4. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
The zebra is a strong image and instantly recognisable, which is the most important factor in creating this style
of digital graphics.
With the butterfly image I used pentagons to bring out the original lens flares, and coloured the wings with a
gradient on each side matching the original image.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would create my zebra in a more simplistic way by copying similar stripes. This would be less time consuming
and in a real life work situation would allow a deadline to be met deadline easier allowing additional time for
any modifications.
6. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the way this turned out, it looks semi realistic with a cartoon edge. The white area in the centre of the
eye and the gradient make it look more realistic and the highlights and lowlights in the hair add a suggestion of
it being three dimensional.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would choose a female source to draw from so I could further practice creating hair and clothing (sections
that I struggled with).
9. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
With the Breakfast Club image I wanted to go for a retro colour scheme and decided that triangles could show
a sort of explosion of colour. I put the film quote onto a piece of paper as if it was being read with a rotoscoped
hand. I created the hallway by using cut out on the lockers and perspective tools to position them, with a
rotoscoped door at the end. The images of the children were fairly simple being cut out from different
locations and then placed in the position that thought best fit the background.
For the second film quote (Sin City) I created a black background and added a cut out city to the centre. I then
added the woman, a cut out of the man with the quote next to him and the title in the sky in the Sin City font.
My favourite part of this image are the lines across the image to give the impression of rain.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I wouldn’t change anything apart from the way the character looks.
12. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
This experimentation with text helped me understand what I could do with text boxes and was a big
inspiration for my children's book.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would experiment with further types of text and how they are directly editable.
16. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like how simple an effect this is to create by just taking your single layer, duplicating it, adding cut out filter to
the image and finally adding threshold to the top layer.
What would you improve if you did it again?
With the coloured image I would add more layers of colour to make my image appear more complex.
18. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the fact that I added a sense of mystery at the end. The character looks into the room sees something
looks happy, looks shocked then he is dead. The section between I have left to the viewer to work out.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would work out a different ending although I like it, I can’t help but feel it is missing something but then again
the sense of mystery help the story.
20. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
These drawings are fairly simplistic but give a good idea of what I am capable of creating and establishes a
personal style.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I believe my freehand drawing is improving and would try and create slightly better illustrations.
23. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I’m happy with the result of my narrative environment , the images look professional and have minor flaws. In
the second image I added stars to the sky with a small white brush. The first of the two images I created by
using an image of a road and rotoscoping the entire image then overlaid the cut out of the original ground. The
second image I completed in a similar way and used threshold to overlay not cut out.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would use a larger more complex environment to provide myself with more of a challenge (such as a forest
with complex trees).
30. Proposal
Dimensions
My book will be approximately 8 pages in length and dimensions of 10x10)
Story Overview
My story is about a boy named Jack who lives with his mother and they are very poor.
Jack is quite lazy however his mother sends him off to work to earn a living He is
rewarded for his work by receiving money or items but always seems to return home
to his mother empty handed. Jack’s mother advises him to carry what he is paid with
on his shoulders. He does a day’s work for a cattle keeper and is rewarded with a
donkey and on his way home a young girl who is deaf and mute starts to laugh at the
sight of Jack with the donkey on his shoulders. Her father is so happy she has laughed
for the first time that he offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to Jack and they live
happy ever after.
Export Format
PDF
Advantages: Easy to view on a computer for a digital version
Disadvantages: A PDF is perceived as an image by a computer it's almost impossible to
edit once it has been created.
31. Deadline
15/6/16
Audience
The target audience is pre-school to infants (4 to 8 year old children) due to the colourful
illustrations/layout and simplistic story which is easy to understand. The narrative is also very funny so
children will find it amusing.
Booked only produced in English language so aimed at an English speaking audience living in the UK initially
with scope to be rolled out to other English speaking countries.
Production Methods
To produce my book I plan to create full pages of colour and an image and leave a place in a gap for the
text. This will make the book visually more appealing/entertainingto a child rather than just having blocks
of text.
I plan to draw my characters and environments before scanning them in and merging them together adding
colour in Photoshop. This book has only been illustrated once by one author so any drawing I do can be
purely original due to their being little source material/
32. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
The story summary is detailed and easy to
understand.
I also like how all of the pictures will be original and
hand-drawn, with Photoshop effects added to them
later.
Some more detail on the target audience would be
good.
As adults (parents/carers/grandparents) will be
reading this book to children also it should be
attractive to them so they want to pick it up.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
The mood board is very colourful and suits the
main idea of the story well. Since it’s aimed at
children, pictures this colourful will be a big appeal
to them.
The mind map could be developed a little more by
exploring different story and character ideas.
33. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
Very story story overview consisting of lots of detail
about characters, locations and styles.
Proposal outlines the visual creation part of the
story and describes the way the book will be
designed.
