Illustration Visual Narrative Exercises

25.8.2020 - ?.?.2020 (week 1 - week ?) 
Phoebie Ng / 0341172 / Bachelor of creative media
Illustration and Visual Narrative 

Task 1 ( Exercises )   

LECTURES 

week 1(25.08.2020)

Introduction to character design. Principle of character design are shapes, colors, emphasis, harmony and expression. We went through module information booklet together and also brief about our assignments. After that, we learned about how to trace image and fill in color by using illustrator. 

Principle of character design

fig1.1 character design examples 25/8/2020

1. Shapes : Shapes define a character's silhouette. It is used to identify a character from one another.

fig1.2 color study examples 25/8/2020

2.Color : Colors give different impression to different characters.

3. Emphasis & Contrast : Sometimes picking a cultural element and adding it to a design to make it unique.

4. Harmony : Every element used in design must work together.

fig1.3 expression examples 25/8/2020

5.Expression : How character is shown to the audience, the personality and expression are visually shown.

week 2(02.09.2020)

fig1.4 chiaroscuro examples 02/09/2020

fig1.5 chiaroscuro examples 02/09/2020

Chiaroscuro : application of light and dark, high contrast of shadow. It can increase the dramatic tension, create sensational effect. It helps to pull your attention to a subject in a intensive way. It create a composition of negetive and positive space.

how to adjust photo in photoshop

pick a studio light photo

image > adjustment > curve/level 

adjustment > black and white 

week 3(09.09.2020)

fig1.6 rule of third examples 09/09/2020

fig1.7 composition examples 09/09/2020

• Composition is the way you position and design the elements of your illustrations can be as pivotal to making a piece look good as any technical aspect like anatomy, color, or perspective.
• background(furthest) , midground, and foreground (closest)
• contrast
• balance between positive and negative spaces.

week 5(23.09.2020)

fig1.8 perspective examples 23/09/2020

perspective

• one point 
• two point 
• three point
• four to five point (fish eye)

week 6(30.09.2020)

Rhythm and movement 

Lines create rhythm and movement that create sense of dynamic. 

maximize overlaps 

fig1.9 rhythm in art 30/09/2020

motion line comics 

fig1.10 motion line 30/09/2020

onomatopoeia 

fig1.9 onomatopoeia 30/09/2020

week 7(07.10.2020)

Gutters: the invisible messenger within comics in that they pass information but are simply an empty space.

Transition 

movement to movement transitions show basic movement occurring.

action to action transitions show a single subject progressing through a specific movement. 

subject to subject transitions stays within a specific scene or idea and call for more reader involvement.

scene to scene transitions take place across significant distances within time and space.

aspect to aspect is unique in that it shows different aspects occurring simultaneously within the same scene

non sequitur provides no logical connection between panels

week 8(14.10.2020)

How to create comics? frame to frame storytelling.

5 assignment practice 

1.watch cartoons/movies

2.plahy games

3. read new mangas/comics/graphic novels

4.listen to different genres of music 

5. try something new

The more you stress on finding the ideas, the more it will stray you.

great and meaningful are born from the greatest, most influential inspirations and passion.

week 9(21.10.2020)

story telling basics

central theme 

the theme is what the story is really about. 

major theme: an idea that is intertwined and repeated throughout the whole narrative. 

minor theme: an idea that appears more subtly, and doesn't necessarily repeat.

Conflict is what create tension and build suspense.

Characters 

Central characters: These are the characters are vital to the development of the story.

Protagonist: main character

Antagonist : against main character

Act 1 : setup : exposition, Inciting Incident, Plot Point 1

Act 2: conflict: rising action, midpoint, plot point 2

Act 3: Resolution: pre climax, climax, denouement 

INSTRUCTIONS

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TASKS

exercise 1

Shapes studies based on 3 characters  

we were asked to do character studies based on 3 characters that we like, there were no restrictions on what character we want to choose.

fig 2.1 character shape studies 02/09/2020

fig 2.2 character shape studies 02/09/2020

fig 2.3 character shape studies 02/09/2020

exercise 2

Chiaroscuro Studies

we were asked to turn the photo to black and white to do Chiaroscuro studies. I had used photoshop to do this. 

fig 2.4 chiaroscuro studies before 02/09/2020

fig 2.5 chiaroscuro studies after 02/09/2020

fig 2.6 chiaroscuro studies before 02/09/2020

fig 2.7 chiaroscuro studies before 02/09/2020

exercise 3

Character tracing 

we were asked to trace character using illustrator.

fig 2.8 character tracing final outcome 02/09/2020

fig 2.9 character tracing original 02/09/2020

exercise 4

Landscape exercise

we were asked to create landscape by using illustrator.

fig 2.10 landscape final outcome 02/09/2020

fig 2.11 landscape ver 2 final outcome 02/09/2020

fig 2.12 landscape with character design 02/09/2020

sketches for landscape 

fig 2.12 landscape sketches 10/09/2020

fig 2.13 landscape sketches 10/09/2020

fig 2.14 landscape sketches 10/09/2020

fig 2.15 landscape sketches 10/09/2020

fig 2.16 landscape sketches 10/09/2020

motion line

Ms Anis asked us to find some pictures that have motion line in it and do some studies on it.

fig 2.17 motion line sketches  10/09/2020

fig 2.18 motion line sketches  10/09/2020

fig 2.19 motion line sketches  10/09/2020

fig 2.20 motion line sketches 10/09/2020

FEEDBACK 

week 2: Ms Anis looked at my blog and she said that I have interesting analysis on character shape study, my chiaroscuro study could use a bit more light contrast as not to appear too dark. Good job!

REFLECTION

I had some good experience doing these exercise. I really like about this module is that we are not restricted by anything and we can do whatever we want by our creativity. I don't really know how to control illustrator at the time when I trace the character. After plenty of exercise, I started to know how to use it and I think that it is not that hard, but I still need to do more practice on pen tool.