Project 1: Self Portrait

Name: Sylvia Lau

I.D: 0356130

Course: Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

Date: 20.09.2022 - 15.10.2022 / Week 4 - Week 7

Task: Project 1 Self Portrait

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Introduction

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Project 1

We are required to observe our surroundings - people, vehicles, buildings, plants, signages, nature, and activities that have effects and impacts on us. Then, we need to record these in sketches, photography and video recording. 

During week 4, I collected my visual references in my bedroom. 

Figure 1.1 Photo References 26/10/2022 ( week 5)

I have a lot of crayon shin-chan stuff in my room that my friend bought me during my last birthday because I very like this cartoon since I was a child. So I decided to try putting shin-chan in my portrait.

Figure 1.2 Sketch of self portrait 26/10/2022 ( week 5)

I drew myself surrounded by many pillows and chill on it comfortably as I usually do when I am free. I also decided to draw my cloth to shin-chan pajamas and eating shin-chan's favourite choco biscuits.

Figure 1.3 Process of First Reference Self Portrait 2/10/2022 ( week 6)

During week 6, I finished colour my self portrait. As for the background, I decided to put something related to the cartoon, like shin-chan, shiro and himawari. But I still found it quite empty, so I added some doodles that shin-chan drew in the cartoon to fill up the space. For the lower part, I was not sure to continue the repetition of shin-chan or draw a sofa, so I decided to ask Miss for some opinions.

Figure 1.4 Changes after given feedback 10/10/2022 ( week 7)

After given feedback, I changed the black lines of pillows to a more lighter colour.

Figure 1.5 Process of Self Portrait after feedback 10/10/2022 ( week 7)

I added white edges around the figure which made it looked like a sticker. I also decided to design it like a poster or manga cover, so I decrease the opacity of the background and put the three characters. For the lower part, I added the title of the cartoon which I saw on every shin-chan movie posters. 

Figure 1.6 Process of Self Portrait after feedback 11/10/2022 ( week 7)

Based on the feedback given, I decided to try another design. I redrew the background according to the pattern of my pajamas and lower the opacity of its colour so that it won't be too eye catching. Then, I reused the drawing of cartoon characters to the background. But after adding other decorations and doodles, I think it was too much and I decided to remove it.  

Figure 1.7 Final changes 12/10/2022 ( week 7)

I added light grey as the shadow of the sticker so it made the sticker popped up and more prominence.

Final Submission

Figure 1.8 Final Submission ( jpg)

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Feedback

Week 6

To make it even more interesting, can make yourself into a sticker by adding white edge around you and the pillows and pasted on a shinchan poster or a manga cover just like you are enjoying shinchan. You can remian the background but can lower the opacity and add the manga poster, see how it go first. If it is too messy, then you can reuse the pattern of your pajamas as your background and put it in a subdued colour or lower opacity than your pajamas. 

Week 7 

It looks more fun and better compare to the last week one. But can add some shadow using light grey to make the sticker popped up so it will look better.