ILLUSTRATION & VISUAL NARRATIVE Task 1

21/4/2025-25/5/2025 (Week 1-6)

GAO YIFEI/0370904

ILLUSTRATION & VISUAL NARRATIVE / Bachelor of Computer Science / Taylors University

Task 1 

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INSTRUCTIONS

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TASK

Reference board

This assignment began with Mr. Hafiz advocating that we use ChatGPT to generate characters to complete our task1 and also providing us with generation instructions.

Fig.2.0 Sketch(ChatGPT)

So I followed the instructions and generated the following four personas to complete my task1.

Then I started looking for references on pinterest to conceptualize how my sketches should be outlined and colored.

Fig.2.1 Visual reference

Fig.2.1.1 Reference board

I finally decided to use thick lines and simple colors for coloring, so I found similar images to use as my visual reference.

Development Process

After looking for a reference, I imported the ChatGPT-generated character into my Adobe Inllustrator for digitizing.

I started with a stroke, primarily using the pen tool, and then used the curvature tool (shift+`) to adjust the curved unnatural lines.

Fig.2.2 Outline-Final Outcome（PNG）

After completing the tracing I began to try to color in reference to what was on the visual reference board. Along the way I noticed that some of the colors sometimes need to be “aligned” in order to make the character colors look normal.

Sometimes, when using a pen to trace a line, the shape is not closed, which makes it impossible to fill in the color.

Fig.2.3 Applying Color（PNG）

After the general colors were decided upon, I think the image now looks a bit monotonous. So I decided to use the clipping tool to shade the four characters to make their colors look richer and more three-dimensional.

Fig.2.4 Layer Management

Fig.2.5 Shadow Drawing Process

After the shading, the four characters now look much more three-dimensionally perfect.

After completing the drawing of the remaining three characters, I'm going to try my hand at texturing on the demonic kitten, I'm using Effect-Texture-Granularization for the shaded parts of the kitten, and then using the Gradient tool for these shaded patches of color, after adjusting the opacity to give the shadows a more textured look.

Fig.2.6 Texture application attempts

The final view after coloring is shown below.

Fig.2.7 Final Outcome

FINAL OUTCOME (Adobe Illustrator)

Outline-Final Outcome（PNG）

Fig.2.8 Outline-Final Outcome（PNG）

Coloring-Final Outcome-without shadow（PNG）

Fig.2.9 Coloring-Final Outcome-without shadow（PNG）

Coloring-Final Outcome-with shadow（PNG）

Fig.2.10 Coloring-Final Outcome-with shadow（PNG）