Digital Graphic Narrative

Development

Emily Fox

Shape Task

Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the look of the sharks fins; I tried to get them as defined as possible by
using the warping tool to shape rounded rectangles. I textured the shark
using colour range, and while I do like the lighter shading on the bottom of
the body, if I were to do it again I would refine the texturing so that its more
subtle and there arent chunks of darker colour dotted about. To try and add
some detail I warped straight lines to make gills.

What would you improve if you did it again?

If I were to redo this task I would choose a different picture of a shark as I
think the initial image I used was quite simple and lacking in content (for
instance, the background of the picture was plain blue), and therefore
restricted me from utilizing all the editing methods I'd been taught to their
full extent in order to develop details. I would also refine the colour of the
shark by altering the colour overlay.

New Shape Task

Rotoscope

New Rotoscope

Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the texture and colours of the background, which I attained by using
colour range and colour overlay. I also like how the black stripes of the zebra
stand out against the background and the white of the body.

What would you improve if you did it again?

If I could do this task again I would take more time to improve and refine the
mane of the zebra, as the blocks of black make it look clunky and slightly
cartoonish when I was hoping for it to be more realistic. The edges of the
black blocks look too sharp and I wouldve liked them to blend in more with
the white. To achieve this I couldve experimented with colour range like I did
for the white parts of the mane. Also, not all of the black stripes on the zebra
line up with the white body underneath, so I would try to rectify this by either
expanding or moving them.

Text Based

New Text Based

Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the fact that the Dark Side of The Moon text relates to the clipping
mask, and I also like the way the text is tilted and warped and the look of the
dark background with the bright spots of colour.

What would you improve if you did it again?

If I were to do this task again I would choose a font with a larger area for my
name in order to let more of the clipping mask show through. I would also
use a larger variety of the transformation tools, such as skewing, to make the
text look more dramatic. The Thunderstruck text looks too squashed and its
hard to decipher what it actually says, so I would edit the size and possibly
warp or rotate it to try and make it clearer. Additionally, I could try a thicker
outline to make each letter stand out.

Comic Book

Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the colour contrasts of the dark background features and the neon bowling
pins. For the bowling picture, to create a slightly blurred image, I used cutout in
the filter gallery and I then changed the levels to a high number.

What would you improve if you did it again?

I would choose a different badminton picture if I did this task again as the image I
used didnt give me the result I was looking for. I used Poster Edges to try and
present more of a comic book style, however, the image ended up looking too
dull, even after I changed the threshold levels to make it brighter. Even though I
like the simplicity of the football image, I would try and get more definition on the
background, specifically the grass. I would also choose an additional image and
use it to test out different filters in the filter gallery to see which would give me
the most striking and unusual outcome.

Photography

Happiness

Excitement

Loneliness

Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the starkness of the stairwell in the loneliness photo as I think it
contrasts effectively with the dark figure in the shot. In addition, I think that
taking the photo from a higher vantage point and angling the camera
downwards helps to portray the theme of loneliness because it seems to
make the person look inconsequential and yet still the focal point of the
image. Even though the happiness photograph is staged, I think that the
brightness of the setting adds a lightness to the overall feel of the photo.

What would you improve if you did it again?

If I were to do the photography project again I would change the excitement
photo because I feel that it doesnt convey the emotion successfully. I would
alter it by either completely changing the setting and coming up with a
different concept, or I would take the same shot but with more of the lower
balconies and stairs visible so as to capture extra activity and generate more
of an atmosphere of excitement.

Illustration

Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like that my illustration actually has a resemblance to Minnie Mouse. Even
though I only had a limited choice, I like the colours I used.

What would you improve if you did it again?

If I were to redo my illustration I would find an image of Minnie Mouse with a
background setting and a body so that I could include more detail in my
drawing. I would take more care on the flowers surrounding my illustration as
they look quite childish. In addition, Id make the outline a bit stronger so that
you cant see wispy pencil lines.

