This document contains a student's evaluations of their digital graphic narrative assignments. It includes summaries of images they created using different techniques like shape tasks, rotoscoping, and adding text and backgrounds. The student reflects on what they liked about each image, such as the proportions and realism added by colors. They also discuss areas for improvement, such as adding more depth and detail. The final section includes initial ideas for interpreting the story of Rumplestiltskin in different formats and generations of proposal details for a book project on the story.

1. Digital Graphic Narrative
Development
Jess Stanton

2. Shape Task

3. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I liked the main outline and shape of the image and thought I had adjusted
the different parts to fit the overall body well so they were all in the correct
proportion. I also like how the different colours give a more natural and
realistic feel to the image.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I think I could improve on the image by adding a background to it in order to
make the animal stand out more and make the image look more interesting.
Another way I could achieve this would have be to add an overall shadow to
the animal to give some depth and would have also made it stand out more.

4. Rotoscope

6. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like that this time I have added in a background but not just made it a block
colour but added in some extras to make it look more realistic and also the
detailing on the face.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I think I could improve on the face more to make it look more realistic by
adding in texture on the face and focussing more on the mouth to get more
detail there too. I would also improve on the colours and add some gradients
instead of each parts being a block colour.

7. Text Based

8. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the fact that none of the images are the same and that I have used a different
technique on all of them to see what looks good and what I need to work on and
change to achieve an image that shows its full potential. I like how I have incorporated
a picture into the text to add diversity into my images and how I have outlined each
letter in some of the texts to highlight each part of the words and how I have adjusted
the shapes or the texts to make them interesting to look at but have still kept all the
images legible. By not just using my name and experimenting with a quote is also
something that adds diversity and how I have tried using different shadows and
textures in the writing are also things I like about that image.
What would you improve if you did it again?
Things I would improve on, on my images would be by making them more different in
terms of not only the technique used but also the colours instead of just a plain black.
I also think I need to improve the image with the camera in the background as it is
hard to tell what it is due to the spacing of the text. Next time I will add some depth to
the text by applying shadows to the words to make them bolder and so they’ll stand
out more. I would also like to improve on my images by adding more texts with a
picture incorporated into them and try different words, pictures, colour and
techniques of how to make them stand out more.

9. Text Based Improved
I have made
improvements to the text
based images and have
now been able to
develop more complex
ones which have images
in the background but
also are now able to tell
what the images are.
Because the one with the
union jack in was still
hard to see, I added an
outline to make it more
readable.

10. Comic Book

11. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
In these images I like how they are all similar as they are all in black and white
however very different as not only are they 3 different pictures but also that they
have all had different filters added to them. I also like how you can still tell they
are people and I have chosen the correct features such as ‘Threshold’ to balance
out the image so that it is not too dark or too light and you can still make out each
individual person and also some of the detail in the image such as the brick wall.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would improve the colours of the images because even though they are all black
and white which shows consistency, I think adding different colours to the images
would provide variety amongst them and make each images its own but also
visually stimulating to look at. I would also change the detail within the images
and so if there were some parts of the image which didn’t stand out I could use
techniques I know such as rotoscoping to improve them and make the details
finer and stand out.

12. Photography - Emotions
Happy Lonely
Sad Excited

13. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
What I like about these images is that they are all very different in terms of
how the emotion is presented. I like how for loneliness it is an object and not
a person to allow variety in my images and also how in one of the images
there is more than just one person.
What would you improve if you did it again?
Next time I would improve my images by exploring different ways of capturing
emotions and have a few of the images less posed and more natural and also
try and incorporate more objects into the images instead of people to make
them more diverse. I would also make sure that every image was taken in a
different place as two of them, the emotions sad and excited were in the
same place.

14. Illustration

15. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
What I like about this image is how I have made the swing and the tree look
3D and adding depth to them by shading with a darker pencil. I also like how I
have blended the colours in the tree together to get a mix of brown and
green.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would improve this image by making it have more colours in to be brighter
and more eye catching. I would also make the scene bigger as there is not
much going on and is not much of a scene and so next time I would expand it
and add some depth to it. On this image I feel as though the colours did not
come out as well as they could have and so next time I will develop my image
so that they colours are as realistic as possible.

16. Initial Ideas

17. Different
versions of
Rumpelstiltskin
and the miller’s
daughter
interpreted by
different people
throughout the
years.
OriginalSome versions present the
miller’s daughter to have blonde
hair and describe the straw into
gold claim as a boast the miller
makes about the way his
daughters hair is straw like
however when the sun in shone
on it, it takes on a gold luster
like shine.
Animated
Rumpelstiltskin
for film
Illustrations
for a book

18. I have searched through appropriate fonts to
find ones that would suit the story and theme
of my book and be appropriate for the front
cover.
The different characters. The
King, the Messenger,
Rumpelstiltskin & the
miller’s daughter
An example of the
type of scene I will
copy and rotoscope
for the backgrounds
in my book.

