4. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
The thing I liked most about my image of the puppy is the background including the sky, grass and clouds as well as the shading (stroke)
used to create a sense of lighting.
I prefer the clouds in my background as I used a tool called drop shadow which essentially creates shadows behind the cloud making them
appear as 3D instead of being a 2D image and looking as if they are coming off the paper/screen.
I quite like the way I used the stroke tool which creates two or more different colours within a shape. I used this subtly on the dog with two
colours to create shading to give an idea where the light source is coming from.
I think my skills have improved a lot on the image of the guinea pig using the shapes. It’s a lot better than the puppy as this is a full body
shot and includes all the detail. I quite like how the two different body colours are blended in together/don’t have any gaps and it looks as
realistic as a cartoon animal can get. I quite like how well the colour range works to create detail making the animal look as if it has fur.
What would you improve if you did it again?
For the image of the puppy I would improve the outline of the animal due to it only being a medium close up image therefore having no
legs, paws or a tail. Although the animal looks like a dog it would look better if the whole subject was there creating a better overall picture.
I would also try to improve on the way I used the stroke tool to create the shading on the dog. I quite liked the way I did it but if I were to do
it again it could be in to a lot more depth and detail creating a more realistic look.
The detail on the face, mainly the eyes could have had a lot more detail added to them. This would include some lines to create definition.
If I were to re do the guinea pig image I would change the ears especially the one towards the top of the image simply because it looks out
of place, as if it shouldn’t be there. I would change the way it’s feet/claws are placed as they look out of place also. I would like to improve
on the colour overlay that I used as this makes it all one colour and next time us the gradient overlay which blends two colours as one so a
light brown to a darker brown vice versa to create a more realistic look.
7. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I slowly started using the magnetic lasso tool on the image of the love bird. I used this on the beak as it was an awkward
shape therefore this tool made it a lot easier to complete. I quite like how easy it goes around shapes and is a fast method.
I have created another picture using the magnetic lasso tool (rotoscoping) of a cat. I like how well and easy it was to go
around and create the outline of the animal and how simple it was to create the detail on the face e.g. the eyes, nose,
mouse and whisker spots.
What would you improve if you did it again?
As much as I think this is a really quick method to complete work faster I find it quite difficult to use. Instead of creating an
animal with different shapes, warping them together and making sure they all match, this magnetic lasso tool is
complicated. I find that going around different areas of an animal and trying to get them all to fit together and blend
without creating any gaps and obvious use of this tool is quite challenging.
I find that when using the magnetic lasso tool it creates sharp edges which creates a harsh look and doesn’t blend in well
where as the shapes are smooth and create a kind look blending in nicely with the other shape, this can be seen in the
image of the love bird.
The picture of the cat that I have rotoscoped was quite simple apart from trying to create the different shading and texture
on the animal. If I were to do this next time I would add some texture from the original picture.
10. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like how simple it is to create some complex pieces of work. An example of this is crating the name with a picture inside it. It looks
confusing but it’s relatively simple to do. There are a lot of different settings/tools that are used when creating these different types of text
but when knowing where they are and what they do helps create the style you want quicker.
I like how the character tool works with how spacious or how cramped the text can go. This helps a lot instead of messing about with
different fonts and trying to get the correct size.
The things I liked most about exploring through these different tools were the layers and the clipping mask.
I found the layers quite interesting as you can do so much to a piece of text to make it interesting by simply looking through the options
available on the layer styles.
I also found the clipping mask fascinating as I didn’t know it was so simple to complete and it looks good.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I think the only thing I would improve on would be to take more time messing around with settings to find the certain text I’m wanting to
use, an example would be the layer styles as there are so many different things we can do to change the overall text.
I would also look for a more visual image to use when creating a clipping mask as the one I used didn’t really fill up a lot of the text.
15. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
After the first image I realised it was quite an easy/simple task to do. I create four different images but In my opinion the first
image of Cara Delevigne the model looks better than the rest. I think this is due to the fact that this image is a lot lighter than
the rest therefore being able to see more definition. I also changed around the cut-out in the filter gallery more that I had with
the rest of the images. As this was my first image I didn’t want to go too abstract with this so it is very in the middle, quite
comic yet at the same time very realistic. This is a god mixture. The last image I did of the band ‘Catfish and the bottlemen’ also
went really well and as I’ve had a look around at the different styles I could use e.g. in the filter gallery and the layer pallet I
decided to make the picture look very unrealistic and abstract. I think it gives it an eyrie look yet at the same time quite
extraordinary.