Initial Ideas

Idea Generation

Idea Generation

Mattresses

Mood board of inspiration:

The Princess and the Pea
Castles

Princesses: Clothes and Facial

Expressions Ideas

Proposal
Dimensions
I will create an eight page book with page dimensions of 21.2 x 20.8 x 0.4 cm.
Export Format
PDF
Advantages: This format can be opened on many devices and allows you to flick
through pages.
Disadvantages: Content cant be edited. (This can also be a positive as it means if you
send your work to someone they cant edit or change it.) Also, the file sizes tend to be
large.
Story Overview
-A Prince is looking for a Princess but is having trouble finding the right one.
-One evening, there is a terrible storm.
-Theres a knock at the castle door. The King opens it and finds a girl looking for shelter.
She claims to be a Princess.
- The Queen doesnt believe her and so decides to test whether or not the girl is telling
the truth by putting a pea in her bed and piling mattresses on top.
-In the morning, the Queen asks how the girl slept. She complains of a miserable
nights sleep. This makes it evident that she really is a Princess.
-The Prince and Princess get married.

Production Methods
To produce my pages I will use Photoshop. In Photoshop, I am going to use
rotoscope and shape warping to create my illustrations. I think that using
rotoscoping techniques will be useful for my fairytale as it creates simplistic-looking,
cartoon style images, and as a result will be suitable for a younger audience. I will
use images from the internet and alter them by rotoscoping over them in order to
create a unique effect.

Audience
The target audience of my story will be the parents of children (as they are the ones
buying the book and deciding whether or not it is suitable, and will most likely be
reading the book with their child) and children aged six to eight. This age group
allows for the inclusion of images and text because, while they are still learning to
read, they do have some reading ability. The book will be aimed at both genders,
however, due to the content of the book, it may be better enjoyed by girls; some
boys, but not all, are generally not interested in Princesses. As my book will be
written in English, it will be suitable for English-speaking countries.
Deadline
16th October 2014

What are the strengths of the proposal?

What areas of the proposal need further work?

The proposal shows clearly how the

story goes and will be set out. It also
clearly states what the aim of the book
is and who it is aimed at.

You may need to state one more disadvantage for

the PDF file.

What are the strengths of the idea generation?

What areas of idea generation could have been

further developed?

There is a good range of ideas clearly shown

through the pictures.

Some small pieces of text to describe what each

photo meant.

What are the strengths of the proposal?

What areas of the proposal need further work?

I feel Emily's strengths in her proposal are the clear

basic story overview she has as she can now
expand her story. Also, her production methods are
very well thought out and she is very clear with the
types of images she will produce and how she will
produce them.

I think Emily needs to think more about her target

audience and she words this section of her
proposal when she talks about boys not liking
princesses. She could talk about stereotypes to
explain her thoughts.

What are the strengths of the idea generation?

What areas of idea generation could have been

further developed?

Emily has lots of different mood boards for each

element of her idea. I like the different types of
princess photos and how she found different facial
expressions.

I think Emily could develop her ideas further by

create a mood board focuses on her different
background especially with the castle.

What are the strengths of the proposal?

What areas of the proposal need further work?

I cannot think of any.

Emily has so many strengths. One main strength of

hers is the amount of images she has gathered.
The effort level is absolutely astounding.

What are the strengths of the idea generation?

What areas of idea generation could have been

further developed?
A couple more ideas for techniques wouldnt be a
bad thing but apart from that, you cant fault it.

Emilys idea generation is another brilliant part of

her work. She has a mind map full of possible
ideas and techniques in regards to the making of
her book. She then has another in which she
describes the setting, audience, characters and the
techniques she plans on using in her chosen story.

Feedback Summary
Sum up your feedback.
The feedback I have received is mainly positive. It says that I have included a good
range of ideas and lots of pictures on my mood boards in order to help the
development of my book.

Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?

Even though I have already included a few text boxes on my mood boards, I agree that I
could use more text to describe some of the other the photos Ive used in order to
clearly show the intention and purpose of each image. I also agree that I couldve added
another disadvantage of the PDF format. (Which I have now done.)

Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?

I disagree with the fact that I need to think a bit more about my target audience. While I
have gone back over it and edited it a little bit, I dont feel that I was stereotyping. I
didnt that say that every single boy dislikes Princesses, I said that some boys arent
generally interested in Princesses.

