IVN Task 4 - Self Titled
7/11/2023 - 3/12/2023 / Week 11 - Week 14
Lim Jia Zhen / 0349294
Illustration and Visual Narrative / Bachelor in Mass Communication (Hons) in Advertising and Brand Management
Task 4 - Self Titled
Concept Board
The title of this artwork is called "Grow With The Flow", it shows my belief in always learning and adapting to life's changes. In the poster, my hair resembles a waterfall, surrounded by flowers and flowing patterns. The waterfall shows how life keeps evolving, and I'm ready to learn and change with it. The butterflies and flowers around my face symbolise transformation and growth, like how flowers bloom and grow, it’s about becoming better with all the life experiences I’ve learnt in the past. The wavy patterns around me shows how life's experiences shape us and it's important to go along with life and its changes instead of fighting against them. It reminds me to go with life's flow and grow better along the way.
Figure 1.1 Self Titled Concept Board
Elements
I went online to search for some waterfall pictures to use for my poster.
This is a photo I took at home using my phone.
Illustrated Elements
These are the elements I illustrated using Adobe Illustrator. All these elements resonates with the title "Grow With The Flow"
Design Progress
I first morphed my face and the waterfall mountain together, to show that my mind thinks like a waterfall. The waterfall shows my courage to move along with life's currents, adapting and learning as I progress.
I then added two waterfalls on the mountain because the waterfall in the mountain wasn't visible enough.
I then illustrated the flowers in Adobe Illustrator to represent symbolise bloom and growth, this element resonates with the title. I also illustrated the background according the flow of the image and flowers to express go with the flow and the gradient and layers shows that everything is connected, like how life's experiences shape us. It's important to go along with life and its changes instead of fighting against them.
Then I created an outline of the flowers place it as an overlay over the coloured flowers to show the flowers adjust and grow within a given framework or set of circumstances.
I then illustrated the butterflies on Adobe Illustrator as it represents transformation and growth which resonates with the title.
Then I added the title "Grow With the Flow" in the poster, the font used in the poster is "Modak". I made the words follow the flow of the image to express the title go with the flow using the type on path tool.
Then I tried to intertwine the vines around the words because I wanted to express the word 'Grow' and resonate with the flowers on the image.
Final Poster
Figure
The choice of the title "Grow with the Flow" summarises my fundamental approach to life which is my commitment to continual growth and adaptability by harmonizing with the always changing environment. It represents my belief in embracing life's changes with a flexible and open-minded attitude. The poster features my hair as a waterfall and my face surrounded by flowers, along with flowing patterns around me, visually communicates this concept. The waterfall symbolizes the fluidity and constant evolution of life experiences. It shows my courage to move along with life's currents, adapting and learning as I progress. The butterflies and flowers around my face symbolize transformation and growth, like how flowers bloom and grow, it’s about becoming better with all the life experiences I’ve learnt in the past. The outlined flowers symbolize a guided yet adaptable growth trajectory, following a pathway while staying open to life's changes and experiences. The wavy patterns around me show that everything is connected, like how life's experiences shape us. It's important to go along with life and its changes instead of fighting against them. In short, "Grow with the Flow" is about learning, changing, and finding beauty in growing up. It reminds me to go with life's flow and grow better along the way.
Animation Progress
Then I imported my photoshop layers to Adobe After Effects. I first animate the bottom waterfall using the puppet tool by dragging the each anchor point to make it flow.
I also did the same for for the above waterfall.
Then I used the 3D tool to make the butterfly wings flap. I adjusted the Y rotation angle of the right wing to -52 and 52 for the left wing, and I repeated the process for every 0.5 seconds so it looks like it's flapping. I also did the same for the other two butterflies.
After that I adjusted the X position of the fog near the waterfall, make it move from left to right so that it looks more realistic when the waterfall flows down.
Lastly I adjusted the flower grow from small to large and match with the outline of the flowers by adjusting the scale of the flowers.
Final Animation
The flowing waterfall visually communicates the concept of flow and emphasizes the message of fluidity and adaptability, The butterflies flapping it wings, means small changes lead to significant personal growth, contributing to a transformative journey. The animated growth of the flowers within the outlines signifies adaptability and transformation. It mirrors the theme of embracing change and evolving with life's experiences, highlighting the ability to adjust and grow within a given framework or set of circumstances, reinforcing the idea that life moves forward, and one should adapt and grow along with it.
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