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Illustration & Visual Narrative | Task 4: Self-Titled

06.12.2023 - 05.01.2024 / Week 11 - Week 15
Khu Ying Ying / 0357306
Illustration & Visual Narrative / COM61304 / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Task 4: Self-Titled

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LECTURES
    Week 12 (13/12/2023)  Intertwine Tool
   
INSTRUCTIONS

EXERCISE - SELF-TITLED
    Week 11 (05/12/2023)  Idea Development & Design Direction
    Week 12 (12/12/2023)  Design Direction

REFLECTIONS

QUICK LINKS

LECTURES

Week 12 (13/12/2023)

Intertwine Tool

How to use the intertwine tool in Adobe Illustrator?
  • Select the objects that you want to intertwine > click "Object" > click "Intertwine" > click "Make" > start drawing circles on the desired position to intertwine.

INSTRUCTIONS

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EXERCISE - SELF-TITLED

Week 11 (05/12/2023)

Idea Development & Design Direction


Part 1: Idea Development

1. Write a biography about yourself.

  • Intro: Tell us about yourself.
    • My name is Khu Ying Ying, but you may call me Ying if you prefer. I am an INFP-T person, and I am a dreamer and idealist. Besides that, I love reading comics (currently Lookism :3) and gaming (although I’m terrible at it).
  • Paragraph 1: What is your passion?
    • I wish for my art to link people from all over the world. Through my work, I'd like to bring together different cultures and perspectives by using art to better understand and appreciate one another.
  • Paragraph 2: What motivates you to achieve your dream?
    • Seeking peace, harmony, and minimizing conflicts.
  • Summary: How do you want to visualise your dream into an artwork?
    • I want to include unity and diversity in my artwork, I was inspired by the tarot card - The World.
      • unity: hands reaching each other/ intertwining vines/ globe
      • diverse culture: traditional patterns/ symbols
      • colour palette: harmonious colour, warm tone
      • using collage

2. Write a statement about your work.

  • Intro: Tell us about your work.
    • My work is about harmony, making the audience feel connected to one another.
  • Paragraph 1: What is the concept behind it?
    • The concept is to bring people together by encouraging empathy and understanding, bringing diverse people together in a moment of connection and respect, and reminding people of our common humanity.
  • Paragraph 2: What is the message you want people to understand?
    • I hope that people will recognize the richness in our differences and recognise the greatness of our shared humanity.
  • Summary: What is your motto/ quote?
    • Uniting the world through diversity, painting the canvas of unity.

3. Mood board (3 poster references).

Before I proceeded to Part 2 - Design Direction, I found some inspirations from Pinterest as my reference for my mood board.
Figure E11.1: Mood Board, Week 11 (05/12/2023)


Part 2: Design Direction

1. Sketch up your mock-up poster.
Firstly, I sketched out the rough ideas with ibisPaintX on my tablet. 
Figure E11.2: Sketches - Rough Ideas, Week 11 (05/12/2023)

Figure E11.3: Sketch 1 - Explanation, Week 11 (05/12/2023)

Figure E11.4: Sketch 2 - Explanation, Week 11 (05/12/2023)

Figure E11.5: Sketch 3 - Explanation, Week 11 (05/12/2023)

Figure E11.6: Other Ideas, Week 11 (05/12/2023)

Then, I selected Sketch 1 as my final sketch. Before proceeding to the next step - creating the digital sketch, I finalised the sketch again so I wouldn't get lost.
Figure E11.7: Final Sketch - Sketch 1, Week 11 (05/12/2023)

Explanations for my final sketch.
Figure E11.8: Final Sketch Explanations, Week 11 (05/12/2023)


Reference List:
Elrod, D. (2023, April 5). 10 Flowers That Represent Unity: Blooming Together - Foliage Friend - Learn About Different Types of Plants. Foliage Friend - Learn About Different Types of Plants. https://foliagefriend.com/flowers-that-represent-unity/

Week 12 (12/12/2023)

Design Direction

Continuation of Week 11: Design Direction

2. Create a digital poster based on your sketch.

Progress in Adobe Photoshop:
1. These were the images for my final project.
Figure E12.1: Images, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

2. Select and mask the objects: For the Orchid, click "Lasso tool (L)" > click "Select and Mask..." > click "Smart Radius, 1px" > select the part of the orchid that would be used in the final project > use "Refine Edge Brush Tool" (R) to refine the edges > Output To: select "New Layer with Layer Mask" > click OK.
Figure E12.2: Select & Mask - Orchid, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

3. For the Self-Portrait, click "Object Selection/ Quick Selection/ Magic Wand tools (W)" > click "Select Subject" > click "Select and Mask..." > click "Smart Radius, 1px" > select "Refine Edge Brush Tool (R)" to refine the edges > Output To: select "New Layer with Layer Mask" > click OK.
Figure E12.3: Select & Mask - Self-Portrait, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

4. For the Globe, click "Quick Selection Tool (W)" to select the globe (without stand) > click "Select and Mask..." > click "Smart Radius, 1px" > select "Refine Edge Brush Tool (R)" to refine the edges > Output To: select "New Layer with Layer Mask" > click OK.
Figure E12.4: Select & Mask - Globe, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

5. For the Hand, click "Object Selection/ Quick Selection/ Magic Wand tools (W)" > click "Select Subject" > click "Select and Mask..." > click "Smart Radius, 1px" > select "Refine Edge Brush Tool (R)" to refine the edges > Output To: select "New Layer with Layer Mask" > click OK.
Figure E12.5: Select & Mask - Hand, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