Storyboards

Storyboards

Original Script
There was once a prince who wanted to marry a princess. But she must be a real princess, mind
you. So he traveled all round the world, seeking such a one, but everywhere something was in the
way. Not that there was any lack of princesses, but he could not seem to make out whether they
were real princesses; there was always something not quite satisfactory. Therefore, home he came
again, quite out of spirits, for he wished so much to marry a real princess. One evening a terrible
storm came on. It thundered and lightened, and the rain poured down; indeed, it was quite fearful.
In the midst of it there came a knock at the town gate, and the old king went out to open it. It was
a princess who stood outside. But O dear, what a state she was in from the rain and bad weather!
The water dropped from her hair and clothes, it ran in at the tips of her shoes and out at the heels;
yet she insisted she was a real princess. "Very well," thought the old queen; "that we shall
presently see." She said nothing, but went into the bedchamber and took off all the bedding, then
laid a pea on the sacking of the bedstead. Having done this, she took twenty mattresses and laid
them upon the pea and placed twenty eider-down beds on top of the mattresses. The princess lay
upon this bed all the night. In the morning she was asked how she had slept. "Oh, most miserably!"
she said. "I scarcely closed my eyes the whole night through. I cannot think what there could have
been in the bed. I lay upon something so hard that I am quite black and blue all over. It is dreadful!"
It was now quite evident that she was a real princess, since through twenty mattresses and twenty
eider-down beds she had felt the pea. None but a real princess could have such delicate feeling. So
the prince took her for his wife, for he knew that in her he had found a true princess. And the pea
was preserved in the cabinet of curiosities, where it is still to be seen unless some one has stolen it.
And this, mind you, is a real story.
http://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Hans_Christian_Andersen/Andersen_fairy_tale_47.html

Final Script
Page 1: A Prince was looking for a Princess but was having trouble finding the
right one. She must be a real Princess.
Page 2: One evening, there was a terrible storm. The rain poured and the sky
filled with lightening.
Page 3: There was a knock at the castle door. The King opened it and found a
Princess looking for shelter. Her hair and clothes dripped with water but she
insisted that she was in fact a real Princess.
Page 4: We shall see, thought the Queen before proceeding to place a pea in
the Princesss bed and piling many mattresses on top of it, Only a true Princess
will be delicate enough to feel such a tiny pea!
Page 5: In the morning, the Princess was asked how she slept. Most miserably,
she replied. Something in the bed had given her bruises. The Queen realised
that the girl was telling the truth all along and was indeed a real Princess.

Page 6: So, the Prince and Princess got married and lived happily ever after.

Final Script- With Alterations

Page 1: There was once a Prince who was looking to marry a Princess. His search
took him around the whole world, but he was still unable to find the right one. She
had to be a real Princess, after all.
Page 2: One evening, there was a terrible storm. The rain poured and the sky was
filled with lightning.
Page 3: There was a knock at the castle door. The Queen opened it and found a
Princess looking for shelter. The Queen was suspicious. You cant be a real
Princess, you look a state! Your hair and clothes are dripping with water! the
Queen exclaimed. But I really am a Princess! insisted the girl.
Page 4: Nevertheless, the Queen invited the girl in and left her by the fire as she
went off to prepare a bed for the girl.
Page 5: Very well, thought the Queen to herself, we shall see, before
proceeding to place a pea in the Princesss bed and piling many mattresses on top
of it, only a true Princess will be delicate enough to feel such a tiny pea.
Page 6: In the morning, the Princess was asked how she slept. Most miserably,
she replied. Something in the bed had given her bruises. And it was then the
Queen realised that the girl had been telling the truth all along. . . she was indeed a
real Princess!
Page 7: So, the Prince took her for his wife, as he knew that at last he had found a
true Princess.
Page 8: As for the pea, it was preserved in the royal Cabinet of Curiosities where it
can still be viewed today.

Digital Flat Plans

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Digital Flat Plans

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(in a curve)

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New Digital Flat Plans

Page 1

Simple background
(black with stars)

Page 2

Prince in the centre of

the page on top of a
world

Storm filling the page

as a background

Text at the bottom of

the page

Page 3

Castle doorway as
the background

Queen inside the

doorway

Princess
outside in
the rain

Text at the bottom of

the page

Text at the top of

the page

Castle in the right

hand side corner

Page 4

Living room or a room in a

castle as the background
Fireplace
Princess in front of
the fireplace
Text at the bottom of
the page

Page 5

Text at the top of

the page

Bed with
mattresses
to the left
Bedroom as a
background

Page 7

Outside of a church for the

background (stone walls)
Doorway arch
Prince and Princess in the
middle beneath the arch
Text at the bottom
of the page

Page 6

Text at the top of the

page

Bed with
mattresses
to the left
Princess in
front of the
bed

Page 8

Same bedroom as
page five for the
background
Queen
opposite the
Princess

Text at the top of

the page
Cabinet with
the pea inside it
in the centre of
the page

Museum or exhibit
room as a background

Test Page

Prince unfinished.

Test Page

Test Page
Not completely finished.