Final Project - Tunnel Book / Webcomic
June 14, 2017
Final Project - Tunnel Book / Webcomic
Chalani Tharanga Wanigasekara
Illustrations and Visual Narrative
The Portfolio (40%)
Front & Back and Back & Forth
An undertaking of a series of Illustrations to illuminate narrative spaces and transitions that allow to demonstrate technical and conceptual abilities.
Narratives can be conveyed in many ways. Some narratives follow a traditional linear arc. Other narratives loop in time, flash forward and back, restructure sequence or employ aspect-to-aspect transitions. Some view the same incident from different perspectives. Multiple narratives can be spliced together. Events can be placed in random order. Panels can be subverted. And several narrative threads can be simultaneously told. Narratives can be poetic. They can explore internal emotions instead of external action. They can investigate a central theme. Narratives can be shaped around predetermined rules. They can be reversed, labyrinthine in nature, and involve multiple readings with ambiguous beginnings and endings.
Outcome
Based on the given narrative you are to create a series of illustration to demonstrate the passage of time that leads to the one piece or concludes it. Referring to your submitted rational, you will formulate a narrative for this passage of time and produce one out of the two following outcomes:
All outcomes must utilize at least 3 layers and identify 3 transitional types (Scott McCloud). The outcome may include more than one perspective point, meaning it can be viewed from back to front, right to left vice versa.
Research keywords:
Webcomic, Scott McCloud, Pop up book, hand made book, tunnel book, Webtoon
Weightage
Portfolio totals 40% of the final grades. There will be checkpoints and marks shall be awarded at the checkpoint. The total weight of this assignment is 40% of the final marks.
10 Marks for show of progress on week 10 - 11 Storytelling and storyboarding. Composition and Layers
LO1 Identify and undertake research into specific design problems or issues, and demonstrate an awareness of historical, cultural and contemporary issues.
10 Marks for show of progress on week 11 - 12 Transitions
LO5 Display evidence of creative thinking through the exploration and communication of design concepts.
20 Marks for show of progress on week 12 - 14 Creative Direction and Technical Direction. Suitability of finishing
LO2 Illustrate proficiency in the appropriate use of drawing, or other visual communication techniques in physical and/or digital environments.
LO3 Effectively use tacit making skills and/or traditional media techniques in an appropriate manner.
Note:
Though assignments may differ in category, ultimately marking criteria is based on the learning outcomes of the module. To cross reference the relationship refer to the following:
Research and Development
LO1 Identify and undertake research into specific design problems or issues, and demonstrate an awareness of historical, cultural and contemporary issues.
Creative Direction
LO5 Display evidence of creative thinking through the exploration and communication of design concepts.
Technical Direction
LO2 Illustrate proficiency in the appropriate use of drawing, or other visual communication techniques in physical and/or digital environments.
LO3 Effectively use tacit making skills and/or traditional media techniques in an appropriate manner.
Final Outcome
LO4 Demonstrate the ability to initiate and manage their own learning, evaluate their own progress, exercise reflective and critical self-analysis.
The story I chose
Once upon a time there lived a good king and his queen. They had no children for many years and were very sad.
Then one day, the queen gave birth to a lovely baby girl and the whole kingdom was happy. There was a grand celebration and all the fairies in the kingdom were invited. But the king forgot to invite an old fairy. She came to the celebrations but was very angry. Soon it was time to gift the baby with special wishes. The good fairies wished her well and said, “May she grow to be the most beautiful girl in the world! She will sing sweetly and dance so well! She will live happily!” All the fairies blessed the baby and gave her beautiful gifts.
When it was the old fairy’s turn, she said, “When the baby is sixteen she will touch a spindle, and die!” The king and queen were shocked and begged the fairy to forgive them and take her words back but the fairy refused to do so. When the other fairies saw the king and queen crying, they said, “We cannot undo what the old fairy has spoken. But we certainly can make it different. Your child shall not die when she touches the spindle. But she will fall into a deep sleep for a hundred years. Then, a prince will come along and wake her up.” Hearing this, the king and the queen were relieved. The king forbade everyone from spinning so that the princess would never touch a spindle.
The princess grew up to be a kind girl and helped people in need. Everybody loved her. Years passed. When the princess was sixteen years old, she was walking in the woods when she saw an old lady spinning. “What is this? May I try?” she asked The old lady said, “Of course, my pretty little child!” And the princess sat down to spin. But the moment she touched the spindle, she fell to the floor in a deep slumber. The old lady took her back to the palace and the king and queen laid her on her bed and tucked her in. They were very sad and called the good fairies. The fairies felt sorry for them and cast a spell over the whole kingdom so that when the princess woke up after a hundred years, she would not be alone in the palace. Everyone, including the guards and the servants and the animals were now fast asleep. For a hundred years, they all slept soundly.
A hundred years passed. There came a prince from a far off land. He, along with his servants, went deep into the forest and crossed many rivers. Once the prince lost his way and was separated from the rest of the travellers. He came to the sleeping kingdom and was amazed. The guards, the servants, the cats and the cows were all fast asleep and snoring.
The prince reached the palace and entered it. No one moved. The prince then found the sleeping princess. She was such a beautiful girl that the prince kissed her. By that time, a hundred years had passed by and everyone was waking up, one by one. The princess yawned and opened her eyes. She saw the prince and smiled. She asked him “Are you my prince?” He was happy to hear her speak. The prince and the princess fell in love with each other. The prince wanted to marry the princess so they went to ask for permission from their parents.
The king and the queen arranged for a royal wedding. All the clothes the bride wore were a hundred years old, but she looked beautiful. Soon, they were married and then they rode away to the prince’s kingdom far, far away.
Sketches
figure 1: Thumbnail 1
figure 2: thumbnail 2
figure 3: Born of the princess
figure 4: princess is touching the sewing machine
figure 5: the prince is trying to enter to the castle
figure 6: prince is giving kiss
figure 7: dancing
Introduction- Born of the princess
Rising action- The princess is touching the sewing machine
Conflict- prince Philip is trying to enter to Castle
Climax- The prince is giving a kiss to release the magic
Conclusion- The princess and prince are falling in love and they got married and live happily ever after.
Digitalize the sketches
figure 12: page 5
figure 8: the wedding ( replaced to figure 7)
figure 10: page 5
Final submissions
Rising action- The princess is touching the sewing machine
Conflict- prince Philip is trying to enter to Castle
Climax- The prince is giving a kiss to release the magic
Conclusion- The princess and prince are falling in love and they got married and live happily ever after.
Digitalize the sketches
figure 8: page 1
figure 9: page 2
figure 10: page 3
figure 11: page 4
figure 13: combined all in photoshop
Re-correction after feedback
figure 9: the princess is playing with their parents( replaced to figure 1)
figure 9: page 1
figure 13: animate 1
figure 14:animate 2
figure 15: animate 3
Feedback
First and last artboards are not suitable for the parallax. cannot see the princess or not. Some transitions are good. Nice composition.
Line and the horizon are horrible, cannot see the fairy in other artboards, the angle of the castle is weird.
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