What would you improve if you did it again?
The only thing I wasn’t too keen on when dong this task was the threshold. I understood that it made the image have more or
less shadows, creating a darker or lighter image but I think the image looked just fine without this. I think the filter gallery using
the cut-out and the different styles on the layer pallet were enough. It creates just enough of a comic look without the
threshold. The second image I did which is of the chart singer Ed Sheeran Has a very light threshold and I think this makes the
over all picture look a little displeasing and not as good as the others I have created. I didn’t want to have a really dark
threshold as there would be limited detail on his face.
17. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
This project took a while to start as we were struggling to find anyone who would model the four different emotions as non
of us were too keen on doing this. Eventually I asked a friend if she would and she agreed. We got more photographs than
what we wanted which was great. After seeing the photographs we had on the camera we decided we would take a few
more just to be safe and have a range on different types of pictures. A friend in the group had a great idea to take a picture
of a picture through the application Snapchat on phones. We thought this as the majority of people use this now and it
seemed like a great idea, would appeal to people and is quite artistic. I prefer the the idea of the Snapchat as it’s artistic but
I think the emotions my friend used worked really well therefore I have used three images of my friend and the one using
Snapchat.
What would you improve if you did it again?
If I were to do this again I think we should have planned out previous to taking the photographs who would like to model
the four emotions as we figured out 5 minutes in to the project that no one in the group wanted to be in the photographs. I
would try and improve how the focus was in the first few photos. The first few of my friend were very blurry and I couldn’t
seem to focus on her very well but the Snapchat ones are much better. The pictures that are blurry are also quite bright and
I think we should have taken the In a lower lit part of the building.
19. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
To find inspiration and ideas of what I could draw I searched on Google drawings of animals and came across a cat. I thought
this would have been quite a simple image to draw. I realised that I could not copy an exact cat so I gathered detail and facial
features from a handful of other images and created my own drawing of a cats face. I quite like how well I drew the eyes and
the outline of the face including the ears has gone quite well. I think the eyes, ears and nose are my favourite aspects of the
cats face. I quite like that the drawing is in black and white helping it stand out due to shading but In my opinion the shading
could have one a lot better.
What would you improve if you did it again?
If I were to redraw my picture I would change the way I did the shading. It can look good on parts but certain pieces of the
face look a little dull and don’t have much detail due to the shading being poor. I think I would add the body of the cat to make
it a full body image instead of just the head. The whole image looks a little boring just because of this fact of the cat not
having a body and if it did have a body it would add much more interest to it.
22. I have chosen these
two images from
Google to show the
writing on the
pictures/scenes as this
is what I am going to
do. I think this is a
great idea as I will
have many pages if I
was to double the
amount and I think it
would look a lot
better with writing
over the top. I will not
make the text too big
as the whole page will
have too much
information on it.
23. I found this text and thought it would look great as
the title on the front cover as it is really eye catching.
The words are quite well spaced out and the letters
are clear to read which would be great for children
who are learning to read or don’t do too well with
small print text. It has really good shapes and bends
to it as well as the old style it has been wrote which
helps with the eye catching. I think it would be a great
font to use due to all the above I have stated, that it
looks like quite an old font and the fairytale/book it
quite old itself. It has been around for many years so
the combination of the two would work quite well. I
think the only improvement here would be to add
colour just like the other two fonts I have shown.
24. Proposal
Dimensions
Number of pages: 12. Dimension of pages: 24 X 27 cm
Export Format
PDF
Advantages: It is viewable on nearly any device.
Disadvantages: Takes up a lot of space. Big file.
Story Overview
The boy who cried wolf.
This story is about a mischievous young Sheppard who looks after the sheep on a farm.
Being bored one day he decided to his amusement to cry out to all the villagers that a
wolf is chasing the sheep. He repeats this three times but when a wolf actually does
show up and chases the sheep nobody believes him.
The moral of the story is to be honest and not tell lies.
25. Production Methods
As this task will take place on Photoshop I have decided to look at the four types of methods
we have previously done. I will pick out the ones I am best at to give myself a better chance at
creating a better book. The two methods I prefer are Photography and Shape task. I’ve been
thinking that photography could be a really good way of creating the background for the book
e.g. the fields, trees, hills etc. I would then upload the images taken on to the computer and
change them via filter gallery to create a more unrealistic, cartoon affect.
