detention', well we don't, but we might as well. You don't really have any personal flare in your work here, as you are told exactly what you have to do and you have to do it. It keeps you working hard, and I guess it makes you really appreciate the free time when you get it, but there is so much to do all the time. Early starts, 8am on a Monday for three hours of autocad - is really good, yet you cannot stay awake for that long. It is in a room in the basement of the building with no windows and in the winter, no heating. Its hardly cold here at 17 degrees, however 17 degrees here is cold, and I have acclimatised to the temperature, so at 8am in the morning, when I am tired and cold, I don't function quite as well for three hours as I normally would. Its followed by another two hour class, one which I enjoy, and most of the time wakes me up. But you still end up with a lot of work, and not enough time. There are a lot more projects here and a lot more classes. They don't expect as much from you, but when you are used to the standards of Chelsea, you don't just want to do the minimum that you have to do for here, you want to do well. One thing that I really want to do well in, is my Communication class. When I first told Robin that I was coming to IED Barcelona, he said he knew a tutor here, and that the tutor would absolutely kick our asses - I think that this tutor might be that friend of Robins!! I have a lot of respect for him, as even though he gives us enough work to last us a lifetime every single week, he makes us learn a programme I desperately want to learn. By having to work quickly, you learn a lot faster, and in only 9 weeks, I feel comfortable using a programme I had never even opened before I came - Illustrator. Whilst this is something that we wouldn't necessarily be asked to use at Chelsea, it is one that I will definitely be able to use to my advantage. At first, we just did basic exercises in order to improve our skills, but then we actually retraced a plan off autocad and added textures into it. Something that you could do in 3D MAX but that looks more presentable for showing a client, such as on a presentation board. Using this programme will not only help me through interiors, but also through graphics and the work that I do for my dad. I feel lucky that I have been able to learn Illustrator so quickly - and for that I would like to thank Roman. From Logos to Frogs to Plans to pretty much anything!