Illustration and Visual Narrative - Task 1

 22.9.2021 - ????/Week 1 - Week 4
Hansel Ribowo / 0350008 / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
Illustration and Visual Narrative
Task 1 : Exercise

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Lectures

Week 1: Introduction about the lecture and Module Information Booklet

Week 2: Vormator challange and Introduction to Character Design

We begin our class with introduction about character design and Mrs Anis challange us to do vormator challange and make our character from it with a limited shape and she also give us a quick demo for the task how to use adobe illustrator to make the character design, and Mrs Anis teach us about basic design and principle of character design.

Principles of Character Design:

1. Shapes:

• Stability in shapes make design more solid.
• Its defines a character sillhoute

2. Colors:

• Colors have qualities to that can cause certain emotions to people.
• It is an important/major role at determining who are heroes or protagonist / good or bad character.

3. Emphasis and Contrast 

• Get to pick on a visual element exaggerated it, make character outstanding or memorable.
• Can be cultural element and adding it to design.

4. Harmony

• All shapes and lines movies pattern must be put togather in a tasteful manner.
• They must complement each other so its creates a balance of visual elements that have visual hierarchy.

5. Expression/Poses

• Behavior, quirks and personalities that are visually shown are what makes the character win the hearth of the audience.

Week 3: 

• Type of shots composition
• Visual Hierarchy: It helps or allows your viewers to focus on important thisgs.
• Establishing: A shot that using very wide composition.
• A balanced distribution of positive and negative space.

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Intructions

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Practical

Week 2:

For week 1 we get a task from our lecture to make sketches for our character design.

Fig 1.1 First Sketch

Fig 1.2 Second Sketch

Week 3: 

For week 2 our lecture want to us to make the character in the adobe illustrator since i make it already so i tried to make the background for my character.

Fig 1.3 Progrssion for my Character

I choose this one because i think this one is more unique than the koala design.

Week 4: 

For week 3 our lecture give us a task to make a card game design from our character using Ai, since i already make the background i think i got the idea how to make my card.

Fig 1.4 Front Design Card

Fig 1.5 Back Design Card

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Feedback

Week 1: 

Week 2:

General Feedback: The  character better to have a expression and originality.

Week 3:

General Feedback: The character better to use shadow or lighting to make the character more life and realistic.

Week 4:

General Feedback: The card game design must have a good composition to make it look interesting and it should have their own unique.

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Reflection 

Week 1:

The class was fun.

Week 2:

For the vormator challange its a bit hard for me because i struggle to get the idea for my character design, but i manage to get it after i sketch some of the character design.

Week 3:

For the character shadow and lightning i was a bit confuse and i try to look at the internet how lightning and shadow works to make my character design look realistic.

Week 4:

For the card game i was struggle with the how the design to match my character design but i manage to get the idea by searching from the internet.