Illustration and Visual Narrative- Task 1
Illustration and Visual Narrative
28/03/2022 - 1/06/2022 (Week 1 -Week4)
Feng weijie | 349058
Illustration and Visual Narrative | B' in Creative Media
Week 1
Lecture Introduction and Module Information Booklet
Week 2
Vormator Challenge and Introduction to Character Design
We started our course with an introduction to character design, Ms. Anis asked us to do vormator challange and make our character with limited shapes, she also gave us a quick demonstration of how to use adobe illustrator for the task of character design, and Mrs. Anis taught us Basic design and principles of character design.
Character design principles:
1. Shape:
The stability of the shape makes the design more robust.
It defines a character silhoute
2. Color:
Colors have qualities that can evoke certain emotions in people.
This is an important/primary role in determining who is the hero or protagonist/good or bad.
3. Emphasis and Contrast
Pick an exaggerated visual element that makes the character stand out or memorable.
Can be a cultural element and add it to the design.
4. Harmony
All shapes and line film patterns must be put together in a tasteful manner.
They must complement each other in order to create a balance of visual elements with a visual hierarchy.
5. Expression/Posture
The behaviors, quirks, and personalities that come out visually are what make the characters so appealing to the audience.
Week 3
Type of shot composition
Visual Hierarchy: It helps or allows your audience to focus on important thisgs.
Build: A shot that uses a very broad composition.
Balanced distribution of positive and negative spaces
Week 4
Basic Composition Visual Rules
1. Visual Storytelling
Composition should complement your thematic focus and reflect the narrative.
2. Visual flow
Your composition also determines the path the viewer's eye takes through the vision.
3. Visual Balance
Even if you don't know the exact path the viewer's eyes will take, you can nudge things one way or another.
4. Visual Hierarchy
The way you visualize and focus your subject can have a huge impact on an artist's composition.
different types of lenses
Wide-angle lenses are often used not only to define a scene, but also to depict spectacles, giving viewers the opportunity to appreciate a location in all its magnificence and magnificence, while still giving them enough information to process what's going on.
bird's eye view
Also known as a top down shot, refers to placing the POV directly over the subject. It's somewhere about 90 degrees above the scene, a
within a frame
Well-composed frame-in-frame can destroy screen space, add depth, and create visual interest in your film production
medium shot
This shot is also known as the three-quarter shot - obviously, it frames three-quarters of the character
close up
The close-up is an intimate moment, an examination of the character's psyche. It allows us to "capture" the emotion, so when the rest of the scene plays out, we're already invested in the character's well-being. Therefore, this type of shot should emphasize emotion and thought within a larger context.
bug eye
The close-up is an intimate moment, an examination of the character's psyche. It allows us to "capture" the emotion, so when the rest of the scene plays out, we're already invested in the character's well-being. Therefore, this type of shot should emphasize emotion and thought within a larger context.
INSTRUCTION
Week 2 - Lecture Report 1
CHARACTER DESIGN BASICS
- LECTURE REPORT 1
1.cartoon character
Figure 1.0 Cartoon Character Bing dwen dwen, April 5, 2022
2.Working relationship of character design elements
Their original image of Bing dwen dwen is not the giant panda that everyone sees now. Its creative prototype is the traditional snack of ice candied haws in northern China. However, the design team found that the ice-sugar gourd, as a presentation and bearing of the national image, still does not have much weight. Finally, after a series of screenings, the giant panda, which is recognized as a national treasure of China in the world, has a friendly and cute image.
