ILLUSTRATION AND VISUAL NARRATIVE ✿ PROJECT 3 ✿
ILLUSTRATION AND VISUAL NARRATIVE ✿ PROJECT 3 ✿
15.05.23 - 01.06.23
week 7 - week 9
✿ TAN JIA JIA 0350577 ✿
Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
✿ LECTURE RECAP ✿
For Project 3, the task is to choose a story from a provided website and
break it down into a 3-act structure consisting of an Introduction,
Climax, and Epilogue. Based on this structure, you are required to create
a digital triptych with three panels, each illustrating one of the acts.
To make your design more engaging, consider incorporating interesting plot
twists that occur in each act. You can also highlight notable icons or
symbolisms that are significant to the story.
Additionally, think about creating a premise preview that piques the
readers' curiosity. This can be achieved through thoughtful composition,
intriguing visuals, and compelling use of typography.
In summary, for Project 3, you will:
- Choose a story from the provided website.
- Break down the narrative into Introduction, Climax, and Epilogue.
- Create a digital triptych with three panels, one for each act.
- Incorporate interesting plot twists or notable symbols into your design.
- Craft a premise preview that captivates the viewers and sparks their interest in the story.
Week 10
During this week, we delved into the concept of Chiaroscuro, a technique
used in visual arts to create a strong contrast between light and dark.
This technique plays with the interplay of light and shadow to enhance the
dramatic effect of an artwork.
Chiaroscuro is commonly used to add the following elements to an
artwork:
- Contrast: It creates a strong contrast between light and dark areas, enhancing the visual impact and creating a sense of drama.
- Depth: By manipulating light and shadow, Chiaroscuro adds depth and three-dimensionality to a composition, making it appear more realistic.
- Volume: It helps in rendering objects with a sense of solidity and volume, making them appear more tactile and substantial.
- Emphasis: Chiaroscuro allows artists to emphasize specific elements or areas of a composition by directing the viewer's attention through the use of light and shadow.
- Mood: It can evoke a specific mood or atmosphere in an artwork, such as mystery, tension, or melancholy, by playing with the intensity and placement of light and shadow.
- Realism: Chiaroscuro techniques contribute to creating a sense of realism in artwork by simulating the way light interacts with objects in the real world.
- Texture: It helps in rendering the texture of objects by using light and shadow to create the illusion of surface qualities like roughness, smoothness, or sheen.
- Visual Interest: Chiaroscuro adds visual interest and complexity to a composition by creating intricate patterns of light and shadow, enhancing the overall visual appeal.
By incorporating Chiaroscuro effectively, artists can achieve stunning
visual effects and imbue their artworks with a heightened sense of
depth, drama, and realism.
Figure 1.1 Exercises on Week 10
Week 11
In Week 11, we explored key concepts in Adobe Illustrator, such as
patterns, drawing modes, and the width tool. Patterns allowed us to add
texture and visual interest to our designs through repetitive motifs.
Drawing modes provided us with greater control over how new shapes
interacted with existing artwork. The width tool enabled us to adjust the
thickness of paths and strokes, enhancing the visual impact of our
designs. Overall, Week 11 expanded our skills and offered new
possibilities in Illustrator.
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Figure 1.2 Example from Lecture
In Adobe Illustrator, there are multiple drawing tools that offer
different approaches to creating artwork. Two of these tools are the brush
tool and the blob brush tool.
Brush Tool: Allows for easy and
expressive strokes, offering a variety of styles for creating dynamic
lines and smooth curves.
Blob Brush Tool: Enables intuitive
and seamless creation of filled shapes with a single brush stroke, perfect
for organic and merged designs.
After receiving a tutorial from the lecturer, I made the decision to apply
that technique in order to create a chain design for use in Project 3.
Figure 1.3 chain i had created
✿ INSTRUCTION ✿
Figure 2.1 Module Information Booklet of Illustration and Visual
Narrative
✿ 1.0 IDEA DEVELOPMENT ✿
In Project 3, we were tasked with creating a digital triptych. The triptych
consists of three panels that visually represent the three acts of a chosen
story. We had to analyze the narrative of the story and break it down into
an introduction, climax, and epilogue. The challenge was to illustrate each
act using interesting twists in the plot or highlighting notable icons or
symbolisms. The goal was to create a captivating premise preview that would
intrigue the viewers and draw them into the story.
