Anyways, to update on my previous works (which I forgot totally also):
Btw I'm skipping like, 1 week ahead. Cuz for the previous week I have to redo the photos(urgh).
Anyway, the theme this time round is save, stop, prevent or/and kill, and we have to do it on A3 size paper, and as a poster. What got me really troubled was that A3, cuz I usually print stuff on my own printer, and it definitely can't accomodate an A3 paper! (plus I'm lazy to go print in specially from somewhere else.. >.>) Luckily I found a solution in the end, phew.
After working from 2am to 4am, I finally produced THIS(really last minute I know):
Basically, this poster focuses on stopping or preventing war. If you see the picture magnified enough, the lines of the drawing is actually rather rough. I purposely made it so that it would give off the sense of violence, as with the impact that war gives. Also, I choose the main colours white, black and red, cause they stood out very significantly against each other especially in a dark background(espeically e blood). The person who is actually lying down is a little kid. Why didn't I draw an adult? Well people know that towards a child who faces abuse, most people will feel more guilt over their expected innocence and vulnerability, and hence it will give off a greated effect than that of a normal adult. White was chosen for her, so that she would give off a ghostly image.Words wise, I was browsing through the fonts, and I felt they were rather "army like" kind of fonts. Primitive, practical. I didn't want to give great emphasis on the words cause I wanted the girl and blood to attract attention, so I went for a pale yellow. I thought of giving some kind of balance for my picture, that's why I made the word "WAR" big and put it at the bottom to give it some kind of balance to the other side comprising of vertical words.
From here, it looks pretty Ok. But for those who attended the tutorial, it looked pretty crap cause I printed it on sub quality paper and sub quality ink. -.-|||(not to mention my crappy voice that accompanied the explanation due to sore throat) And I had to join it up with 2 pieces of paper to make it into one A3 and our tutor was like going so you see such tiny details(quality and paper) make a huge difference in our work. So I think I have to really go all the way to print it out on A3, with GOOD ink, GOOD paper. Darn. T.T
Comments:
- most of the class (those at the back) squinted pretty hard at my poster. Words might be a tad too small, but REALLY, that's why I made the word "WAR" and "save them" big to attract attention so they can come closer
- some commented on how the words were laid out. i.e. vertical words make it hard to tell what I'm writing. So okayyyyyyyyyyyy, point taken.
-I have to take note of the colour when it's printed out and on the comp. Different effects.
-some girl liked the way I drew the blood. Um, yay? =D
- I think I'm going to do some major realignment with the words, since the entire class was harping on it so much.
Last thing to say, I will never put this poster up in my room. I'll scream if I wake up to see it first thing in the morning.
