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Illustration and Visual Narrative - Task 1: Vormator Challenge

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25/09/2023 -  3/11/2023  / Week 1 - Week 6 Cindy Clarissa Leslie / 0367677 Illustration and Visual Narrative / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Task 1: Vormator Challenge LECTURES Lecture 1 Character Basic Designs Stylized Design In order to be appealing, characters should be: Iconic -  Stylized designed characters are often iconic that it can be recognized from the sillhouette alone. Simple - allows viewers to digest and understand the purpose of the characters easily Unique - makes the characters memorable for the viewers Principles of Character Design Shapes - combine different interesting shapes, use character's persona as a basis for character Colours - different colours leave different impression of emotions and roles of the character Emphasis, Contrast - Emphasize and contrast visual elements through colours and shapes to make the character stand out Harmony - every element in the design should complement each other Lecture 2 Chiaroscuro Figure 1.1 Conc...

Digital Photo Imaging - Task 1: Collage & Digital Imaging

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25/9/2023 - 24/10/2023 / Week 1 - Week 5 Cindy Clarissa Leslie / 0367677 Digital Photo Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Task 1: Collage & Digital Imaging LECTURES   Week 1: Lecture 1 The Importance of Photoshop for the Graphic Designer Photograph Manipulation Figure 1.1 Example of photo manipulation Photograph manipulation involves the transformation or alteration of a photograph using various methods and techniques to achieve desired results. Digital Imaging Figure 1.2 Image of digital imaging Digital imaging converts the printed text, artwork, and photographs into digital images using a digital scanner or another imaging device.  Tips for improvement: follow tutorials experiment memorize all keyboard shortcuts try to replicate other works participate in design competitions subscribe to online galleries smart objects for smart designers scaling artworks and proportions use actions to personalize artworks organize files properly Week 2: Lecture 2 Int...