Illustration and Visual Narrative - Exercises

27.08.18 -
(Week 1 - Week 7)
Feryn Juliesta Sulia (0336407)
Illustration and Visual Narrative
Exercises

INSTRUCTION

LECTURES

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Lecture 1: Introduction

27.08.18 (Week 1)

I didn't attend this class because of late VAL approval so I couldn't departed in time. 

But some of my classmates told me they were briefed about communication is going to be mediated by google classroom, and for the first assignment we will be work with Adobe Illustrator.

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Lecture 2: -
3.09.18 (Week 2)

This class was my first illustration class. I was a bit lost as I missed one first class which I think full of important briefing on what are we going to do for this semester. Some of my classmates told me about the pen tool and vormator character that we have to work on for the first project.

Fig 1.1 Vormator shapes/elements

Fig 1.2 Vormator shapes with pen tool

Fig 1.3 First vormator character attempt

Fig 1.4 Vormator idea sketch

Fig 1.5 Final vormator character

Fig 1.6 Final vormator character with background

Fig 1.7 Vormator character silhouette 

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Lecture 3: Shape builder and Gradient
14.09.18 (Week 3)

Fig 1.8 Made with shape builder and gradient tool

Fig 1.9 Vormator character colour scheme

This week, we learned how to use shape builder and gradient tool.

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Lecture 4:
21.09.18 (Week 4)

Fig 1.10 Brush tool and blob brush tool with texture added

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Lecture 5: Chiaroscuro
28.09.18 (Week 5)

Fig 1.11 Chiaroscuro pear attempt

Fig 1.12 Watermelon illustration

Fig 1.13 Another attempt on chiaroscuro using different fruits

Fig 1.14 Chiaroscuro on person

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Lecture 6: Panel to Panel Transitions
01.10.18 (Week 6-7)

Fig 1.15 Identifying types of transitions

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Lecture 7: Shading a Circle
19.10.18 (Week 8)

This week we learnt how to shade a circle using brush tool. Mr. Kannan suggested us to own a drawing tablet since it is always going to be easier for us if we do.

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Lecture 8: Perspective Drawing
26.10.18 (Week 9)

This week we were shown about perspective drawing and stroke practice by Mr. Kannan using photoshop. He suggested us to use drawing tablet.

Fig 1.16 Practice

He shown us his way to draw a mountain with a good perspective. But instead of mountain, I made this scenery using brushes I just downloaded from the internet soon as he told us about the brushes we can freely download at the internet because I am too excited about the brushes.