[Assignment 02: Refugees] Progress & Final

In the attempt to complete this assignment, I actually had to go through the decision-making process of: whether or not, to use the method of mixed digital methods (of vectorized elements and digital painting) or to fully complete the illustration as a digital painting. I firstly settled down for a mixed digital illustration. Here's how I went through it! 

So first thing's first, I had to go through Mr. Hafiz's one-on-one (more like a short one-on-one) tutorial, in which he had preferred my exposition illustration as my main illustration. I led myself to search for Kip Tial's image. The image shown below is what I was provided with at chasingthewinds: 

Later on, I decided to make a brief research on how myanmar refugees (mainly in the area of Chin State). Seeing how simple their clothing is (girls, mainly dressed in simple clothing or with patterned - with festivities being the main reason to wear them) I decided to design Kip Tial as the one below:

Which led me to the digital version of the sketch (inclusive of her aunty, which I'd done spontaneously): 

I then worked on Kip Tial's cousins:

The final product I'd come up with is as shown below: 

BUUUUUUT Mr. Hafiz didn't fancy this. He insisted that I go with my original sketch, either scan it and retrace it or redraw it. This is due to the fact that (I have to agree to this, really) the above illustration seems a tad bit.. big. Too much space, the vectorized clouds didn't match, there were too many colours, the stoned pathway didn't make the cut either. Welp, back to the drawing board it was, for me. 

I suppose the result is acceptable: 

[WEEK 09: Digital Drawing] Colouring & Brush

Mr. Hafiz randomly drew a worm as an example of how to draw using the tablet, and colouring it in later on. I tested the waters of colouring using the basic (preset) brush: 

Mr. Hafiz also taught us how to make our own brush! Firstly, make a new layer on a new file and draw something in: 

 Then, head over to Edit > Define Brush Preset: 

 Have the brush named (Excuse the weird name I decided to give it): 

 And tada! A new self-made brush! (Pats own shouler)

[WEEK 09: Digital Drawing] Pear

Hello! This week we worked on digital drawing, in which Mr. Hafiz taught us how to use and draw the pear in Photoshop.

Mine turned out this way! 

[WEEK 08: Exercise] Vormator & Clipping Mask

Hey Hi Hello there!

This week, Mr. Hafiz introduced us to something that's rather exciting to us design students: The Vormator! Now what's this 'vormator' thang that we speak of? Well, it's a creativity challenge in which a set of elements (consisting of 8 vector shapes) are used altogether, creating an absolutely new and foreign image. The goal, obviously, is to prove how a foreign, magnificent and intricate design can be created within these limited shapes.

The above shapes are referred to as the Elements of Vormator. By tracing over these shapes and copy-pasting them into layers of shapes/colours that differ, a new image/graphic could be simply created! Take this image down here that I'd actually come up with by using the Vormator.

Of course though, this doesn't really count as a graphic that has been made by 100% vormator, since I'd used the circle shape as a background. Ah! Speaking of this circle shape, Mr. Hafiz taught us how to use the clipping mask (which I had applied onto the circle and the monster's ribbon). Basically it goes in this manner:

^ Firstly, place the texture/pattern that you'd like to clip onto the shape done, and make sure the shape is placed in front of the texture. Make it into a compound path.

^ Later on, click both the texture and the shape before heading on to make a clipping mask out of the two. Voila! A vectorized shape with texture applied onto it! All thanks to the clipping mask!

Anywho, I'll prolly try to experiment with the Vormator more often and update this particular blog post with any in which I would be creating in the future. Till then, toodles!

[Assignment 02: Refugees] Beatboards

[Assignment 02: Refugees] Brief & Character Research

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