Day 3: Colour Theory

Colour theory

Rough plan of illustrations

All photos are authors own

This project was started off by creating a colour wheel and refreshing my knowledge on colour theory. I found this process a little bit tedious as I was just recapping on things I was already aware of, but it was good to verify anything I wasn't 100% clear on. Then I created three illustrations (first two are abstract and third is digital) that represent a passage in Darren Shan's Book Demon Apocalypse:

"I'm rushed towards the window. The flames peel away from me. The window gets bigger and bigger as I fall upon it. I just have time to worry about what will happen when I flash through and smash into the ground on the other side. Then I hit it and everything goes green."

"I land hard on the floor of Baranabus's cave..."

I think my use of colour in the first two illustrations worked well in abstractly conveying what was happening in the book. The first one uses a spectrum of colours between red and yellow to symbolise fire and the second used tones of green to illustrate Darren's vision. In my digital illustration I feel like the colours I used for the jacket and blanket are too bright a tone to work well with the lighting in the cave, so I would like to darken them. However, in the time I had I feel as though I produced three images that convey the text rather well.

Time Line (Final idea)

Final composition: I felt this was the most visually pleasing image out of all of them. However, it would have been more affective if I used a different surface - other than carpet - such as, a larger sheet of white paper. This would direct the viewers attention more to the pieces rather than their surroundings. Overall, I wasn't too happy with the outcome of my final timeline. I believe the concept of it was good, but it didn't translate as well visually. Perhaps this is because of the way I chose to present it (in individual comic frames).

Time Line: Composition development

Comic composition: Here I have ordered each emotion chronologically, creating a clearer sense of change over time, with a slightly better aesthetic.

Time Line: Composition Development

Stair Composition 3: This is the same as stair composition 2, however, I have angled the pieces so that they are more visible. By this point I had decided that the stairs idea was only turning out weak images so I decided to then try out a simple series of images, placed together like a comic.

Time Line: Idea development

This image is of my developed idea, using location as a tool to make each piece more visually engaging. I have used a cardboard structure to insinuate Ravensbourne, turning the windows into eyes that stare down at my. In the corner a very minimalist mound suggest the presence of O2.