Illustration & Visual Narrative: Task 1 / Exercises

 25/09/2023 -23/10/2023 / Week 1 - 4

 Lim Yu Xuen / 0359676

Illustration & Visual Narratives / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylor's University

Task 1: Exercises

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 Lectures

Instructions

Exercise 1 - The Vormator Challenge

1.1 Vormator Shape Tracing

1.2 Vormator Character Design 

1.3 Vormator Character Colouring

Exercise 2 - Chiaroscuro Design

2.1 Pear Chiaroscuro

2.2 Character Chiaroscuro 

Final Task 1: Exercise

1. Vormator Challenge Character

2. Game Card Design

Feedback

Reflection

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 LECTURES 

25 September 2023

Week 1 / Lecture 1

link to Bezier Game here ♡

Hence it was the first class of the Semester, all students did not have access to Adobe softwares yet. Mr Hafiz was helpful enough to provide us links to fill in our information to receive the access from Taylor's ICT. 

Besides that, Mr Hafiz introduced the module and taught us how to plan an online game that will improve our skills of using the Pen Tool that can be found in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Our challenge was to clear The Car Stage in Bezier Game, and to send a screenshot as proof in the Microsoft Teams chat.

The Car Stage in Bezier Game

1.1 Stage - Car & Final Results, Week 1 (25/9/2023)

2 October 2023

Week 2 / Lecture 2

In this lecture, we learned to make good character designs. Mr Hafiz highlighted 3 main points to drawn an effective character design which will make it unique, simple, and iconic.

Principals of making good character design

Iconic: we can recognize the character by looking at their silhouettes

Simplicity: simple designs allow users to recognize the character easily, and understanding the concept of the character

Unique: memorable characters leave a long lasting impression on the user's mind and tends to make the character unique

Factors of making good character design

Shape: Used to identify the characters from one another.

Color:

Contrast / Emphasize:

Harmony:

Expression / Poses: 

Week 2 Lecture Slides: Character Design Basics

1.2 Week 2 Lecture Slides, Week 2 (2/10/2023)

9 October 2023

Week 3 / Lecture 3

Chiaroscuro: the use of light and dark to create the illusion of three-dimensional volume on a flat surface. The purpose of chiaroscuro is to

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INSTRUCTIONS

Exercise 1 - The Vormator Tracing

1.1 Vormator Shape Tracing

1.2 Vormator Character Design