Improve on content for the audience section, state
what the actual target audience is and it may be a
benefit to talk about other considerations.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
Lots of images in mood board covering a lot of
content. Very colourful, which shows to us the style
or use of colours that you intend to use which can
be good as your audience.
Add in more images to the mood board that cover
the content of characters, clothing, time period etc.
Add in more ideas on the mind map. Hasn't got lots
of information, however the information already
provided is very good. Talk more about the visual
look of the story book.
34. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
I think that the initial ideas of the mind map are well
detailed and planned ahead very well and easily
understandable.
I think that the story outline is very simple and easy
to understand and would definitely be suitable for
the targeted audience chosen.
I think that he has good understanding of what PDF
is and shows that he is knowledgeable about file
formats used.
I think that the story is very simple and could use
some more detail to excite the reader more, but it is
a children's book so doesn't have to be
complicated.
I think that he could add more detail to the
audience part of the proposal just to show some
more detail and better understanding of what his
target is towards the audience.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
The strengths of the idea generation is that it is well
detailed/structure and has all the main ideas to be
incorporated and shows an action plan. It is a good
planning tool to formulate and agree ideas.
I like the fact he has already planned the layout
which means he feels confident and ready to start
creating.
Taking the time to do the initial planning and
agreeing format, content and layout will ensure
clear focus and direction.
Add more colour to the mind map to make it more
visual and possibly make the gaps bigger between
the writing to make it clearer to read.
35. Feedback Summary
Sum up your feedback.
Mostly positive with some constructive criticism to help me improve my work by
reflecting on feedback.
Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?
I should aim my book towards adults (parents/carers/grandparents etc) as well as young
children to expand my target audience because if the book is not stimulating to the
reader they will not want read it enthusiastically to a child or read it again.
Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?
My story is quite simple but I like it this way as it is aimed at younger children and I
don’t want an overly complicated story line.
36. Original Script
Once upon a time there was a boy whose name was Jack, and he lived with his mother on a common. They were very poor, and the old woman got her living by
spinning, but Jack was so lazy that he would do nothing but bask in the sun in the hot weather, and sit by the corner of the hearth in the winter-time. So they
called him Lazy Jack. His mother could not get him to do anything for her, and at last told him, one Monday, that if he did not begin to work for his porridge she
would turn him out to get his living as he could.
This roused Jack, and he went out and hired himself for the next day to a neighboring farmer for a penny; but as he was coming home, never having had any
money before, he lost it in passing over a brook.
"You stupid boy," said his mother, "you should have put it in your pocket."
"I'll do so another time," replied Jack.
Well, the next day, Jack went out again and hired himself to a cow keeper, who gave him a jar of milk for his day's work. Jack took the jar and put it into the
large pocket of his jacket, spilling it all, long before he got home.
"Dear me!" said the old woman; "you should have carried it on your head."
"I'll do so another time," said Jack.
So the following day, Jack hired himself again to a farmer, who agreed to give him a cream cheese for his services. In the evening Jack took the cheese, and
went home with it on his head. By the time he got home the cheese was all spoilt, part of it being lost, and part matted with his hair.
"You stupid lout," said his mother, "you should have carried it very carefully in your hands."
"I'll do so another time," replied Jack.
Now the next day, Lazy Jack again went out, and hired himself to a baker, who would give him nothing for his work but a large tom-cat. Jack took the cat, and
began carrying it very carefully in his hands, but in a short time pussy scratched him so much that he was compelled to let it go.
When he got home, his mother said to him, "You silly fellow, you should have tied it with a string, and dragged it along after you."
"I'll do so another time," said Jack.
So on the following day, Jack hired himself to a butcher, who rewarded him by the handsome present of a shoulder of mutton. Jack took the mutton, tied it
with a string, and trailed it along after him in the dirt, so that by the time he had got home the meat was completely spoilt. His mother was this time quite out
of patience with him, for the next day was Sunday, and she was obliged to do with cabbage for her dinner.
"You ninney-hammer," said she to her son, "you should have carried it on your shoulder."
"I'll do so another time," replied Jack.
Well, on the Monday, Lazy Jack went once more and hired himself to a cattle-keeper, who gave him a donkey for his trouble. Now though Jack was strong he
found it hard to hoist the donkey on his shoulders, but at last he did it, and began walking home slowly with his prize. Now it so happened that in the course of
his journey he passed a house where a rich man lived with his only daughter, a beautiful girl, who was deaf and dumb. And she had never laughed in her life,
and the doctors said she would never speak till somebody made her laugh. So the father had given out that any man who made her laugh would receive her
hand in marriage. Now this young lady happened to be looking out of the window when Jack was passing by with the donkey on his shoulders; and the poor
beast with its legs sticking up in the air was kicking violently and heehawing with all its might. Well, the sight was so comical that she burst out into a great fit of
laughter, and immediately recovered her speech and hearing. Her father was overjoyed, and fulfilled his promise by marrying her to Lazy Jack, who was thus
made a rich gentleman. They lived in a large house, and Jack's mother lived with them in great happiness until she died.
