Task 2: Poster-Decisive Moment

3/5/2022 - 17/5/2022 / Week 6 - Week 8
Tee Jia Ern / 0348512
Illustration and Visual Narrative / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
Task 2: Poster-Decisive Moment

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LECTURES

WEEK 6: PERSPECTIVE

Perspective

-Representation of three dimensional objects on two dimensional surface.

One Point Perspective

-Objects appearing in the horizon from a single spot.

Two Point Perspective

-Objects drawn to two vanishing points on the horizon.

-Two set of overlapping perspective lines spreads out from the vanishing points.

Three Point Perspective

-Two vanishing points on the horizon and one vanishing point above or below the horizon.

-Allows for looking bird's eye view or worm's eye view, showing drama and scale.

Isometric View

-Presents three sides without altering perspective for precise conceptions of specific buildings.

WEEK 7: 3-ACTS STRUCTURE

Central Theme

-Personal view on the topic matter, fundamental idea or underlying meaning.

-Major theme are intertwined and repeated, minor theme subtler and not required to repeat.

Conflict

-The story's driving force, which creates tension and suspense.

Characters

Central Characters: Essential to the plot and story development.

Protagonist: Main character, have a goal or conflict and emotional investable.

Antagonist: Opposed the protagonists goal, a significant obstacle to the protagonist. 

Three-Acts Structure

1. Setup: The protagonist's prior world, it ends when conflict arise. 

2. Rising Tension: The series of obstacles the protagonist must overcome, with progressive higher stakes. 

3. Conflict: Major decisive turning point for the protagonist.

Resolution: The conflict's conclusion. It can end by accepting it or defeated by it. 

WEEK 9: TRANSITIONS

Moment to Moment: A blink second in a film, used for drawn out actions.

Action to Action: Large intervals of time between moments, centered on significant events.

Subject to Subject: Different subject in the same scene. 

Scene to Scene: In one location for a long period of time. 

Aspect to Aspect: Wanders around the scene or focus on key details.

Symbolic: An imagined or recalled space.

Rolling Transitions: One panel transition between ideas. 

Non Sequitur: Infer to a meaning without showing the scene.

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INSTRUCTIONS

LECTURE REPORT

WEEK 6: PERSPECTIVE

I decided to use Zutomayo's Darken animated music MV. It had a really pretty art style and world building, my eyes are blessed. The first one is a one point perspective. With a low horizon line, there is only one vanishing point. Everything else is horizontal or vertical. 

Fig 1.1: One Point Perspective

*The second one is two point perspective. There are now two vanishing points. There is a slight tilt on the horizon line, known as the Dutch angle. Used to make the viewer feel uneasy, signaling something is wrong. In this shot the infant might fall out of the cart, so they utilised  perspective to convey the scene's emotions. 

Fig 1.2: Two Point Perspective

The final visual is third point perspective. There are now three vanishing points. This shot also has a Dutch angle as we can see from the horizon line. The Dutch angle is more extreme in this one, to convey even more unsettling feeling. 

Fig 1.3: Three Point Perspective

WEEK 7: 3-ACTS STRUCTURE

Since this was in preparation of task 3 an unforgettable fight scene, I kept that in mind when writing. I decided to make the story take place in a morally grey area so combat is common there. I liked the idea of cross paths and reunion of previous frenemies so I went with it. For the characters I liked the idea of one being considered societally successful and the other not so much. I also went for a morally grey approach as I find it leads to interesting circumstances. Also no, it's not enemies to lovers. They're too fundamentally different to share the same world view. I'd like to see completely opposite people somehow get along with each other.

EXERCISES

WEEK 6: COLOUR BASICS

We learned a lot of various tools that we can utilise in Adobe Illustrator. I used the fill tool for colouring in. The colour in for the shading, colour behind for the background. Warping on the strokes on the background for a more abstract look. Zig zag effect on the four lines so it looks like a wave. The outline stroke tab to customise the halo on the flower. The colour scheme I decided on this gold toned palette as it has a warm inviting feeling, along with an accent pop of colour. 

Fig 2.1: Colour Basics

Fig 2.2: Colour Scheme

WEEK 7: TRANSPARENCY GRADIENT AND NOISE 

Gradients can be achieved by going to the transparency layer, and making a mask. Using a black and white gradient, the transparency can be controlled. So stacking a base colour with a different colour that has a transparent gradient, will create a gradient effect. 

Fig 2.3: Transparent Gradient and Noise

Fig 2.4: Transparent Gradient and Noise Before

TASK 2

I chose Land of the Lustrous as the decisive moments. It is an anime made with 3D animation and it is really pretty. And the first conflict is very iconic, where we see the main character Phos being fragile and breaking by sound. I really liked the shattering of glass, I think it would look impactful for minimalist Chiaroscuro poster. 

1. Reference

This is the scene I would be using for the poster, I took a screenshot of the scene so I have an idea of I am making. 

Fig 3.1: Reference

2. Pen Tool 

I decided to simplify the silhouette to black and white. So here is the shapes constructed by the pen tool. It also incidentally applies Gestalt theory on the face, despite the shapes not connecting, we register it as a same figure. 

Fig 3.2: Pen Tool

3. Accents

The eyes are simplified to one shade of black, the crumbled pieces are coloured to green, Phos' gem colour. 

Fig 3.3: Accents

4. Colour

I wanted the piece to feel more personal and inviting. So I went with a dark green, beige and gold accents. 

Fig 3.4: Colour

5. Title

The title wouldn't fit on the negative space of the subject. So I added extra negative space so there is space for other elements like the title. 

Fig 3.5: Title Before

Fig 3.6: Title After

6. Animating

Using the pen tool, go over multiple frames creating the shapes. The multiple frames would show transition of the action. 

Fig 3.7: Before Animation

Fig 3.8: After Animation

FINAL SUBMISSION

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FEEDBACK

WEEK 7

General Feedback: 

Using colour palettes from adobe colour eases the work process, and allows more time to spend on working on the project. It also can be saved and automatically apply onto the vectors. 

WEEK 8

General Feedback: 

The transparency layer allows for gradients and noises to be added to the subject, applying visual interest in the subject and is another tool when illustrating a work. 

WEEK 9

General Feedback: 

Design principles can be transferred in works as well. Gestalt theory and Principle of Closure

are one the few principles. 

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REFLECTION

Experience: 

The lectures help me better understand the topic at hand, explanation makes grasping the information easier. It also introduces me to new media that can be another source of inspiration. Practical makes learning a skill less daunting and eases the process of starting. I learned new skills and information through the sessions. 

Observations: 

Over the course of this class, I have gotten better eye of evaluating my own work. So the lecture report and exercises has better quality. I also unintentionally made all figures used compliment each other due to the repeating colour themes creating a sense of unity. Glad to see me using what I learned in task 1 here too. 

Findings: 

Visual research is really important. Consuming information is as important as the process of making. Learning how others do their work can give new insights. It can be incorporated to our own work. Finding people's work that really inspires you makes learning even more rewarding too.