Illustration and Visual Narrative (Task 1 - Exercises) / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylor's University

ILLUSTRATION AND VISUAL NARRATIVE / TASK 1 : EXERCISES
26.08.2020 - 30.09.2020 (Week 1 - Week 5)
Dawei Yu / 0344780 / BDCM
Illustration and Visual Narrative
Task 1 : Exercises

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LECTURES

Week 1 / Introduction & Briefing

Lecture 1
26.08.2020(week 1)

Today is our first class, we meet our lecturers, Ms. Anis and Mr. Faizal. The class was very fun, Ms. Anis helps us to understand what is Illustration and Visual Narrative. We talked about our favorite cartoon characters and our favorite animations. Ms Anis also taught us that Illustration and Visual Narrative follows a set of principles, which are :

• Shapes 
• Color 
• Emphasis & Contrast 
• Harmony

There are also 5 types of Color Study :

1. Split 
2. Analogous
3. Rectangle
4. Triadic
5. Complimentary









Lecture 2 
02.09.2020(week 2)

Golden Ratio is perceived as a perfect beauty because it creates visual balance, harmony and also increases the appeal of the composition.

Rule of Thirds is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section.

Lecture 3
09.09.2020(week 3)

Composition : Background, Midground, Foreground

*use Rule of Thirds as a guideline

Types of Shots/Compositions :

• Bird's Eye View
• Framing
• Medium Shot
• Close-Up
• High angle
• low angle
• long shot
• worm's eyeview
• establishing

Lecture 4
16.09.2020(week 4)

Composition(2) : Perspective

Types of Perspective 

• 1 point
• 2 point
• 3 point
• 4-5 points

Lecture 5
30.09.2020(week 5)

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INSTRUCTION