Digital Graphic Narrative Development

1. Digital Graphic Narrative
Development
Katy Fleetham

2. Shape Task

3. Evaluation
I like the textures that I have shown in the image
which I created using a colour overlay. The images
resembles that of a cartoon which I think makes the
image look interesting.
If I were to edit the image again then I would
improve the textures on the facial area as I think it
would benefit from some more work to improve the
transition between the colours. I would also improve
the background as you can still see white and the
branches are lacking in a lot of texture.

4. Rotoscope

5. Evaluation
I like the colours in this image as they are vibrant. For this
image, I tried to add more detail and texture than my last
edit, and I believe I have done this quite well. I like the
colour overlay on the face and the body. This image also
has a complete background which makes it look complete
unlike my last image. I prefer rotoscoping to the shape
task as I like the technique.
To improve this piece I would add more colour overlay to
the arms and the legs of the frog as these look a little less
detailed and more like block colours. If I was to do
rotoscoping again I would choose a more challenging
image to work from.

6. Text Based

7. Evaluation
I like the colours within the writing on this image
which I achieved by rasterizing an image which I
had put over the text. I also think that by warping
the text it made it look more interesting and the
shadowing outline makes it look more effective. I
created a cloud which fit around the text which also
made it stand out from the background.
If I was to do it again, I may choose to use a
different font. For example, a font with wider
lettering would show more of the image through the
text. I could also experiment on using a range of
editing techniques to make the text more interesting.

8. Text Based

9. Evaluation
I like the wider fonts used in these pieces because a
large portion of the images are visible through the
text. I used famous quotations and found images
which were relevant to them; Ghandi is featured
abstractly within the text and a piece of Picasso’s
artwork is visible in the other.
If I was to do another piece of work on this then I
would use shorter quotes and lessen the gaps
between characters (as well as shorten the leading)
so more of the image is visible within the text.

10. Comic Book

11. Evaluation
I like the simplicity in these images which I created
using a range of filters such as an ‘artistic cutout’
filter. I adjusted the threshold on a duplicate layer
which I changed to ‘screen’, ‘overlay’ and
‘multiply’ to achieve a range of different effects.
Screen kept the brightness of the image whereas the
others darkened it. My favourite image is the
bottom-right as this has a good balance between the
colour and the black so the image stands out more.
If I was to use this technique again then I would
explore the filters further with many combinations
to achieve a range of different outcomes.

12. Photography

13. Evaluation
I like the lighting in the first photo; the dark lighting
contributes to portraying the negative emotion of loneliness.
The bottom images are intended to portray happiness and
excitement. One of them has bad lighting, the image is too
dark an would have benefit from a change in aperture.
Although one smile is forced, the others appear genuine which
makes the images look more effective. The poses shown in the
happiness photograph are more natural than those of the
excitement, although I think they both look okay.
If I was to do it again I would intend on making the happiness
and excitement photos appear more natural and I would
consider the background layout as I believe they look rather
untidy which distracts from the subject of the images. I could
also try editing the pictures and experimenting more with
lighting whether it be artificial or natural. By editing the
images, I could achieve better results, whether it be through
filters or other editing techniques.

14. Illustration

15. Evaluation
I like the simplicity of my illustration; simple yet enough. The
background is particularly simple so that it does not distract
from the character in the foreground. A little shading is used to
provide some detail to the illustration rather than finishing this
piece with block colours which would appear too plain. The
pencil outline improves the colour in the illustration and puts
emphasis on some parts of the character.
If I was to do this image again, I would add shading to the face
as I have left this white and it looks incomplete. I could also
add some more features to the background to make the
illustration more complex as a whole. I could adjust the size of
the background to enable this.
I have included an edited copy of my illustration which I
simply posturized on Photoshop to make the colours stand out
more.

16. Initial Ideas

17. Mood board of inspiration

18. Idea Generation

19. Mood board of chosen idea

20. Proposal
Dimensions
(number of pages and page size)
Export Format
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Story Overview
(Provide an outline of your story)

21. Production Methods
(Explain the methods you are going to use to produce your pages. Show us the
thinking behind your decisions for a more detail response)
Audience
(Think about who you are targeting as your audience. Consider age, gender, class,
location and other characteristics which could define your audience.)
Deadline

22. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?

23. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?

24. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?

25. Feedback Summary
Sum up your feedback.
Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?
Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?

26. Storyboards

27. Storyboards

28. Storyboards

29. Original Script
Original Script goes here with link to where it came from

30. Original Script
Original Script goes here with link to where it came from

31. Final Script
Final script goes here.

32. Digital Flat Plans