Steel F, 'Lazy Jack - English Fairy Tale' (Worldoftales.com) <http://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/English_folktale_94.html> accessed 4 May 2016
37. Story Breakdown
• Young boy named Jack
• Lives with his mother, very poor family
• Gets a job with a farmer
• Paid a penny
• Loses it
• Works for a cow keeper
• Paid with milk looses it
• Works for a farmer
• Paid with cheese - carries on his head (melts)
• Works for a butcher
• Paid with meat drags along with string ruining it
• Works for a cattle keeper
• Rewarded with a donkey - carries it on his shoulders
• Meets a beautiful girl who is deaf and mute
• Girl started laughing at sight of Jack carrying donkey on his shoulders
• Jack is rewarded by her rich father giving him his daughter’s hand in marriage
• They live happily ever after with her father and his mother
38. Draft Script
Once upon a time there was a young boy named Jack who lived with his mother in a small cottage.
Jack was lazy and never helped around the house so one day his mother sent him off to get a job as
they were very poor.
He worked with a farmer for a day and is rewarded with a penny. As he was walking home playing with
the penny he drops it on a bridge over a fast river and loses it.
The next day he sets out again and works for a cow keeper and is rewarded with a jar of milk. Jack
carries this home in his pocket and spilt it all before he got home.
He works with a farmer for a day and is rewarded with cheese, Jack carries this on his head and it melts
on his way home.
On the following day he works with a butcher and is rewarded with a shoulder of mutton and pulled it
home on a long piece of string but by the time he gets home the meat is ruined. Jack’s mother was very
annoyed with him and told him he should have carried it on his shoulder.
Finally Jack hires himself to a cattle keeper, works for a full day and is rewarded with a donkey. It took
Jack a lot of effort but he managed to lift the donkey onto his shoulders and that’s how he walked home.
on his way back he walked past a beautiful princess who was deaf and mute. When she seeks Jack
with the donkey on his shoulders she started laughing for the first in her life as it looked so funny.
Her wealthy father was so delighted to see his daughter laughing he offers Jack his daughter’s hand in
marriage and rewards Jack and his mother greatly. Jack and the princess get married and they live
together happily ever after in a big house with his mother and her father.
39. Draft Script
Once there was a young boy named jack who was very lazy.
One day Jack gets a job with a farmer and is paid with a penny but on his way home he
loses it.
The next day he gets a job with a cow keeper and is rewarded with milk but puts it in his
pocket and spills it on the way home.
Unbeaten the next day Jack works with a farmer and is paid with cheese but carries this
home on his head and it melts.
Jack goes to a butcher the following day and is rewarded with a shoulder of mutton which
he drags home on a piece of string ruining it.
By now his mother is sick of this and he is determined to show her he is not lazy
so the following day he works with a cattle keeper. He is rewarded with a donkey and
carries it home on his shoulders. Jack is seen by a young princess who is deaf and mute
and she starts laughing for the first time at the sight of Jack and the donkey.
The princess’ wealthy father is so happy seeing his daughter laughing that he rewards
Jack and his mother with money and Jack and the princess get married and live happily
ever after.
40. Final Script
Once upon a time there was a young boy named Jack who lived with his mother in a small cottage and they were very
poor. Jack was lazy and never helped around the house so one day his mother sent him off to get a job.
He worked with a farmer for a day and is rewarded with a penny. Walking home playing with the penny Jack drops it on a
bridge over a fast river and loses it.
The next day Jack sets out again and works for a cow keeper and is rewarded with a jar of milk which he puts in his
pocket but spills it all before he gets home.
He works with a farmer for a day and is rewarded with cheese which he carries on his head and it melts.
On the following day Jack works with a butcher and is rewarded with a shoulder of mutton which he drags home on a long
piece of string but by the time he gets home the meat is ruined. Jack’s mother scolds him and tells him he should of
carried it on his shoulder.
Finally Jack goes to a cattle keeper, works for a full day and is rewarded with a donkey. It took him a lot of effort but he
managed to lift the donkey onto his shoulders and that’s how he walked home.
On his way back he walked past a beautiful princess who was deaf and mute and at seeing Jack with the donkey on his
shoulders started to laugh as it was the funniest thing she had ever seen.
The princess’s wealthy father is delighted to see his daughter laughing and rewards Jack and his mother greatly. Jack
marries the princess and they all live happy ever after in a big house with her father and Jack’s mother.