6. For the Dove, click "Object Selection/ Quick Selection/ Magic Wand tools (W)" > click "Select Subject" > click "Select and Mask..." > click "Smart Radius, 1px" > select "Refine Edge Brush Tool (R)" to refine the edges > Output To: select "New Layer with Layer Mask" > click OK.
Figure E12.6: Select & Mask - Dove, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

7. For the Circle Traditional Patterns, click "Elliptical Marquee Tool (M)" > select the area to cut from the images > click "Layer Mask".  
Figure E12.7: Marquee Tool - Traditional Patterns, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

8. Apply a layer mask on each of the objects after doing Select and Mask.
Figure E12.8: Apply Layer Mask, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

9.  Arrange the objects' position according to the sketch. 
Figure E12.9: Arrange the Objects' Position, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

10. Fit the self-portrait into the globe: For the self-portrait, adjust the opacity to 30% > click "Eraser Tool (E)" to erase the unnecessary part.
Figure E12.10: Eraser Tool - Unnecessary Part of the Self-Portrait, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

11. Apply suitable colour correction on the objects: For the hands, I adjusted the colour balance and brightness/ contrast.
Figure E12.11: Colour Correction - Hands, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

12. For the Globe, I adjusted the levels.
Figure E12.12: Colour Correction - Globe, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

13. For the Doves, I adjusted the curves and vibrance.
Figure E12.13: Colour Correction - Doves, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

14. For the Self-Portrait, I adjusted the curves and exposure.
Figure E12.14: Colour Correction - Self-Portrait, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

15. For the Orchids, I adjusted the level and colour balance.
Figure E12.15: Colour Correction - Orchids, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

16. For the Malay Pattern (Batik), I changed the blending modes from Normal to Difference. Then, I adjusted the exposure and colour balance.
Figure E12.16: Colour Correction - Malay Pattern (Batik), Week 12 (12/12/2023)

17. For the Chinese Pattern (Red and Gold), I adjusted the hue/ saturation, and colour balance.
Figure E12.17: Colour Correction - Chinese Pattern (Red & Gold), Week 12 (12/12/2023)

18. For the Indian Pattern (Paisley), I adjusted the hue/ saturation, and colour balance.
Figure E12.18: Colour Correction - Indian Pattern (Paisley), Week 12 (12/12/2023)

19. For the Christmas Pattern, I adjusted the hue/ saturation, and the brightness/ contrast.
Figure E12.19: Colour Correction - Christmas Pattern, Week 12 (12/12/2023)

20. Add the background colour: Click on "Gradient..." > click "Pastel" (04 as the choice).
Figure E12.20: Background Colour - Pastel 04, Week 12 (12/12/2023)
 

Progress in Adobe Illustrator: 
21. For the text, I used the font - "Wonderland" that I designed in Typography, all the progression was in Task 3: Type Design & Communication.
Figure E12.21: Font - Wonderland, Week 12 (13/12/2023)

22. Create intertwine: I sketched out the intertwining vines on the word "CONNECT" with ibisPaintX. This helped me to get a rough idea while applying it in Adobe Illustrator.
Figure E12.22: Sketch - Intertwining Vines on "CONNECT" with ibisPaintX, Week 12 (13/12/2023)

23. Type out the word "CONNECT" > click "Effect" > click "Warp" > on the "Warp Options", choose "Arc" and adjust the "Bend to 35%" > click OK.
Figure E12.23: Apply Effect on the Word, Week 12 (13/12/2023)

24. Click "Pen Tool (P)" > trace out the intertwined vine > click "Direct Selection (D) to curve the line to make it look smoother. 
Figure E12.24: Intertwined Vine, Week 12 (13/12/2023)

25. Click "Pen Tool (P)" to trace out the leaves on the intertwined vine > select the intertwined vine with the leaves (Ctrl + A) to group them > click "Knife Tool" to cut out some parts > add light to the intertwined vines and leaves. 
Figure E12.25: Shadow - Intertwined Vine, Week 12 (13/12/2023)

26. Select the "text" layer > change the stroke size to 6 pt and light blue colour, and fill with white colour. Then, select the "text" layer & intertwined vine" layer > click "Object" > click "Intertwine" > click "Make" > start drawing circles on the desired position to intertwine.
Figure E12.26: Intertwine, Week 12 (13/12/2023)

27. Place the Intertwined Vine with Text in the right position on the digital poster.
Figure E12.27: Placing the Text, Week 12 (13/12/2023)


Final Submission of Digital Poster.
Figure E12.28: Final Submission of Digital Poster - CONNECT, Week 12 (13/12/2023)

Title: CONNECT
Artist Statement: As I mentioned before, my work is about harmony, making the audience feel connected to one another. The concept is to bring people together by encouraging empathy and understanding, bringing diverse people together in a moment of connection and respect, and reminding people of our common humanity. The word CONNECT is about continuing to develop interactions, ideas, and understanding. It looks simple to understand, everything is connected such as humans, animals, culture, history and more. I hope that people will recognize the richness in our differences and recognise the greatness of our shared humanity. In my point of view, my poster is about more than just making art; it is about building bridges between people, cultures, and ideas.

REFLECTIONS

Experience
This project was quite fun to do because I got to express our interest in the digital poster. However, it would be nice if the three modules (IVN, DPI & TYPO) had the same instructions for this final project because I was really confused about the requirements.

Observations
It was my first time learning about intertwine in Adobe Illustrator, and it was quite easy to understand how it works. 

Findings
I'm still have a poor time management, I should change this poor habit starting from now on.

QUICK LINKS

Projects

Task 1: Exercises
Task 2: Decisive Moment
Task 3: Digital Triptych

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