IVN // Project 1B

09/09/2020 - 25/09/2020 (Week 3- Week 5)

Fann Man Ling  - 0344623 (BDCM)

Illustration & Visual Narrative // Ms. Anis & Mr Faizal

Project 1B: Vector Landscape

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LECTURES

Week 3 : Composition

Week 4 : No class for Public Holiday (Malaysia day)

Week 5 : Perspectives

* Week 13: I redid a new work for this project.

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Project 1B: Vector Landscape

INSTRUCTION

We were tasked to create a landscape illustration out of vector shapes with the application of background, midground, and foreground.

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IDEATION

Before I started the work, I looked for inspirations on Pinterest.

Fig 1: Inspiration (Source: Pinterest)

I found that most of the theme of vormator landscape are about natural scenery, so I was figuring to do a theme like sunrise scenery. Thus, I started to sketch my idea out:

Fig 2.1: Rough sketch (16/09/2020)

Then, I went to search for sunrise colour scheme on Google.

Fig 2.2 : Colour Palettes_Sunrise (Source: Google)

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PROGRESS

The first, I used pencil tool in Adobe Illustrator to draw the foreground. Then, used knife tool to cut and fill with the colours.

Fig 3.1: Foreground

The second, same goes to the middleground.

Fig 3.2: Middleground

The third, I created the sunrise.

Fig 3.3: Sunrise

The fourth,  I used knife tool to cut and filled the colour for the sky and clouds as the background, and then added some flying birds.

Fig 3.4: Background

Lastly, I added some trees at the foreground and also the forest at the middleground to add more depth to it.

Fig 3.5: Trees

Narrative and Final Work

The sun blooms on the horizon, 

golden petals stretching ever outwards into the rich blue.

 It is the brilliant flower of the sky that warms our days, 

it is the invitation to a new day, 

that sunrise so ordinary extraordinary.

Fig 3.6: Final work. jpg (16/09/2020)

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SECOND ATTEMPT (Week 13)

As I've mentioned in the Reflection, I felt that my work was not good enough, so I've decided to do another vector landscape although I've already submitted it.

IDEATION

This idea was originally for my another project (Design Principles' Project 3), then I realized it also can be used as the vector landscape and it looks more interesting than the one I've done previously. For this idea, I was inspired by an artwork of Lisk Feng.

Fig 4.1: Inspiration_Artwork by Lisk Feng

I interpreted the artwork Fig 4.1 as someone in it doing the things she interested in, in which writing, and she is doing at a place surrounded by a big nature help her focus and calm. Hence, the idea of doing something I like at a place that gives me calmness came to me. 

I like to play guitar as it always give me peace of mind. To express the state of my mind, I've decided to set it at the evening's sea side.

Shown below is the sketch of my idea:

Fig 4.2 : Sketch (20/11/2020)

Then, I did some research on the sea side scenery and its colour setting. I've decided to go for blue colour as it brings a sense of calmness and peace which is pretty fit with my idea.

Fig 4.3: Moodboard (Pic source: Pinterest)

PROGRESS

I used Adobe Illustrator to digitalize my work. Firstly, I used the shape tool in concert with direct selection tool to create the character and guitar. Guitar was coloured in red to make it be the focal point.

Fig 5.1: The character at the foreground.

I used the pen tool to create everything in the following process.

Fig 5.2: The shore at the foreground.

Fig 5.3: The wood that the character sat on.

Fig 5.4: The rocks

Fig 5.5: The sea as the middleground

Fig 5.6: The bluish sky as the background

Fig 5.7: The far mountains

Then, I added the details with different brushes to add texture to the elements in the work.

Fig 5.8: Texture

Lastly, to perfect it, I adjusted the whole artwork to have a grainy texture.

Fig 5.9: Grainy texture. (21/11/2020)

Narrative and Final Work

People living in competition, 

All I want is to have my peace of mind,

Just play my guitar around the seaside,

All my worries and struggles are gone.

Fig 6: Final work_2nd attempt. jpg

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FEEDBACK

No feedback.

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REFLECTION

Experience:

Before I began to digitalize my sketch, I looked for some tutorial video on Youtube. I learned some great tools and methods from it. It was fun doing this exercise, I learned to use knife tool and pencil tool in Adobe Illustrator. 

Observation:

I noticed that the final result was too simple and lack of an aesthetically pleasing.

Findings:

I felt that I want to redo this exercise although I've submitted it as I think the final work was not good enough as compared to my friend's work. Moreover, I need to practice more to improve my skill in using AI so that I can create a better artwork than before.