ILLUSTRATION AND VISUAL NARRATIVE

November 28, 2022

ILLUSTRATION AND VISUAL NARRATIVE - FINAL PROJECT

JENNIFER HUANG

Bachelor of Design in Creative Media

MODULE INFORMATION BOOKLET

Week 7 - Project 3 Phase 1 (Original Comic Pilot Story)

For the next two project, you are now tasked to create an original comic pilot that showcases your illustration and visual narrative skills in the form of :
- Cover page of your comic

- One page introduction with animated panel(s).

Think of a fantastic opening for your story. Consider 3-act structures of introduction - Climax - Epilogue in the narrative flow but with interesting twists, plot or even a cliffhanger ending to the page.

The final designs can be wordless and presented only with illustrations, or it can be detailed with stories, filled with speeches and texts.

Each style has its own charms and challenges, so think carefully how you want to create your comic and choose the best style that fits with your narrative. Think of creating a premise for a story that makes your readers intrigued. Use logline visuals to help establish your narrative. Engage your readers from the moment they see the cover page!

Project Requirements:
- Story must be interesting

- Must have 3-acts structure flow

- Content must be PG-13 and Safe for Work.

After the Brief, we then write our original plot story for the comic..

Week 8 until 10 - Project 3 Phase 2 (Cover Page)

Now that we've had our story, we'll then need to visualize the cover page of our comic. How would we catch the reader's attention? Think visual hierarchy. What is it that you want the readers to notice first? Give hints and ideas about what the story is about, without revealing too much. Subtlety is the key!

Project Requirements:

- Must be full page illustration (*png / *pdf format)

- Size a4

- Full colored illustration with AI

- Visuals must be PG-18 and safe for work.

sketch process on campus

Week 10 until 14 - Project 3 Final (One page introduction)

Based on your story and the cover page design, create a One page introduction of your 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.

Choose the one that has the best timing in the story flow and transitions of the visuals that strongly reflect the narrative through characters, panels, effects, texts, etc. Timing is important! Too slow, your animation will be draggy and boring. Too quick, your animation won't make sense. So timed the flow appropriately!

Project Requirements:

- Must be full page (*gif. format)

- Number of panels : Min 3 - Max 15)

- Size : a4

- Full / Partial colored illustrations or greyscale or screen tone shaded render with AI & PS.

- Visuals must be PG-18 and safe for work.

*The figures bellow was the amount of sketch attempts.. it's not connected to one another, it's just bc I'm quite dumb in picturing which panel works. hehe (Just scroll till the end of sketches to make it quick.)