IVN - Task 1

23.9.2024 - 28.10.2024 / Week 1 - Week 5
Aw Wen Chia / 0368828
Illustration & Visual Narrative / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

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INSTRUCTIONS

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PROJECTS

Task 1:

Week 1:

We were tasked with making a character with Vormator shapes we traced in Adobe Illustrator.

Fig 1, Vormator shapes (5.10.2024)

Week 2:

I started making a character, I went in with nothing on my mind, only the fact that the character was to be pink.

      Fig 2, Pink fox character (5.10.2024)                           Fig 3, Final pink fox character (5.10.2024)

After I completed the base of the fox, I was somewhat unsatisfied. Therefore I made another character.

Fig 4, Pink character [Twinkle] (5.10.2024)

When I finished this character I named "Twinkle", I was satisfied with the base shape.

Week 3:

However, after seeing the silhouette of the character, it looked too symmetrical and somewhat boring. So I started experimenting.

Fig 5, Experimenting Twinkle

It still looked wrong so instead I thought of magical characters from TV and another character named Hatsune Miku, especially Sakura Miku, her pink counterpart. 

             Fig 6, Hatsune Miku                                            Fig 7 Sakura Miku                         

  

Using them as inspiration I had Twinkle, have 2 ponytails as well.

Fig 8, Adding Twinkle's Hair

I also made the bow bigger so it was still visible despite the large hair. I then thought that a magical wand would suit Twinkle a lot, so I went to Pinterest to get inspiration. 

Fig 9, Wand inspiration https://www.pinterest.com/pin/5770305767839484/

After looking at the inspiration I started working on the wand by playing around with the shapes.

Fig 10, Wand-making process                                                                                                Fig 11, Wand-making process

After much trial and error, I finished making the Magical Wand for Twinkle.

Fig 12, Finish Wand base

When I placed the wand with the character and looked at the silhouette, it still felt a little basic, so I decided to make Twinkle have a more dynamic pose. 

Fig 13, Twinkle before posing

Fig 14, Twinkle after posing

After that, I was finally satisfied with my character, so I changed some of the colours to fit the submission requirements.

Fig 15, Final Vormator Character (Twinkle)

I then started shading Twinkle using Pathfinder and Gradient in Adobe Illustrator and submitted the final outcome. 

Fig 16, Final Shaded Vormater Character (Twinkle)

Character Description: (please do not cringe)

Twinkle, similar to a "Magical Girl" protects Earth from out worldly beings that poses a threat to Earth. Twinkle keeps his identity a secret, which is why his hair obstructs the view of his eyes. As most fights take place in outer space, his skin turns blue to shield his skin from the UV rays from the sun. In Twinkle's fight, he uses his wand with his heart embedded into the core of the wand to fight his enemies to prevent the destruction of Earth. 

Reflection:

It was a lot of fun coming up with the character design and description. It made me think outside the box as I could only use a limited amount of shapes for the character.  This task taught me how to use a lot of the tools in Illustrator but mostly the Pen Tool and Pathfinder, it helped me increase my understanding of Adobe for future projects.