Interpreted Journey

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Instruction
Finalize the drawings.

Purpose
Finish the project.

My Interpretation
See above and previous progress reports.

Instruction

Continue progress on the Interpreted Journey project.

 

Purpose

Reach towards finishing the project.

 

My Interpretation

Because I decided to have my scenes set at night, I knew I needed to either have extremely heavy pencil-shading or use my micron pens. I have never been a fan of shading, often preferring intense line work, so I decided to give a go at using the pens. I never used them before this project, so I spent some time drawing some very quick sketches to allow myself to explore if I wanted a black sky or not, if lights have an “aura” around them, and how light and shading is impacted by using different line weights of the pens.

Instruction

Create five or more near-16:9 drawings utilizing compositional elements as a draft.

 

Purpose

Finalize decisions on compositional elements should be decided. Prepare for final submission.

 

My Interpretation

I wanted to explore the idea of being chased by having ever-enclosing angles of the person being chased, save the last drawing. It starts with an over-the-shoulder mid-shot in hopes to set the scene and show the stakes for what is about to happen. The next drawing is a canted mid-shot to emphasize the motion in the chase, and the next is in rule of thirds and golden triangle to draw your eye to important parts of the drawing, mainly the rubbing subject (to be added). The fourth drawing is a high and slightly canted angle, again showing motion, but also allowing the subject to look small and running out of room. Next, I contrasted the previous drawing by doing a low-angle frame within a frame shot. Though the low angle makes the subject larger, the clock tower is the overbearing figure in the composition, allowing a unique big-but-still-small look on the subject. The final drawing was originally going to be a close-up but I decided to change it to birds-eye and focus on the Fibonacci spiral to frame the size of the crowd chasing down the subject, creating an overwhelming feeling of “I’ve been caught.”

Instruction

Create at least 25 thumbnails (in a 16:9 ratio) from your Journey to Treasure drawings using various compositional techniques. May use one of three themes: flying, investigating an alien planet, or being chased.

 

Purpose

Explore different angles, frames, and compositional devices to observe where your eye looks in the context of your Journey to Treasure drawings. Iterate many different versions.

 

My Interpretation 

I decided to follow the “being chased” theme as I thought it seemed most fun, and I could use a lot of one-point perspective, which is one of my favorite ways to draw and show off detailed line work. I know that I want to expand my skills and try to not only use pencil shading but pen shading as well, exploring texture and shadows with darker blacks rather than different shades of gray since I wanted the drawings to take place at night.