illustration 2: evaluation

illustration 2: project report

illustration 2: design board

illustration 2: finished prints!

Here is a presentation of my finished prints! The colour on them isn't great, but that's the picture's fault not the actual prints. The prints look great, I'm really happy with how they turned out. I think deciding to do the square in the middle of the page is really effective and makes them look a lot more professional. I decided to go with Matte paper because I didn't want the image to shine and you not be able to see the image.

illustration 2: application

Here are some mockups for the applications that I would want to see my Zodiac project on.
I chose the following:

1. Magazine Backpage
2. T-shirts
3. Apps
4. Phone Cover

I chose these because I think it best suits my project. I wanted the horoscope pictures to be used mostly for things like magazines, books about horoscopes etc, because I think they really work for this. It's because you always have that page at the back where they tell you your horoscope for the month, and there is always a small picture or symbol to help to show which one is which. I think this is a good place to put my work and it will be seen by a wide audience.

I also chose phone covers and t-shirts because I think that the horoscopes are a very collectible item, therefore people might purchase them for everyday use too. Everyone has a star sign, it's a given, so I think this makes people very interested in them. That's why I think it will be a very collectible item as everyone will want whichever one is their star sign.

I also chose app for this reason. In the modern age of technology there is an app for everything. So, therefore, there are plenty of apps for horoscopes. They tell you everything about you and your horoscope. I think this is also a really good place for my drawings.

illustration 2: finished illustrations

Here are my final illustrations for my Zodiac brief! I am super happy with how they have all turned out and I think I have come a long way within this brief. I think the idea to turn them into squares instead of filling the whole sheet was a good idea, not only for time management but for the more professional look as well. I think that they look a lot neater this way and are all matching eachother really well. It was also more of a challenge for me, in a way, to figure out how to make each composition work within the frame of the box. 

illustration 2: looking at lighting

As my ideas grow over the course of creating them, I've decided I want to add more atmosphere to my pieces by using lighting. Lighting is an effective way to make any situation seem lifelike and without it my illustrations look kind of flat. I know I'm just taking one step at a time with the whole trying of the new things but I just think it will really help my illustrations because right now I feel like they look flat.


Minkyung Jang



Miki Montlló



Trotroy 

Looking at all these examples has been really interesting, I've never took so much time to research about lighting before I always just kind of winged it and hoped for the best. However now I feel more confident going into my drawings and doing it.

An example of where I have utilised these new skills that I have made! I think it gives the piece a much better atmosphere and tone, plus you can tell it's at nighttime now or she has her curtains closed whereas before I had no idea where the lighting was coming from.

illustration 2: the last crit

So we had the last ever crit of this year today. It was really fun (if not a little bit daunting) to see everyones work, which was so amazing. I'm really happy with how my work is turning out and I think I am taking these final steps into the right direction. There was not a lot of constructive feedback which is a bit disappointing, but it is nice to be told that people like your work.