1. Demonstrate a systematic and critical understanding of the breadth and depth of knowledge relating to contemporary drawing practice.

As professional artists it is necessary to deal with a series of job-specific ethical issues while working in practice. Arguably though the most common and tricky issue, is plagiarism. In all different forms of art plagiarism can be such a vague idea that often the line between inspiration and plagiarism can seem blurry.

For example, the author of this article on the topic claims that the two images below are plagiarized. but seeing that the artistic techniques used are totally different and that the compositions are not an exact copies, it might not be so easy to back up such claims:

In the case of concept art it can concern ideas, stock photography, textures, custom made bushes, various resources and even entire artworks. This is why when using anything in industry that one does not own, it is always crucial to make sure there is permission to do: so either by contacting the author or using free resources  like CG textures is for textures.It is important to use other's work as inspiration not as a template.

But it is not simply necessary to be cautious of using other people's work. It is important to use your rights as an author,and to be aware of  the possibility of your own work being used without your permission. Personally I have had work 'stolen' and sold without my knowledge.  In order to avoid that an artist must be mindful of posting art in quality good enough for your copyright artwork to be used for free. Another option is to use watermarks on the higher resolution versions or set up specific settings that protect against plagiarism by websites like DeviantART.

In order to demonstrate that aspect contemporary drawing practice within my work, I present my response to the '1950's Termite Exterminator' brief:

Since it is inspired by classic film posters, to compose my final image I looked at a poster for  Barbarella (1968), Attack of the 50ft Woman (1958) and Forbidden Planet (1956).

   

Looking at them I noticed the tenancy of a main figure being on focus and the background being quite simple, perhaps apart of a bold title filing up the negative space. Often the female characters at the time had a specific attitude and facial expression that suggested they might be overwhelmed by the situation they are in. And a necessity for horror and sci-fi posters is to somehow show or tease the threat that the protagonist will have to face. Those exact elements are exactly what I took to develop my own image:

Here I show my conceptual process:
http://kameliyaminkova.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/1950s-termite-exterminator.html

And here is the progress of painting the piece:
http://kameliyaminkova.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/termite-exterminator-update.html