Illustration and Visual Narrative / Task 2 : Editorial Illustration

Gloria Khaw Ping Sim / 0359142
Illustration & Visual Narrative / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Editorial Illustration (Decisive Moment)

Transparency Gradient and Noise

Fig 1.1. transparency gradient and noise exercise, Week 7 (8/11/2023)

Editorial Illustration

Research

For this task, we had to choose an urban legend to base our work on. I chose 'Mahsuri'. The turning point I chose is when she got stabbed with her family's 'keris' and bled white blood, signifying innocence. Some birds also flew over her to cover her body. With her last breath, she cursed Langkawi to have seven years of bad luck. I chose Mahsuri because of how it portrays rumours and how those people perceive them.

Sketches

Fig 2.1. Sketches, Week 6 (3/11/2023)

Digitalization

Fig 3.1. Process #1, Week 7 (8/11/2023)

Fig 3.2. Process #2, Week 7 (8/11/2023)

I based her clothes on the reference in Fig 2.1.

Fig 3.3. Process #3, Week 7 (8/11/2023)

Fig 3.4. Process #4, Week 7 (8/11/2023)

Fig 3.5. Process #5, Week 7 (8/11/2023)

In this one, I added gradients and textures to all elements except for the white so I could emphasize it.

Fig 3.6. Process #6, Week 7 (8/11/2023)

Fig 3.7. Process #7, Week 7 (8/11/2023)

At first, this was my final work. However, it looked too simple and did not look like art deco, but more of a poster.

Fig 3.8. Process #8, Week 8 (17/11/2023)

I decided to add her face in the background, signifying her anger to the village for not believing her.

Final Editorial Illustration

Fig 4.1. Final Editorial Illustration, Week 8 (17/11/2023)

Animation

For the animation, I originally planned to do something more complex using After Effects (something I'm more familiar with); however, it did not allow me to import CMYK jpegs. So, I went with something more simple and animated it on Photoshop instead.