In the final "Bing dwen dwen" shape, the head shell is taken from the snow sports helmet, decorated with a colorful halo, and the overall image is exactly like an astronaut. The overall image of Bing Dwen Dun resembles an astronaut, and the design team hopes to have a dialogue with space and the future through "Bing dwen dwen"
Week 3 - Lecture Report 2
- LECTURE REPORT 2
1. Read the web article as attached
Figure 1.1 Screenshot of web article attached, April 12, 2022
2. For your study , pick ONE scene from any screen media (movie, drama series, animation)that utilizes chiaroscuro lighting-style that emphasizes shadow and light
1.Contrast of cold and warm
The opening scene in "Joker" is not a random dressing room, but a dressing room that needs to show the class represented by Arthur, an orderly but dilapidated atmosphere, a dressing room with many people, but full of loneliness
The light bulbs on the vanity mirror have different levels, some are bright or not, whether there are light bulbs installed or not, and even the light bulb shells have different textures (transparent, milky white shells), these are technically speaking. Showing different levels of light at the same depth level, it also hints at how these bulbs might have been obtained (related to their class status).In the whole cool scene, almost only the protagonist is sitting in front of the warm makeup mirror
Figure 1.2 Screenshot of a scene from the movie Joker, April 12, 2022
Let's take a look at the contrast between the makeup mirrors in Murray's studio, a pure white artificial light source that rarely appears in arthur's similar environment. They can only rely on the brilliant daylight to obtain this pure white light source, which highlights the inequality of these 2 classes
Figure 1.3 Screenshot of a scene from the movie Joker, April 12, 2022
Actual
chiaroscuro practice
Mr. Kannan introduced the course to Adobe Illustrator Illustrator. He taught us how to use the software and showed us some of the basic tools of Adobe Illustrator. After we learned how to use Adobe Illustrator, we were assigned to try a practical "Chiarosco Pear" exercise
The picture below is the apple I tried to make myself
Exercise 1 - Vormater Challenge
We give a set of shapes to create a character. We can only create using the provided shapes and do not allow to stretch or transform any shapes
1. Sketches
I use the software-procreate on ipad to create. and coloured
Figure 1.0 Sketches of character ideas
2. Digital roles
After the briefing, I tried to digitize it on ai. But it didn't turn out well, and it didn't look as easy as I designed it to on the iPad. I tried my best to restore my sketch on ai. After a lot of trial and error, I finally created a character that I was happy with
I marked which elements I used based on the teacher's demonstration.
Figure 1.1 Vormator Challenge digitization
While making the first character, I also made another backup character.
Figure 1.2 Alternate roles
sketches
Figure 1.4 - Final look of Vormator Challenge nana
3. Character name and background story
My name for this character is nana. My inspiration came from a game I played - Lina Zhang, a resident of Animal Crossing. She is really invincible and cute, she has a good personality and is very warm. So I designed this character, I hope she is also a good character and enthusiastic person, nana is a deep sea octopus, because she likes to eat sea rabbits, she also grows 2 rabbit ears. This makes her a little more different from other octopuses, and it has become her unique symbol.
Figure 1.3 Resident of Animal Crossing - Zhang Lina
Exercise 2: Vector Illustration
After finishing my Vormator character, I started designing the game card.
Nana is all pink, so I chose a card of roses to decorate her.
When it comes to game cards, I first thought of the anime I watched when I was a child - Variety Sakura. The card design inside is exquisite and beautiful.
Figure 1.4 Material from Pinterest
Inspired by the above, I designed my card
The background of the card, because nana's character is to love to sing. So I picked some notes to embellish it
Figure 1.5 card background
Then I put the character nana in it
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Figure 1.5 card design
Then I go ahead and add some basic nana info to the card.
Figure 1.6 Final design of game card (Front of card)
feedback
Week 1:
Lecture Introduction and Module Information Brochure
Week 2:
General feedback: Characters are best expressed and original.
Week 3:
General feedback: It is best to use shadows or lights for characters to make them more lifelike.
Week 4:
General feedback: A card game design must have a good composition to make it look interesting and should have its own uniqueness
reflection
Exercise 1:
Throughout the exercise, I realized that once you understand the concept, it's easier to design and much easier to execute than I thought. While I was panicking and stressful at first, by the end I found it really fun to create a character of my own. In addition to that, I can learn more about Adobe Illustrator and improve my skills. I hope in the future I can learn a lot and also create more designs.
Exercise 2:
In this exercise, I learned how to manage Adobe Illustrator software. In addition to this, I also learned how to properly composite the drawing and its perspective. However, my perspective is really bad, and in this exercise I started learning and trying to create backgrounds and drawings with perspective.
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