Final scamps

These are my two final scamp designs. I feel like out of all the designs I produced, these are the most successful. I wanted to look at alignment and how it impacts design. I feel that the centre alignment has a more of an informal feeling to it, and so makes it appear more approachable.
I will probably change the text so that the type is less curved, as I feel it might look a little too childish, and so might not gain the attention of the older audience.
I want to try out several colour schemes as I am unsure on whether I want a monochromatic colour theme, or a complimentary theme. I feel that the monochrome colour scheme may not be eye-catching enough, but I also feel that using too many complimentary colours will make the poster seem over crowded and messy.

Typeface brainstorm

This is my brainstorm for the typeface that I wanted to use for my product design. I think that a designer type would look cool and unique, however I also want my poster to have a bold statement, and to be clearly legible from a distance. To achieve this, I need to avoid modern types as they can be difficult to read from further away, especially for someone of a younger age,
I think for my final design I will settle on a Sans Serif typeface, however I will be avoiding the over used examples I have included on my brain storm, as they are over used and might bring down the visual stimulation/excitement of my poster.

Ideas Scamps

These are my quick ideas for my poster. I experimented with a range of composition ideas and played around with my idea of a skeleton for the poster 'mascot'.
I feel the most successful designs are the simpler ones, as they get to the point of the message in an aesthetically pleasing way, and do not crowd the poster with information.
I think I will refine and combine a few of these ideas to create my final drafts

Emulation

To start with, I used the same method which I used to do the copy. I started off by traditionally drawing my ideas.

Using the pen tool I inked round the lines I had drew, and using a compound path setting I 'inked' in the gaps between the two separate lines.

I then put the base colour on and arranged it so that it sat below the line layer.

After arranging the base colour, I then added some shading and did some colour alteration.

 After adding a back ground colour I thought that the eye sockets looked a little bare, and would be improved with something in the middle.

These are the final emulations. I really like how they turned out as they combine cute and gory, and with the use of vectoring have a really nice smooth finish. I definitely think I will be doing my final piece in this medium.

 I really like the red heart on the green background. As red and green are complimentary colours, I feel that the contrast creates a cool edge to the image.

Artist Copy

The artist I decided to copy is Cronobreaker. After discovering their work on Pinterest, I have had interest in emulating their style with vectors/the pen tool. This is the original image.

To start off the process of my artist copy, I drew the image from observation. This was done using a mechanical pencil to achieve clean thin lines which I could work from.
I scanned the image in and opened it in Adobe Illustrator. 

After opening the traditionally drawn image, I used a pen tool to trace around the lines I had drawn with my pencil. This created a frame to which I could apply a compound path ([select lines with pointer tool]> [toolbar]Object > compound path > make ) and fill in the gaps.

This is what it looked liked after I had applied a compound path. I like this technique of creating line art as opposed to inking it traditionally as this allows for an alterable transition within the line.

To fill a block colour, I drew a rough shape over the lines, but keeping inside them so that I could lower the arrangement so that it fell behind the lines.

This is what it looked like after I altered the arrangement and the yellow colour fell behind the dark purple lines.

Using the same process I created the cell-shaded parts of the shape. To help make the process faster, I saved certain pen settings into graphics styles so that with the use of a single click I can transform vectored lines.

I repeated this process for each section of the burger and used colours that were on a premade swatch. I found however that the colours were not completely accurate. To alter this, I used the colour wheel.

To get the same shaped on both sides of the glasses, I made the shapes and then grouped them using the Pathfinder. After grouping them, I then duplicated them and transformer them horizontally so that it was reversed.

This is what the glasses looked like afterwards. I really like how this turned out as it gave the illustration a nice smooth feel.

This is what the whole head looked like before I added the eyes.
To achieve the same uniform affect of the  glasses, I decided that I'd use the same process of duplicating the same shape.

I really like how the head came out, and I think that the use of the same shapes for the eyes really adds to overall affect. It seems to add a balance and order to the otherwise chaotic feeling illustration.

This is the colour wheel that I used. I kept the image open next to my copy so that I could get the colours as accurate as I was able. To help further refine the colour, I used the colour sliders. This allowed me to alter saturation, hue, and colour balance. This was very useful as I found I had to make minor adjustments which otherwise would have proven very difficult on a colour wheel. 

 

 This is the transition of minor colour and line alteration. Though the differences are small, I feel that they do make a difference to improve the copy and make it more accurate.

This is my complete copy of a section of Cronobreaker's "Burger bits". I am really pleased with how this turned out as I have never done any vector art before, and I had to learn how to use all the tools and shortcuts. However I now feel confident in my ability to produce work in the digital medium of vectoring.
I think if I were to redo this piece I would use a colour swatch taken from the original piece so that I could get the colours absolutely perfect. On the other hand, I also feel that it would be taking away from producing a 'copy', as I'd be taking directly from the original and not pushing myself to improve my own colour knowledge. 

Vector art research

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To broaden my knowledge of different vector styles, I researched and collected a wide range of illustrations done by different artists.
My personal favourite is "Burger Bits" by Cronobreaker on Deviantart.
I really like the contrast between the dark lines and the bright saturated colours.
I think that the style is very eye catching and has a unique edge.

Drawings of subject matter

I initially started off with the idea of using hands, however I think that having something that isn't particularly eye catching/interesting to look at will take away from the impact I wish the poster to have.
To avoid a boring looking poster, I want to include interesting colour combinations and several typefaces.

Though I am looking at a romantic theme, I want my poster to have something that every person can relate to. To achieve which, I will be using drawings of skeletons, as it's a symbol often used when wanting to portray equality and unity. I do feel however that anatomically correct skeletons may appear a little morbid and give off the wrong vibes and set about a negative impression.
To avoid this I have used the idea of making the skeletons look cute and a lot more child-friendly. I have used rounded simplified shapes and given them a heart.

To produce the illustrations I will be using the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator, as this allows for nice smooth line art and even colours.

Drawings of subject matter

Using a mixture of media and wax resist, I produced these two drawings in lesson time. I achieved these sketchy images by switching randomly between the media used and which hand I used to draw with. The theme I wanted to go with for my poster was the idea of everyone being human, and that was what mattered as opposed to sexuality and gender. I really like how the colour scheme played out as the dark purples and the yellows give it a screen printed affect which I find really cool. If I were to do this exercise again, I think I'd switch the colour scheme to blues and greens, and perhaps try and incorporate new media like paint or oil pastels.

To further develop the idea of humanism being the main focus idea of the poster, I decided to include something that this generation can use and relate to. Using hashtags will also attract the younger side of my target audience and may even influence/encourage them to use it in their day to day life, as this generation seems so focused on social media.

Scamps of others

Here I have completed 15 thumbnail scamps of other designers poster designs. To avoid being too heavily influenced by one designer, I decided to scamp a vast range of different poster types and genres designed by different artists.
I really liked the dark poster with the tentacles around the man's head. However, I feel that a poster with dark and some what confusing or bizarre subject matter may be ignored by the younger end of of my audience. To achieve a successful poster design, I think that it should be aesthetically pleasing and obvious as to the intended message, with perhaps a hint of poetic illustration for the older end of my target audience to think about so that they're not bored with the design.