For the animals, people and props I would like to create these using the shape task we have
undertaken and warping. I find this a little more simple than rotoscoping but if anything
becomes difficult on these three subjects I will use rotoscoping to create the best cartoon
people, animals and props I possibly can.
Audience
I will aim my book to the audience of children being around the age of 6-7. I will do
this as at that age their imagination is very wide. This can lead to a lot of
fibbing/lying and the moral of this story is to prevent people telling lies as it can get
them in to trouble. The story is for both male and females and any class e.g.
working, middle, upper class. I will be writing the story in English therefore aimed at
a British audience and any other country who speaks the English language.
Deadline
18/12/14
26. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
There is clear understanding as to what you’re
Make sure to really explain what the storyline is
wanting to create, the explanations helping create
about.
a clearer picture in the brain to understand what
you want your final product to look like. You have
gone into great detail into what and what wont
work for you, showing a clear understanding in
what you work best at and what is going to help
you create something you’re happy with.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
The mind map is strong and detailed, showing you
have thought about everything you would want to
include and the different options you would
perhaps use that would help you create your book.
The mood board is showing you have thought
about exactly what different designs there are that
could work for you, showing detailed annotations
at the side with what different techniques there are
and different appearances.
The mind map could go onto having more different
idea’s on, perhaps going on to talking about the level
of language and how much text you are wanting on
each page and what amount of text would fit with
what age group.
The mood board could go on to talking about what
you could change, adding ideas from one picture
into another combining the two. Also talk about what
you wouldn’t use and why, this helping to cancel out
certain elements of image. For example you perhaps
not liking the specific features on some parts of the
background.
27. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
Great production method analysis that goes into
vast detail. Its good because having various
production ideas is a great way to decipher which
one is best.
Could be more surer of the target audience it is
going to be aimed at. Could have giving a better
explanation of the story plot with detail etc…
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
A lot of thought went into the ideas. Even mention
how you are going to make the production. Also, all
content is clearly layout in a tidy fashion.
Perhaps find some more fonts. One that stands out
more and people are going to notice.
28. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
You have detailed and explained most of your
writing really well, especially your production
methods section.
You have talked about morals in your story
overview which is good.
You could add advantages and disadvantages in
the export format section.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
You have mentioned a lot of font types and styles,
stories and illustration techniques, some of them
are well detailed in your mind map.
Your mood board has great examples, especially
your pictures.
Your analysis on the text mood board is great as
well.
You could maybe talk more about the stories or the
font types more, and maybe talk about how the
different parts of your mind map go together.
There is not much improvement to be done for your
mood boards, maybe talk about the other photos a
bit.
29. Feedback Summary
Sum up your feedback.
I think a lot of this is really good information. I agree with a lot of it and if I am going to
undertake/carry out these improvements and consider all the feedback I think I might
end up with a really good proposal, mid map and mood board.
Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?
I agree with a lot of the feedback I have been given. Now it has been told to me I can see
what I could improve on and what I can leave due to it being up to standard. I agree that
I could extend my mind map to add more ideas, although pieces link together and create
and understanding of what I am aiming for I could still put a lot more information on
there. I could also add a little bit more detail to my story outline but at the same time I
don’t want it to be too long and become boring to read.
Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?
I don’t really disagree with much of the feedback I have been given. If I were to pick
something out though it would be that I wouldn’t have to put any more advantages and
disadvantages in the file format section. Apart from this I wouldn’t disagree with
anything. I think all the feedback is fair and I could improve a lot if I were to consider and
undertake these actions.
30. 1 –There was once a
Sheppard boy who was
bored as he stood on the
hillside looking after the
village sheep.
2 – He had the idea to
entertain himself.
3 – He took a great big
breath and sang out “Wolf!
Wolf! A wolf is chasing the
sheep!
31. 4 –The villagers came
running up the hill to help
the boy scare the wolf away.
To their surprise their was
no wolf. “Don’t cry wolf
Sheppard boy, when there is
no wolf.” Shouted one of the
villagers. The boy laughed.
5 – The villagers went back
down the hill and back to
work, but the boy again had
the same idea to yell out
loud to amuse himself.
6 – “Wolf! Wolf! It’s chasing
the sheep”
32. 7 –He laughed as he saw the
villagers come running up
the hill. Again they saw there
was no wolf. “Save your
frightened song for when
there really is something
wrong.’ A villager sternly
said.
8 – The villagers once again
went down the hill and back
to work. The boy turned to
check on the sheep but to his
surprise saw a real wolf.