Through the website, I decided to choose the story "Hop-Frog" by Edgar Allan
Poe. I analyzed the narrative and identified the three acts: introduction,
climax, and epilogue.
1.1 Design Research
Act 1 - Setup
The story of "Hop-Frog" unfolds in an unspecified kingdom's palace, where a
king known for his love of practical jokes and disregard for others reigns.
Hop-Frog, a dwarf jester with a deformed figure, serves in the court alongside
his companion Trippetta. Both suffer mistreatment and humiliation at the hands
of the king and his courtiers. However, Hop-Frog's resilience, wit, and
burning desire for justice remain intact. As a grand masquerade ball is
announced, Hop-Frog sees an opportunity for revenge. With a carefully devised
plan, he unleashes his retribution, exposing the cruelty and injustice of
those who have wronged him and Trippetta.
Act 3 - Conflict
The king announces a grand masquerade ball in the palace, demanding everyone
wear costumes. Hop-Frog sees an opportunity for revenge and proposes a special
performance. Unknown to the court, he and Trippetta secretly prepare costumes
resembling chained orangutans. At the masquerade, they surprise everyone,
masquerading as the creatures. The courtiers mock them, unknowingly fueling
Hop-Frog's plan. He sets the costumes ablaze, causing panic. In the chaos,
Hop-Frog overpowers the king and courtiers, escaping with Trippetta. The story
highlights Hop-Frog's determination for justice and poetic retribution against
those who mistreated him, leaving the courtiers to face the consequences of
their cruelty.
Act 3 - Resolution
Amidst the ensuing chaos, Hop-Frog utilizes his strength and agility to
overpower the king and the courtiers, successfully avenging himself. With his
plan executed, Hop-Frog and Trippetta manage to escape from the palace,
leaving the courtiers to confront the consequences of their cruel behavior.
Story Summarize
Hop-Frog" by Edgar Allan Poe is a short story about a dwarf jester named
Hop-Frog and his revenge on the king and his courtiers. The story is set in a
kingdom where the king and his nobles enjoy mocking and mistreating Hop-Frog
and his female companion, Trippetta, who is also a dwarf. Hop-Frog devises a
plan to exact his revenge during a masquerade ball, where he dresses the king
and his ministers as orangutans and sets them on fire. In the end, Hop-Frog
and Trippetta escapes, leaving the king and his courtiers to a gruesome fate.
The story explores themes of revenge, cruelty, and the limits of human
morality.
✿ 2.0 DESIGN PROCESS ✿
I have chosen to use the style of tarot cards to express the story of
"Hop-Frog." Tarot cards are known for their symbolic and mystical imagery,
making them suitable for capturing the essence of the story and conveying its
themes. The use of the tarot card style can add an intriguing and mysterious
element to the visual representation of the narrative. It allows for the
incorporation of symbolic elements and archetypal imagery that can enhance the
storytelling and evoke a sense of depth and significance.
Figure 3.1 Sketches on Procreate
After finalizing the idea of using the tarot card style to express the story
of "Hop-Frog," you began working in Adobe Illustrator to create the digital
triptych.
Figure 3.2 Digital Triptych using Adobe Illustrator
Figure 3.3 Outline of Final Design
Figure 3.4 Final Design
✿ REFLECTION ✿
I am pleased with the outcome of my Project 3. By choosing to incorporate the style of tarot cards, I was able to capture the essence of the story and create a visually engaging representation. The use of kings and subjects in the design added depth and symbolism, enhancing the overall narrative.
Throughout the project, I faced various challenges, particularly in finding the right balance between the story elements and the tarot card design. It required careful consideration of composition, color palette, and typography to ensure a cohesive and visually appealing result.
I also found that conducting research on tarot card designs and studying their symbolism greatly influenced my creative decisions. It allowed me to understand the significance behind each card and how it could be translated into my design.
Overall, this project provided an opportunity to explore a different artistic style and push my creative boundaries. It allowed me to delve deeper into the storytelling aspect of design and communicate the essence of the story through visual elements. I am proud of the final outcome and believe it effectively captures the spirit of the story using the tarot card aesthetic.
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