Design Principles / Task 3: Development & Design
03/1/2025 - 23/3/2025/ Week 5 - Week 7
GUAN YAXIN / 0370687
Advanced Typography / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
LECTURES
All lectures are completed in Task 1
INTRODUCTION
Task 3: Development And Design
In the task2, I analyzed my selected paintings and drew three sketches with different compositions. In this task, I will choose one of the three sketches with different compositions as my final sketch. Because the original picture doesn't have a clear focus, all the three compositions I drew give the picture a relatively obvious focus, so it seems that there may be some big changes. I think the content in the second composition picture is the richest. After my consideration, I chose the second sketch.
my sketch in task 2
On the basis of this draft, I began to create this complete final task.
According to the second draft I drew, I drew the general position of the plant first, and then I will continue to draw on this layer. Because its function is simply to determine the composition and position, I will delete this layer in the end.
Next, I laid the background color for this picture. Referring to the original picture, I used blue, green, purple and other colors, and added some warm colors according to my idea. This step is to determine the overall tone of the picture.
Next, I continued to draw the flower part of the water lily, and simply drew the flower part of the water lily in the back, and added the color of some aquatic plants with reference to the original picture, using some warm and cold colors.
I continued to draw the branches, leaves, water lily leaves and other parts, and made some refinements to them, and the color on the water surface was also adjusted.
I continued to refine the picture, such as adjusting the color on the water surface, adjusting the position of the lotus in the back, and continuing to add heavy colors.
I continued to draw the water plants in the picture, trying to make them look more and more obvious, and added some colors to the water surface to enrich the picture.
I added some small flowers to the flower part of the agapanthus, which is to refine and brighten it.
I still feel that the picture is not rich enough, and the colors in the picture are not very sharp, so I continue to enrich the content of the picture, such as adding water plants, adding the reflection of objects in the water, etc., and use strong contrast colors, and continue to add heavy colors and bright colors.
I made the final refinement of the picture, such as making the colors in the water more natural, and the saturation of the colors of the lotus in the back is a little high, so I reduced their high saturation, which can make the spatial relationship more reasonable.
Finally, I modified some small details, such as the flowers of the agapanthus, and so on.
I used Photoshop to draw this work, which is a layer display of Photoshop file.
Final work
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A. Design Decisions
In the picture, I arranged many elements, and the overall content is rich, such as the reflection on the water. I used yellow and orange to outline the light and show the sparkling lake. Because the original picture I chose has no clear focus, I set a clear focus for my work when composing, so that the design can make the center of gravity of the picture more obvious and better show the rhythm of the picture. The focus of the work is the agapanthus in the front of the picture. Compared with other objects, I have described them more carefully to enhance their subjectivity, and rationally use different colors to show their dynamics, widen the distance between the front and back of the picture and enhance the sense of space. Compared with the original picture, I added some warm colors to enhance the contrast and highlight the center of gravity of the picture. The agapanthus show an S-shaped extension to the distance, and the overall visual elements are flowing, guiding the audience's line of sight and being perceived by them.
B. Meaning & Purpose
By setting a balanced composition, we design rich elements for the whole picture, and focus on depicting the beautiful scene of agapanthus swaying in the water, showing the vitality of plants, symbolizing the beauty of nature, expressing appreciation for the tenacious vitality of natural creatures and yearning for beautiful natural scenery, and calling on people to appreciate and protect nature.
C. Design Principles
I applied some design principles when drawing this work.
1.Contrast
Through the rational use of cool and warm colors, high-brightness colors and low-brightness colors, the content of the picture is in sharp contrast, highlighting the key points of the picture.
2.Emphasis
By using colors with different lightness, the distance between pictures is widened, different objects are given different shapes and dynamics, and the Agastache in front of the picture is emphasized.
3.Balance
In the aspect of composition, I arranged the objects in the picture organically, and made the overall layout of the picture achieve visual balance through the use of colors.
4.Repetition
Draw several plants of agapanthus and use similar elements to enhance the visual effect.
5.Movement
By drawing different directions of the agapanthus in the picture, linear elements and directional elements are used to guide the visual direction, which enhances the sense of space in the picture.
6.Harmony & unity
By using different colors reasonably and paying attention to the size of plants in the picture, the whole picture can achieve a relatively balanced and unified effect.
FEEDBACK
WEEK 6
General Feedback :The teacher told us that we should continue improving our task.
Specific Feedback :Mr. Shamsul told me that I need to pay attention to the form of painting, because the works I choose are impressionist, so I try not to paint them as portraits when drawing new pictures.
WEEK 7
General Feedback :our teacher said that we need to finish all the blog in time
Specific Feedback :Mr. Shamsul said that my composition has changed a lot, so I need to explain carefully why I did this in my blog.
REFLECTION
Experience
In the process of painting, we should first determine the appropriate composition. Composition is very important, and special composition can bring novel feelings to the audience. When drawing the line draft, you should draw it relatively clearly and play its important role to facilitate the subsequent coloring. The combination of colors is also very important. The colors with strong contrast can enhance the visual impact and give people a deep impression, such as the reasonable arrangement of cool and warm colors, the alternate use of high-brightness colors and low-brightness colors, and so on. At the same time, the reasonable use of different colors can widen the distance between objects in the picture, increase the sense of space and make the picture more stereoscopic.
Observation
The application of design principles is very common and important in works of art, which is worthy of our study and application. We can consciously explore the design principles in the picture when appreciating works of art at ordinary times, and make relatively in-depth thinking to exercise our aesthetic ability and enhance our artistic appreciation ability, and at the same time improve our design ability and create better works.
Findings
Conscious painting is often better than unconscious painting, so it is very important to learn and use design principles reasonably. In the process of painting, we should be clear about what we want to draw, how to draw and what we want to show and express. Painting includes many aspects, such as composition, line drawing, color, etc. Maybe we may not do well in every aspect, but we can make full use of what we are good at to make up for some defects and show the picture we want. The basic skills of painting are very important, and we still need to improve our skills if we want to draw the pictures we want or look good. At the same time, it is also necessary to enhance aesthetics, because only in this way can we find our own shortcomings, continue to learn and make continuous progress.
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