Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 12
WEEK 12 (14.11.2022)
Lim Rui Ying / 0358986
Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative
Media
LECTURES
Final Project Consultation 2
Week 12 is consultation week for our final project so we do not have
any lectures.
Final Project: Cinemagraphs - Self-Tilted
2. DESIGN DIRECTION
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| Fig. 1.1 Sketch #1, Week 12 (16/11/2022) |
I intend to create a composition of the places I would like to travel to so I
include some representative elements of the places, referring to the poster
references 4 and 5 (Week 11: Mood Board)
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| Fig. 1.2 Sketch #2, Week (16/11/2022) |
This idea sketch is about breaking boundaries and limits to pursue my dreams
of globetrotting and finding life's purpose. The words “be bold.” is a
reminder for myself as motivation and encouragement.
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| Fig. 2.1 Digital Poster #1 |
Digital poster #1 is the digitised version of sketch #1. However, I found the elements in the composition of digital poster #1 are too packed in the middle, so I decided to go with the composition of sketch #2.
Fig. 2.2 Digital Poster #2 (light and dark versions)
Progression of creating Digital Poster #2
Firstly, I chose an image of myself and browsed the internet to find some
elements of images that I want to include in my composition.
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| Fig. 3.1 An image of myself |
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| Fig. 3.2 Elements images that I used |
Image references
Top left:
https://www.contemporist.com/small-desk-added-to-bedroom-by-building-deep-wood-frame-around-window/
Bottom right: https://images.app.goo.gl/FYveGmNzz42KpBtd7
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| Fig. 3.3 Cropping out the elements |
I add a blue solid colour as the background. I insert the frame and place it
at the top of the composition. I colourise it with red colour by applying a
Hue/Saturation adjustment layer.
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Fig. 3.4 Progress #1; left: add a blue colour background; middle: insert
the frame; right: colourise the frame with red colour |
I then insert myself into the composition to be seated on the frame. I add a
Black & White adjustment layer onto myself and a little shadow under
myself.
Next, I insert the clouds into the composition, the small one on the top and
the big one at the bottom. I apply a Levels adjustment layer to make the small
cloud to be brighter. I also apply Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to
colourise the small cloud with pink colour.
I intend to create a distorted frame with an abstract marble texture. I first
insert the frame at the bottom and remove the book on the frame using
Content-Aware Fill. I create a distorted effect on the frame by liquifying it
and colourising it red colour same as the frame on the top.
Final outcome of Digital Poster
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| Fig. 3.5 Progress #2; left: insert myself; middle: apply B&W adjustment layer; right: shadows added |
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Fig. 3.6 Progress #3; left: insert the clouds; middle: adjustment effects
on the small cloud; right: Levels and Hue/Saturation adjustment layers |
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Fig. 3.7 Progress #4; left: duplicate the frame at the bottom; middle, right: use Content-Aware Fill to remove the book |
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| Fig. 3.8 Progress #5; left: Liquify the frame to be distorted; right: colourise the distorted frame with red colour |
I use the train for the marble texture. I flip it vertically and match its
colour with the colour of the image of myself. Then, I liquify the train to
be distorted to achieve the marble texture. I create a clipping mask of the
marble texture to the distorted frame and apply Soft Light blending mode to
the marble texture.
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Fig. 3.9 Progress #6; left: insert the train and flip it vertically;
middle: match the train colour with the colour of the image of myself; right: liquify the train |
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Fig. 3.10 Progress #7; left: liquify the train; middle: clip the marble
texture to the distorted frame; right: apply Soft Light blending mode to the marble texture |
I insert the hand and apply a B&W adjustment layer on it. For the messy
line, I create it in Illustrator and place it on my head in Photoshop.
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| Fig. 3.11 Progress #8; left: insert the hand; right: B&W adjustment layer applied |
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| Fig. 3.12 Progress #9; left: create messy line in Illustrator; right: insert the messy line |
Lastly, I type out the text "be bold." in ITC Garamond Std Ultra Condensed
font and dark red colour. I add an inner shadow to the text and duplicated
it 4 times with decreasing opacities (from 85%, 65%, 45% to 25%). I then
apply 2 px of gaussian blur to the duplicated texts and liquify them to be
wavy. Finally, I make the texts brighter by colourising them.
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| Fig. 3.13 Progress #10; left: type out the text "be bold."; middle: add an inner shadow to the texts; right: duplicate the texts with decreasing opacities |
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| Fig. 3.14 Progress #11; left: apply gaussian blur to the texts; middle: liquify the texts; right: colourise the texts to be brighter |
Final outcome of Digital Poster
Fig. 3.15 Final outcome of Digital Poster (light and dark versions), Week 13 (23/11/2022)
I used to be a timid person and afraid of expressing myself. Sometimes I take too much things into consideration and I could not make decision effectively, feeling overwhelmed about that. Thus, I create this poster is to encourage myself to be brave and bold to encounter all situations in my life including pursuing my dream.
FEEDBACK
WEEK 12
Mr Fauzi commented that I may proceed with digital poster #2 to the
animation part but somehow make it more cheerful and fun.
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