Design Principles / Project 1
28.9.2021- 5.10.2021 (Week 6 - Week 8)
Cheryl Voo Yie Qi / 0349878
Design
Principles / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
Project 1
LECTURES
Lecture 6
Self-portrait
In the lecture video, Ms. Jinchi taught us about self-portrait. How
we see ourselves is different from how others see us by our physical
traits and personality.
Fig 1.1, self, source from lecture video
Self-portrait
In the lecture video, Ms. Jinchi taught us about self-portrait. How we see ourselves is different from how others see us by our physical traits and personality.
Fig 1.1, self, source from lecture video
Ms. Jinchi also showed us a video about people answering the question, "what
is a self-portrait?''
Fig1.2, video from youtube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Dur4EeHIg
Self-portrait is a self-representation in the form of a drawing/
painting/ sculpture/ design. It is a visual depiction of the self.
A self-portrait artwork represents the designer/ artist, in other words,
how he sees himself, what he's feeling, and how he wants to be seen by
others. It is not necessarily about creating a realistic image of yourself.
Instead, it's often an exercise in self-exploration.
Ms. Jinchi mentioned that making a mindmap is useful for us to discover
more of ourselves.
In the video, we can also see some examples of self-portrait :
Fig1.4, example of self-portrait, source from lecture video
Fig1.5, example of self-portrait, source from lecture video
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Upload your design for Self-Portrait
2. Make sure you also have:
a) recap of the lecture on Self-Portrait
b) visual research
c) idea exploration with brief descriptions
d) feedback from lecturer
e) final design outcome (pictures must neatly cropped and must not be
shadowy/blur) with brief rationale
f) brief reflection for the week
VISUAL RESEARCH
First, I searched on the internet for "self-portrait" for more references,
here are some of them:
I like how they draw their "self-portrait" by not just drawing their faces but with other elements.
I like how they draw their "self-portrait" by not just drawing their faces but with other elements.
And this self-portrait is more like a cartoon style, it is drawn by Sam
Skinner, using Tim Burtons's goofy gothic style to draw her
self-portrait.
So at first, I start with a very simple sketch to make sure what I wanted
to draw,
Fig 2.5, Sketch
Fig 2.5, Sketch
I was inspired by the short film called "Paperman" produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by John Kahrs. What I wanted to express is not like the short film but the title — Paperman. What I thought when I saw the title is paperman that are man cut
out from paper.
I want to express that Im like a paperman, can be easily destroyed by water or
scissor. In the process of me growing up, there are a lot of challenges and
difficulties. I need umbrellas to help me get through these challenges but it
seems like the journey of growing up is a very long journey, I need to keep
changing umbrellas to keep myself safe from the rain. But at the same time, I
saw others are doing well and starting to get to the bright side even though I
keep changing umbrellas but Im still at the beginning, and as a paperman, I'm
starting to “melt” like a water-soluble paper.
Fig 2.8, JPG of my self-portrait
The design principles that contained in this artwork:
- Balance - Paperman (symmetry)
- Contrast - Red umbrellas
- Repetition - Red umbrellas
Fig 2.9, Final PDF
FEEDBACK
Week 8Independent learning week !
REFLECTION
In this self-portrait project, actually, I wanted to go for a simple self-portrait that we can see online. But I wanted to try something different to express what Im thinking. Like Dr. Charles said something like drawing can really express our feelings, it really does, and it is a way to express our emotions. I learned a lot from Dr. Charles's class. On the other hand, I believe I can do it better in the future.
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