Projects made in Adv. Illustration class

1. PORTFOLIO
Joana Aguilar

2. Project Mobile Game UI update
 In this project we have to choose a mobile game to see
what we can improve from it to make it easier for the UI.
 It was an interesting project to work with, because you
need to focus in not just the UI itself, you need to look at
the game and understand it to be able to make a
change. In my case I didn’t play the game but I did my
research on how it was played, looking at the trailer,
gameplay, etc. I also have some difficulties at first trying
to see what exactly should stay the same or what can I
actually make a big change.

3. In-game Reference

4. In-game Reference

5. In-game Reference
 Looking for many references helps to understand what is not
working.

6. Analysis
 Friendly, cute illustrations for storytelling.
 Green and brown for the menu
 Nature icons such as a leaf or vines
 Characters in 3d in the menu
 Detailed backgrounds for the loading screen and for the
storytelling.
 Detail icons for abilities but more simple shapes for
scores

7. Reference for inspiration
 Simple shapes and smooth shading to get the look to
maintain a friendly looking
Use a brush to give the impression
that the illustrations are still a sketch
with warm and bright colors.
Illustrations made by durham calorific
http://durhamcalorific.tumblr.com/

8.  When you pop out the menu everything could be easily be in tabs for
easier understanding
Screenshot from “Flying Zoo”
Screenshot from “Garden
Mania 2”
Screenshot from “Carrot fantasy ios app ui interface game”
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/443534263273053203/
Reference for inspiration

9. New Idea
 Keep the cuteness in the illustrations and UI
 More sketchy style illustrations, bright colors
so it still look friendly for the user

10. Final Result
 Old  New

11. 60 second commercial
 Working on a commercial of our choice and try to figure out how to
maintain it in a minute. In this project the idea was work in a team
and each one of us was supposed to make their own version of the
storyboard.
 The commercial is about running shoes for everyone.
 Interesting challenge to visualize how the camera shots and scenes
was going to work, and not just doing the images itself, you need to
specify what are they doing and what kind of camera shot is
supposed to be applied for the scene.

12. Storyboard

13. Storyboard

14. Storyboard

15. Storyboard

16. Key Color
 I chose twilight colors because you can see more dramatic in this way
when you have the warm and cold colors together.

17. Illustration and Animation
 Tell a story in a illustration and make an animation out
of still image in a method called “parallax” where you
can have camera movement within the image and
make it look with certain depth.
 Visualizing how the camera shot is going to be, how
big you need to make the whole illustration to be able
to make it in an animation, I wasn’t sure about what
was the right choice at the beginning but after making
different ideas I’m happy with the final result of the
illustration.

18. Day of the dead
 Holyday celebrated during November 1st and 2nd. We celebrate this
to honor/commemorate our deceased love ones.
 It is believe that the spirits are allowed to reunite with their families
for a day and they come to enjoy everything that it was prepared for
them. A way to commemorate them is by making an altar in our
homes that each item is to represent a different meaning for the
deceased; it can be some personal stuff, favorite food, also making a
path for the spirit as guide for going back, etc. We also go a visit
their graves and we bring flowers to them or even bring a serenate.

19. story
 A young girl who lost her parents in an accident, found
out that there was a place where every year the
deceased love ones were allowed to be with the living
and spend a day with them. Now every year she reunites
with her family in that place.

20. Ideas for the illustration

21. Ideas for the illustration

22. references
 Art by Tayler Carter
 Visual Development Artist at Blue Sky Animation
Studio

23. references
 Art by Kienan Lafferty
 Concept Artist, Creator and Illustrator of
“Emma” comic series

24. Character design

25. Final sketch & color study

26. Final Result
 Changing a few things from the
final sketch to the final illustration
to make it feel with more life and
also giving the feeling in some
drama and be able to tell the story I
was trying to achieve.