Project 2: Sense of Place

Name: Sylvia Lau

I.D: 0356130

Course: Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

Date: 24.10.2022 - 18.11.2022 / Week 9- Week 12

Task: Project 2 Sense of Place

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INSTRUCTION

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Project 2

For this project, we are required to find a place where we feel most strongly about or attached to, for example like a favourite corner of a room, unforgettable holiday scene or even favourite city in a video game. So, I decided to chose a place from a mobile game, Genshin. As I really loved this game and there are many scenery which are very beautiful for me to take photo in it.

Week 9:

Figure 1.1 

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We have a class task which we needed to observe and take photos of our surroundings related to the experience. So, I took some photos from the video game, Genshin. I really loved this game and there are many scenery which are very beautiful for me to take photo in it. 

I decided to chose Mondstadt among the other cities is because Mondstadt made me remembered the year before pandemic, I travelled to Frankfurt, Germany with my family. That was the first time I visited a Christmas market and the buildings around me was so similar to Mondstadt. So, this place reminded me about the feelings of excitement and joyfulness while I walked on the street in Frankfurt. There was Christmas music which also made me felt relaxed.

The other reason why I like Mondstadt the most is because the place where the first chapter mission takes place, and it was a memorable place. Besides of excitement while exploring the city, I also feel relaxed in a peaceful environment with the calm background music.

Week 10:

Sketch:

Figure 2.1 Sketch 1/11/2022

I did a rough sketch of the place, I chose this photo among the three because the buildings is more clearer and bigger to see.

Based on the feedback given, Miss Anis recommended me to split this image, half of it is night time, the other half will be day time.

Figure 2.2 Reference 1

Figure 2.3 Reference 2

I found some references on Pinterest. The artwork above was drawn by Takuzo Nagano, the buildings in this art were quite similar to my photo that I took in Genshin, so I decided to used this for colour reference.

Week 11:

Figure 2.4 In Progress 8/11/2022

I redrew the place according to the reference above and colour it by just filling the colour into it, but it is not very detailed yet, for example for the lighting, shaded part. And I also think I of adding some music notes and waves to show that the place makes me feel relaxed.

Week 12:

Figure 2.5 Changes on the outline 13/11/2022

The feedbacks given during week 11 is I need to reduce the weight of the outline.

Figure 2.6 In Progress 14/11/2022

Figure 2.7 Final Outcome 15/11/2022

I added music waves and made it glow brighter.

Final Submission:

Figure 2.8 Final Submission 15/11/2022

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FEEDBACKS

Week 10
Presentation on the sense of place is not very clear. For the design, can make the image half of it in night time and the other half to day time.

Week 11
Width of the outline need to be reduce.

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REFLECTION

I was a little misunderstood of this project, so while I presented the place that I screengrab, I was very unsured and nervous that the presentation was related to the project. While doing the sketch and colouring, its quite challenging for me because it need to be detail and clear to see but the picture I took was a bit blurred. I also need to improve the skill of colouring, for example the shading part and brightness.