Illustration and Visual Narrative | Task 4: Self Titled

11 December 2023-  07 January 2024 / (Week 12 - Week 14)
Hanson Pea Wei Hao / 0359463 / Section 04
Illustration and Visual Narrative / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in creative media
Task 4:  Self-titled

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Lists

1. Instruction

2. Feedback

3. Reflection

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INSTRUCTIONS

Task 4:
In this final task, I needed to create an artwork/poster based on myself. Through Illustration and Visual Narrative, I needed to use everything I had learned and make the poster attractive.

Concept board:

Fig 1.1, Concept Board

So, based on these references, I did sketch a quite speed drawing about what I gonna do for my poster and video as well.

Fig 1.2 and 1.3, Sketch For before and after (15/12/2023)

After having the sketch, I start working on my poster.

Mr. Martin brought us to the studio to take some of our pictures to let us do our Photoshop work with correct lightning.

Fig 1.4 and 1.5, photo of me of the original and after masking out (16/12/2023)

After having the masking object, I start to photoshop myself into a neon city I find.

Fig 1.6, Me in Neon City (17/12/2023)

For the color to mix with the background, I changed my color to make it more mixed to the background.

Fig 1.7, A try-on neon (18/12/2023)

And I did learn some new things on YouTube. Which is learning how to create neon colors around me

other than that, based on the background I trying to draw I did create it to become a logo to act as my gaming logo.

Fig 1.8, Background create on A try-on neon (18/12/2023)

Fig 1.9, Logo create in illustrator (18/12/2023)

After learning about how to create neon items, I try Using it on all the items I gonna edit in my picture. For the first, I add neon on the fonts and logo that I create.

Fig 1.10, "Scartype"(19/12/2023)

Fig 1.11, first version poster (19/12/2023)

After that I felt like this poster was still empty as a poster and video as well, So I neon some of the other things like flame, Hourglass, coffee, and musical notes.

Fig 1.12, Second Version of poster.(19/12/2023)

 My lecturer suggested I create more contrast in my video. like different colors to make it stand out more. So, I used the effect in After Effects to create different color exposures In After Effect.

Fig 1.13, Add on Color exposure (04/1/2024)

Final Outcome:

Fig 1.14, Final Poster: "The Night of Me"(04/1/2024)

ARTIST STATEMENT:
I did a neon-style poster, the concept is to bring out and illustrate my thoughts and current happening things. No matter how many times the night comes, there will always be one person who will shine in the dark night with his own happiness. Enjoy the life you are doing right now, Enjoy the moment it happens right now. If you find out life is hard, you will always find something that makes you happy.

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FEEDBACK

I think the composition can be improved and you also need to include the caption/quote in your poster for the sketch.

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REFLECTION

I have to say that this last assignment was the happiest and most stressful part for me. This is because it's a combination of all three core subjects made into one assignment. The hardest part I think is the ideas in my mind kept coming up and I was a little overwhelmed. But through the overall coursework, I am very happy that I have learned a lot of skills that I didn't expect to learn before. When I found that my work was taking shape step by step, I felt proud and joy in my heart. I did enjoy it so much in learning Adobe Illustrator, it's let me illustrate a lot of "images" it's only appeared in my mind before.