Techniques on photoshop

1. Digital Graphic Narrative
Development
Coral Welburn

2. Shape Task

3. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
There are a few things that I like with my elephant. The main outline structures a cute, cartoon elephant that fits well with the aim
of this task. The outline is simple and isn’t trying to be too specific, just having a round head and ear’s. However the main part of
my image that I particularly like is the outline and shaping of the head and trunk. It stands out off the rest of the body and having it
made out of just one shaping gives me more space to add smaller details, such as the texture and shaping of the creases of the
trunk. The little detail on the trunk is something I find cute and simple, I believe adding the different sizes of the creases etc brings
out the shaping of the trunk more.
What would you improve if you did it again?
If I was to do this again I would either pick a different animal that is simpler and doesn’t have as much shadowing and detail, such
as a dog or a panda. However if I couldn’t choose another animal I would just choose a different position of the elephants head so
you could see the full body, been able to work with more space and more shaping, making it easier to try and get across the main
structure and details of the animal. This certain position of this elephant gives you a close up of the elephants head, not giving you
much eye space to see the back of the body as its been clouded by shadowing and the head and trunk. The detail I would like to
add it would be the shaping of the ear’s, with the curving and the general idea of the ‘flappiness’ of the ears. However on mine its
showing just a rounded shaping. Another point of detail that I would of added in would be the sharpness of the tusks and the
shadowing over the eyes, adding lines in to shape the eyelids.

5. Evaluation
What do you like about your image?
This is my improved image from the first version of my elephant. I have tried to add and change certain things that I didn’t like from the
earlier version. I really like the elephants ear’s as there is now a different shaping to them. I used a polygonal lasso tool to erase certain
parts of the ear’s, changing the fully rounded ear, to them having a flow. Another part of my image that I like would be the texture that
has been added to the head and the trunk. What this has done has changed the childlike look of it and improved it. Also it has added
shaping around the eye’s, making it look more like an elephant. I blurred the head of the elephant so that the shape edges weren’t as
strong and it softened it down. I also blurred the shadowing so it blended into the body, again taking the sharp lines out and bringing a
softer texture to it.
What would you improve?
I have added the improvements I could to it, however with added knowledge I would like to improve the shadowing around the legs and
the shaping of the back legs, as with the position the elephants standing in the back legs wouldn’t be seen and would blend in with the
two front legs. However I would want people who would see my image be able to tell that they are legs. Another thing would be the
tusks, they would need to be added in however if I were to try and not like them they aren’t really needed as they could be hidden by
the trunk.

6. Rotoscope

7. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I really like this image as it was simple, but it still has detail added in and it really reflects the structure and looks of a panda. Using
the polygonal lasso tool I created the body as I really wanted to get the right structure and shaping. Using this tool really helps
create better shaping, as using shapes doesn’t help when you want something specific that has different shaping and lines to it in
different area’s. So using this helps you create the shaping you want as you can ‘draw’ round the shaping you want. As its such a
simple animal there are a few things that were simple to do that I’m happy with, such as the patches on the panda’s face. Even
though its such a small thing, it really does add to the face and bring attention to the eyes and shaping of the facial features.
What would you improve if you did it again?
If I were to do this again I wouldn’t use any other tools other than the polygonal lasso tool so that you could see the different
versions of the panda that can be created. So I would change the ear’s shaping as I used the shape tool for that, so using that tool
would change the look to be more ‘out of the lines’. I would then do that with the rest of the head as that was done with a different
tool also. I really like the smooth texture of it as it looks more cartoon like, so what I would do would be to change the colours of
the ear’s, showing more of a gradient overlay, going from black to white.

9. Text Based

10. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the first image as its showing the use of the different settings that can be used by the tracking and leading and also the
colour range settings. The colour range example is the yellow and blue text, which is the gradient overlay effect, which includes a
backing shadow of green, which was the inner glow, which then makes it stand off the page as its highlighting it but its also
reflecting into the background. The tracking and leading setting helps you bring your text together and apart, changing the spacing
between each letter and word. This is a useful tool as it would help in a variety of different topics, such as a book, it can help you
bring together the text for the older generation but for the younger kids bringing the text apart will help them visually read it better.
The clipping mask tool is the last image, which is showing my name been written with the picture of my favourite band been
inserted inside the text. Once the image had been hidden behind the text I went onto using colour range where I added the stroke
tool which just went round the text with black, just showing that sort of block bubble effect. I also used the drop shadow effect,
which just provides that boldness around the text, which then makes the text stand out more. I really like the clipping mask tool
because it helps make the text more interesting and you are able to project a two in one situation. Using this tool helps provide
you with more space to insert more things in certain situations as sometimes a picture can take up a lot of room, so showing it
through text helps more things be added into whatever it is that you are creating. The second image that is provided is showing
the different transform settings that are on Photoshop. The 1st version of my name is showing distort, skew and perspective been
shown all in one, where as the other two is only showing one setting that is been shown. I like the way all three add the effect of it
been brought off the page, its showing a sense of direction and ways that text can catch the viewers attention. However this tool
isn’t one that I would choose to use first over other ones that are provided, as it doesn’t provide much to work with.
What would you improve if you did it again?
If I were to do it again I would look at adding a few more effects from the colour range setting, which really does add to the text that
has been written out. I wouldn’t want to over do it, but just wanting to show what each one can do on different examples. Also I
would use the clipping mask again but with more words, which then will show what it would look like when there is more to be
read.

11. Comic Book

12. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
What would you improve if you did it again?

13. Photography

14. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
What would you improve if you did it again?

15. Illustration

16. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
What would you improve if you did it again?

17. Initial Ideas

18. Mood board of inspiration

19. Idea Generation

20. Mood board of chosen idea

21. Proposal
Dimensions
(number of pages and page size)
Export Format
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Story Overview
(Provide an outline of your story)

22. Production Methods
(Explain the methods you are going to use to produce your pages. Show us the
thinking behind your decisions for a more detail response)
Audience
(Think about who you are targeting as your audience. Consider age, gender, class,
location and other characteristics which could define your audience.)
Deadline

23. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?

24. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?

25. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?

26. Feedback Summary
Sum up your feedback.
Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?
Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?

27. Storyboards

28. Storyboards

29. Storyboards

30. Original Script
Original Script goes here with link to where it came from

31. Original Script
Original Script goes here with link to where it came from

32. Final Script
Final script goes here.

33. Digital Flat Plans