Illustration and Visual Narrative - Task 2: Digital Triptych

21/09/2022 - (/09/2022) / Week 4 - Week 5

Hayato Saito / 0350466

Illustration and Visual Narrative / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media

Task 2: Digital Triptych

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INSTRUCTION

1. Weekly Exercise

Fig.1.1 Practice chiaroscuro by tracing a pear

Fig.1.2 Chiaroscuro 

Task 2: Digital Triptych

We were to create an artwork based on one theme which is either "Cultural Celebration" or "Renewal Of Life"

2. Visual Research

Fig.2.1 https://pin.it/1dS2fc2

Fig.2.2 https://pin.it/5BPbpf1

Fig.2.3 https://pin.it/6t0wwG8

3. Progress

I chose the theme "Cultural Celebration" and since I am from Japan I decided to make art about one famous traditional Japanese event per frame.

Fig.3.1 The progress of the first frame

Fig.3.2 The progress of the first frame

Fig.3.3 The progress of the first frame

Fig.3.4 The progress of the first frame

Fig.3.5 The Final Outcome for the first frame

I create a design about Summer festivals, also known as matsuri, which is held all over Japan from July through August. Most summer festivals are annual traditions and intended to celebrate the gods, the seasons, and historical events. Some of these festivals can last for weeks. 

Fig.3.6 The progress of the second frame

Fig.3.7 The progress of the second frame

Fig.3.8 The Final Outcome for the second frame

I made a design about Shogatsu also called “Oshogatsu”, the celebration of the New Year over the course of the first few days of January. 

Fig.3.9 The progress of the third frame

Fig.3.10 The progress of the third frame

Fig.3.11 The Final Outcome for the third frame

I created a design about Children's Day which celebrates healthy eating and physical fitness.

4. Final Outcome

Fig.4.1 The Final Outcome

Fig.4.2 The honor competition submission

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REFLECTION

This task was so hard for me because I had no idea what to make first. So what I struggled with most was coming up with ideas. Since I couldn't really understand the meaning of the renewal of life I chose the cultural celebration. I did some research about cultural celebrations and I came up with the idea which is displaying Japanese traditional events. After that everything went smoothly. I also could say this task improved my skills in adobe illustrator a lot since I had to make many features with tools. So overall, this task was a good opportunity to think about my culture and to improve my skills in adobe illustrator.