One major piece of feedback that I have had from my tutorials, has all been to get everything that’s in my head about my project (all of my tasks, people to talk to etc) onto paper, so I have finally done it, and it has been hugely beneficial for me. I have been able to lay everything out very clearly, and I can now see that the actual “art” (the illustration side) is pretty well sorted – I know what I’m doing, I just have to keep going with it and put the time in. The largest amount of work that I have to do is either to do with the rewilding side of the project (certainly the largest number of people I have to contact are to do with the rewilding), or general project related work – such as budgeting etc.
As you can see, I have broken the page down into sections which will be most beneficial for me: plotting out who I need to contact (the largest section), My goals for the project (especially focusing on my end goal – the one which summarises the whole project and which is my essential reason for doing the project) and funding (which is, alongside contacting people) the next biggest thing I have to do.
One of the most useful things was planning the key stages for contacting the people on my list (some, like Frances, this is not applicable to) – as before I actually contact them, I need to plan how they specifically will be able to contribute to the project – what I want I get out of them, the stages of work that I have to go through to actually be able to contact them (e.g. knowing how they can benefit to/from the project, what do I want to get out of talking with them, writing an effective and engaging overview statement, etc), as knowing this before I set out will vastly increase the chances of being successful in contacting them, and creating an effective project in the long term.
Overall, it was a really useful exercise to do, and I will definitely expand it and make more as my project progresses, as it will help me keep track of my goals, where my project is at that moment, and what my next steps will be.