9 – He cried out to the
villagers for help. “A wolf! A
wolf! There really is a wolf!
33. 10 –The villagers thought he
was trying to fool them.
“He’s just playing silly tricks
again.” said a villager. So they
didn’t come.
11 – At sunset everyone
wondered why the Sheppard
hadn’t returned to the
village with the sheep.
“Where is Sheppard boy?”
They all questioned.
12 – They went up the hill to
find the boy. “Here, here. I
found him.” shouted one of
the villagers. They found him
crying.
34. 13
13 – “There really was a wolf”
wept the boy. “Why didn’t you
come?” An old man tried to
cheer the boy up. “Nobody
believes a liar...even when they
are telling the truth.” He said.
35. Script in storyboard
Page 1 - There was once a Sheppard boy who was bored as he stood on the hillside looking after the
village sheep.
Page 2 - He had the idea to entertain himself.
Page 3 - He took a great big breath and sang out “Wolf! Wolf! A wolf is chasing the sheep!
Page 4 - The villagers came running up the hill to help the boy scare the wolf away. To their surprise their
was no wolf. “Don’t cry wolf Sheppard boy, when there is no wolf.” Shouted one of the villagers. The boy
laughed.
Page 5 - The villagers went back down the hill and back to work, but the boy again had the same idea to
yell out loud to amuse himself.
Page 6 - “Wolf! Wolf! It’s chasing the sheep”
Page 7 - He laughed as he saw the villagers come running up the hill. Again they saw there was no wolf.
“Save your frightened song for when there really is something wrong.’ A villager sternly said.
Page 8 - The villagers once again went down the hill and back to work. The boy turned to check on the
sheep but to his surprise saw a real wolf.
Page 9 - He cried out to the villagers for help. “A wolf! A wolf! There really is a wolf!
Page 10 - The villagers thought he was trying to fool them. “He’s just playing silly tricks again.” said a
villager. So they didn’t come.
Page 11 - At sunset everyone wondered why the Sheppard hadn’t returned to the village with the sheep.
“Where is Sheppard boy?” They all questioned.
Page 12 - They went up the hill to find the boy. “Here, here. I found him.” shouted one of the villagers.
They found him crying.
Page 13 - “There really was a wolf” wept the boy. “Why didn’t you come?” An old man tried to cheer the
boy up. “Nobody believes a liar...even when they are telling the truth.” He said.
36. Final script
Page 1 – There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he stood on the hillside looking after the
village sheep.
Page 2 - He had the idea to make himself laugh by playing a trick on the villagers.
Page 3 - He took a great big breath and sang out “Wolf! Wolf! A wolf is chasing the sheep!”
Page 4 - The villagers came running up the hill to help the boy scare the wolf away. They were surprised
when they didn’t see a wolf. “Don’t cry wolf shepherd boy, when there is no wolf.” Shouted one of the
villagers. The boy laughed “I tricked you”.
Page 5 - The villagers went back down the hill and back to work, but the boy again had the same idea to
yell out loud to amuse himself.
Page 6 - “Wolf! Wolf! It’s chasing the sheep”. He laughed as he saw the villagers come running up the hill.
Page 7 - Again they saw there was no wolf. “Save your frightened song for when there really is something
wrong.’ A villager said angrily. “I fooled you”. The boy laughed again.
Page 8 - The villagers once again went down the hill and back to work. The boy turned to check on the
sheep but saw a real wolf.
Page 9 - He cried out to the villagers for help. “A wolf! A wolf! There really is a wolf!
Page 10 – Everyone thought he was playing silly tricks again. “He’s just trying to fool us.” said a villager.
So they didn’t come.
Page 11 - At sunset everyone wondered why the shepherd didn’t return to the village with the sheep.
“Where is shepherd boy?” They all questioned.
Page 12 - They went up the hill to find the boy. “Here, here. I found him.” shouted one of the villagers.
They found him crying.
Page 13 - “There really was a wolf, it’s scared the sheep away.” cried the boy. “Why didn’t you come?”
An old man tried to cheer the boy up. “Nobody believes a liar...even when they are telling the truth.” He
said.
37. This is the original script I found on Google. I
used a lot of this in my storyboard but
improvised a little to change certain parts to
speech boxes in the storyboard instead of in
written text boxes underneath. I will follow this
when writing the actual book.
https://www.storyarts.org/library/
aesops/stories/boy.html
