Illustration and Visual Narrative - Final Project
28.06.2023 - 12.07.2023 (Week 13 - Week 15)
Sorcha Griselda / 0353056
Illustration and Visual Narrative / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Final Project | Animated 1 Page Visual Novel
LECTURES
Week 13 | Final Project Briefing
- Ms. Noranis briefed the class on our final project details from the provided video recording.
INSTRUCTION
FINAL PROJECT | ANIMATED 1 PAGE VISUAL NOVEL
Task Description:
Continuing from Project 3, based on the selected story, create a ONE PAGE introduction of your visual novel or comic to your readers with at least ONE animated panel. Arrange your story in visual sequences that make sense and easily understood. Consider the choice of panel arrangements and transitions. Determine as well which panel(s) will be best visualized as animation.
Requirements:
- Continue with the same story and design aesthetics from Project 2
- Work only from one paragraph of the story for the 1st page
Design Process
I started with sketching out the visuals for my animated novel artwork. For this final project, I decided to portray the beginning story of the "The Oval Portrait". As shown from the sketch image below, the first panel will portray the dark woods where the man has lost his direction and arrived upon an old spooky mansion. The second panel will be showing the design of the house itself. Then, the third and forth panels will be portraying the interior of the house along with the oval paintings across the wall.
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| Fig 1.1 Sketches of the visual novel (28.06.2023) |
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| Fig 1.2 Process of creating the visual novel (30.06.2023) |
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| Fig 1.3 Process of coloring the visual novel (01.07.2023) |
In the animation process, I decided to create several art boards in order to be able to create the movement of the animation flow. I choose two important story panels to be animated, which are the first and third panels of my visual novel. Through this process, I started out on using Adobe Illustrator and then I exported the art boards into Adobe Photoshop in order to be able to form the animated GIF.
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| Fig 2.1 Process of animating the panels (07.07.2023) |
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| Fig 2.2 Process of exporting the panels into GIF (07.07.2023) |
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| Fig 2.3 Final Animated Visual Novel Outline | JPEG Format (10.07.2023) |
Final Project Outcome
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| Fig 3.1 Final Visual Novel Cover | JPEG Format (10.07.2023) |
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| Fig 3.2 Final Animated Visual Novel Outline | JPEG Format (10.07.2023) |
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| Fig 3.3 Final Animated First Panel | GIF Format (10.07.2023) |
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| Fig 3.4 Final Animated Second Panel | GIF Format (10.07.2023) |
Fig 3.5 Final Animated Visual Novel (10.07.2023)
My slides link: IVN03_0353056_Sorcha Griselda
FEEDBACK
- Ms. Noranis suggested me to pay more attention to the details and the flow of the story.
REFLECTION
For this final project, I learned a numerous amount of valuable information about various types of comic transitions, which was very informative and helpful. I also gained knowledge about storytelling through this project, including the important aspects such as composition and colors that contribute to effective storytelling. One positive aspect of the project was exploring animation and motion comics. Trying out different transitions and movements for the characters was more fun for me compared to illustrating the comic. Although I am still in the process of familiarizing myself with creating GIF, I am slowly getting the hang of it. Overall, I believed that I could have performed better on this project, but I became exhausted and frustrated after completing the comic illustrations.
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