So as you may have noticed, I have completely forgotten to post last week. I have been so submerged in this project, I almost forgot it was a class. So here is what I have been up to for the past two weeks.
What I did:
- Plymouth Public Library (3 hrs)
- Re-wrote plot (2 hrs)
- Researched x-ray views in the media (1.5 hrs)
- Explored medium/style (4 hrs)
- Sent various emails to possible resources (1 hr)
- Michael's trip for supplies (1 hr)
- Barnes and Noble research (1.5 hrs)
- Thesis updates (1 hr)
- Re-wrote/re-drew plot again (3 hr)
- Scanned in minis to make book (1 hr)
- Reference photos (2 hrs)
What I accomplished/encountered/discovered:
I came in to the semester knowing that my story and visuals needed a lot of work. I headed down to the Plymouth public library to find some books that were recommended to me. "Wonderstruck" by Brian Selznick and "The Arrival" by Shaun Tan. Although both books were checked out, I was still able to find some especially helpful resources. The librarians were more than happy to recommend lots of wonderful children's books with beautiful illustrations. This helped me get a better grasp on how to develop a style that fits the book uniquely. For example, Shaun Tan's "Takes from Outer Suburbia" is a collection of short stories, each with its own extremely different illustration style that compliments the story perfectly.
This really got me thinking more in depth about how I can visually convey the magic and wonder of Kay's new x-ray world. I started playing with different mediums, seeing the feelings each conveyed. I researched a few places in the media that used an x-ray vision or x-ray glasses (e.g. video game Batman: Arkham City detective mode, pirates of the Caribbean movie, and even some spoofs of . I made little color thumbnails and eventually when I found the styles
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This really got me thinking more in depth about how I can visually convey the magic and wonder of Kay's new x-ray world. I started playing with different mediums, seeing the feelings each conveyed. I researched a few places in the media that used an x-ray vision or x-ray glasses (e.g. video game Batman: Arkham City detective mode, pirates of the Caribbean movie, and even some spoofs of . I made little color thumbnails and eventually when I found the styles
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| another plot revision |
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| a quick color sketch of "regular view" |
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| "x-ray view" |
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| paint paint paint! |
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| i love bones |
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| to loosen up, I took a few minutes to paint a quick skull |
What's next:
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Kyla,
ReplyDeleteIt looks like your post cut our at the What's Next part, so I'll have to guess that it's making a lot of images to scale, and exploring different visual approaches to conveying the regular world vs. the magical xray world!
It's great you are throwing yourself into your project, and taking to heart the various issues that were raised in December consultation.
Look forward to seeing more of your visuals this week--
Stephanie