Illustration and Visual Narrative Final Project

 Rachel Yeo Rong Qing / 0368901

Illustration and Visual Narrative

Final Project : Self-tilted

Content

Briefing

Idea Development

Progress

Final

Reflection

Briefing 

Your final task consists of integrating the challenges from 3 different modules;


  • Weave a related motive (IVN) through the font and self-portrait. This motive should convey a narrative or theme that reflects your personal or artistic identity.
  • Experiment with typography and layout to integrate the motive seamlessly with your font and self-portrait.
  • Ensure the visual narrative created supports the overall message of your poster.


In your final task, you will bring together the knowledge and skills acquired from three different modules: Typography, Illustration & Visual Narrative, and Digital Imaging & Photography. Your goal is to create an integrated poster that showcases your abilities in each of these areas. You will use a custom font you've created (Typo), incorporate a self-portrait (DIP), and weave a related motive (IVN) through the font and image, resulting in a visually compelling and conceptually rich poster.Typography; Illustration & Visual Narrative; and Digital Imaging & Photography. 

You will use the font created (Typo) in a poster that features your self-portrait (DIP), and you will weave a related motive (IVN) through the font and image.

The end result is an integrated poster
Size: A4 (2480 pixels x 3508 pixels (print resolution) 595 pixels x 842 pixels (screen resolution)


Your assignment will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

  • Effective integration of Typography, Illustration & Visual Narrative, and Digital Imaging & Photography concepts (30%)
  • Creativity in weaving the related motive into the font and self-portrait (25%)
  • Visual impact and quality of the self-portrait (20%)
  • Typography and layout design (15%)
  • Artist rationale and presentation in the e-learning portfolio (10%)

Here is the lecture link that given by Mr. Hafiz

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/128fVvKsa2BEhlge5zm-5bb1wq-A_qWZqJpdfoP5zQPw/edit?usp=drive_web&authuser=0

https://aejuice.com/blog/how-to-make-a-gif-in-after-effects/?authuser=0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tQ0hf2SCeo&authuser=0

Idea Development : Artwork Statement

    I decide to let my work present about who I am and also what I like. I want to shows the thing I like and also my confidence in my preferences to audience, because my preference is not very popular so some people will think it is a bit weird. But I always think that we no need to care about others people’s opinion. As long as the things you do is not illegal and does not violate conscience then its doesn’t matter. Just be yourself, and be confidence. My motto is 'If it pleases me, Everything is fine.', it is a character lines from an anime, I like it very much.


Idea Development : Moodboard


  

Reference Poster 1


Reference Poster 2


 

Reference Poster 3


I have find three preference poster as my reference for my artwork. 


Idea Development : Sketch


 

     Sketch 1                                           Self portrait 1     


  

     Sketch 2                                           Self portrait 2     


I have figure out two different sketches. Sketches 1 is based on the Reference Poster 1 and Reference Poster 2, it will be a cyberpunk style poster. Sketches 2 is based on the Reference Poster 3, it will be a colorful poster and looks more energetic.


After I get the feedback from Mr. Fauzi, I decide to choose the sketches 1 to proceed to finalize the poster. I want to  create a cybernetic me, because I think sketches 1 more suit to my concept.


Progress 


Progress 1
First, I crop my portrait from the picture by using mask selection tool. 


Progress 2

Then, I add some elements and the background to make this pictures more cybernetic.

Progress 3

Next, I have add some word and more details on the poster. I put my personal information at the back because this poster concept is showing who I am. I also draw some line on my hand and my face to makes me looks like mix of robot and human.

Progress 4

At the end, I decided to crop a part of my face and shows  machine part to makes it looks like under my skin is actually robot. I also copy my portrait and turn it into black and white at the background because I think my background is a bit empty. 

After I done my Self-portrait poster, I start to create the animation by using After effect.

Progress 5

First, I let all the element unseen in the video. 

Progress 6

I start from animate the part of my face, I use position tool to makes it looks like getting off from my face.

Progress 7

After that I used mask tool to let the electronic elements shown one by one. The picture above has show one of the example. 

Progress 8

Next, I start to animate my words. I add mask on the words and also moving the position of the words at the same time. So the words will looks like get in to the video not just appear one by one likes others. Besides that, I also add motion blur to let the words move smoother. 


Progress 9

At the end, I add one more electronic element on the top of the right side and animate it by using scale tool and rotation to makes my animation more cybernetic.


Final Poster


Cybernetic Me

Artist Statement : 

I have makes my self-portrait with cybernetic element and makes me looks likes mix of robot and human. This artwork has shows one of the possibilities for the future of human. I chose to make my poster in a cyberpunk style because although robots have helped us a lot in this era, cyberpunk is still a relatively advanced style, and some people will not be able to accept this style. Therefore, I think its fits well with what I want to express. No matter whether what you like is incomprehensible or too advanced for others, just be yourself.

Final Animation


I have upload my video to youtube channel, for the clearer version can click on the link above.

Cybernetic Me_ Animation

Reflections

*Experience
          Pass through this project, I have developed the ways to combine different element and all the skills that I learned from different subject in this semester. At the beginning of this project, I was stuck at the part of Idea development because I don't know how to combine all the different element together in one artwork and I don't know what types of idea can describe me better. But after that I have do a lot of research on different portrait poster and also different composition through internet and at the end I figure out some ideas successfully. 

*Observation
            I was surprised that how difficult is when I try to combine all different element together. It is hard to combine them in a good composition. When it is only one type of element we already got a lot of things need to pay attention, when we try to combine typography, photography and illustration together in one artwork the things that we need to pay attention become triple or more that it. 

*Findings            
            Based on this project, I found that besides the principle of each different element, research and creativity is also important. If we don't have knowledge that enough we cannot figure out a good idea and the solution that can help us solve the problems. As conclusion, I have learned a lot of skills from this project and we need to have more knowledge, more creative and more careful when we create an artwork.









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