Illustration and Visual Narrative | Lectures & Exercises

Week 1- Week 15 

 

MEERABELLA CHARLES (0368295)

Illustration and Visual Narrative, Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media

 Taylor's University

Lecture Notes and Exercises 

LECTURES NOTES :

Week 1 :

There was no classes on first week but we had few videos and tutorials to watch in Google Classroom that was uploaded by Mr.Hafiz

Lecture notes for week 1

What make characters appealing?

1) Iconic

2) Simplicity 

3) Unique 

Shapes : Communicating personality and emotion.

Colour : Reflect the character’s personality

Emphasis : Drawing attention to the most important parts

Contrast : Make certain elements stand out

Harmony : Making sure all the elements of a character work well

Expressions : Conveying emotions and personality

Week 2: Chiaroscuro

 is an art term derived from the Italian words "chiaro" (meaning "light") and "scuro" (meaning "dark")

It refers to the use of strong contrasts between light and shadow to create a sense of volume, depth, and drama in a composition.

This technique helps define the form of objects or figures, making them appear more three-dimensional.

lecture notes from week 2 

Week 3: Composition theory 1 : Visual Types and Shots 

Composition in design refers to how different elements (like shapes, colours, text, and images) are arranged or organized within a space.

Exersices: 

Week 1 :

There was no classes on first week but we had few videos and tutorials to watch in Google Classroom that was uploaded by Mr.Hafiz

Week 2 : The Beizer Game

   

Week 2 we were introduced to a game/ tutorial to practice the pen tool that we are going to use in Illustrator.

Week 3 : Learning the basics of Pathfinder and Shapebuilder in Illustrator 

a 3D circle that I did during tutorial

Steps of how I created an owl looking shape using shapebuilder