19. Idea Generation

20. Proposal
Dimensions
As my book will not be read by children under the age of 3, but read by adults the pages will not need to be made out of
thick cardboard and the book in general won’t have to be big so I will make the pages 20x23cm. The layout of the pages will
be text on one side of the page and the image on the other, making the total amount of pages estimated at 20.
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Story Overview
A miller is boasting to the King about how his daughter can spin straw into gold. The King challenges the miller and locks his
daughter away in a tower to spin the straw into gold. A creature appears and tells the girl he will make the gold in return for
her necklace, and so she gives him her necklace and he spins the straw, leading the King to believe the girl did it. The next
day, the king makes the girl spin a bigger pile of straw, resulting in the man showing up again and transforming the straw
into gold with the fee of the miller’s daughter’s ring. The king is so impressed he makes her spin an even bigger pile and says
if she succeeds, he will marry her, however when the creature turns up to spin the straw, the girl has nothing left to give and
so he says in return, he wants her crown, the girl agrees. The girl and the king then get married and and the girl is now
queen, the man shows up and demands the crown, although the Queen refuses. The man comes up with an agreement
that if the queen can guess his name, he will leave her be and so with the deal made, the queen sends out a messenger to
talk to everyone in the land to find out the mans name, when suddenly the messenger comes across the man screaming out
his name is “Rumpelstiltskin”. When the man turns up later, he questions the queen on his name to which she replies
“Rumpelstiltskin”, the creature gets frustrated and disappears.

21. Deadline
19th December 2014
Audience
The target audience will be aged 5-8. The younger children will have this book read
to them and the older children will use this book as a recourse to help their reading.
The book will appeal to both genders however may appeal more towards boys as
young girls of this age may be more lenient towards stories involving princesses and
not creatures although this book is a fairytale. As the book will be in English, any
children in English speaking countries will read this book.
Production Methods
I will use the techniques of rotoscoping for the background and the characters to
provide consistency throughout my book. I will also use text warping to create
unusual shapes with my text and also create some text to have images in to make it
look appealing and interesting. To make the pictures more visually stimulating to
look at I will create speech bubbles instead of some text on some page to create
variety.

22. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
The proposal is really well detailed and tells you
what the story is all about. You have also told us
how the book will be laid out really well.
I cannot really think of any
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
Your mood board has more than 1 image of each
section e.g. text. It also sticks to the theme of
Rumplestiltskin really well, explaining each section
in a strong amount of detail.
In your mood board you could explain why you
have included all sorts of different versions of each
section for example the animated ‘Rumplestiltskin’

23. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
I've never seen so much detail, its kind of brought
me down about my work, unseen amounts of detail
in this proposal, you have included page sizes and
why you have decided to make them that size
which is an inspired decision, proper decent work
here, I think the amount you’ve done speaks for its
self.
Maybe a tiny bit more in the production methods
section but I think il let you off as the rest of this
work is top notch.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
Absolutely cracking annotations on your mood
board, with examples of every character and a
short piece of detail about them along with it, top
notch work on that front.
Don’t be silly now, there isn't enough room to fit any
more work into the idea generation and I cant think
of a way it could be further developed, fair play to
you, if I had to say anything id comment on the fact
that the photos and images are not explained as to
why you’ve chosen them, but im clutching at straws
here to write something down.

24. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
Your target audience is explained with great detail,
explaining exactly why you chose the age range
you did. Also your storyline is good and is explained
with just the right amount of detail that is needed
without explaining too much.
Add more detail onto the production method,
explaining what each technique used will do to
help, for example will rotoscoping help with large
spaces or smaller detail? The structure of the
bodies of the characters?
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
Your images for your mood board look good and
provide lots of different techniques and ways to
design the characters. Also within your mind map,
you have gone into good detail with what different
techniques there are and age ranges. What I like
about the mind map is that you have even gone
into describe the thickness of the book and what
age range that would be best for.
On your mood board go on to explain what you like
about the fonts you have chosen and what each
one could possibly work with. For example that
being the front cover or the main text.
I found your mind map hard to read just because of
the clash of colours and how they are all so close
together meaning that I don’t know which arrow/line
goes where and to what explanation. So perhaps
just space it out a bit more.

25. Feedback Summary
Sum up your feedback.
My feedback has been generally positive with the acceptation of a couple of things
which came up twice out of the 3 feedbacks I got.
Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?
I agree with the fact that my mood board should have been spaced out more to allow
more room for annotations on why I chose the variety of pictures I did.
Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?
I do not disagree with any of of my feedback because I believe all of my feedback is
useful and it will help me improve my work.

26. Daytime Nighttime Nighttime

27. Daytime DaytimeMorning

28. Nighttime NighttimeDaytime

29. Daytime DaytimeMorning

30. Original Script
Narrator: Once upon a time in a kingdom faraway there was a miller who was poor, but who had a beautiful daughter. The girl
worked too hard, and her father wanted a better life for her, Then one day her father went to speak to the king.
Father: I have a beautiful daughter who can spin straw into gold.
King: I would like to see her. If your daughter is as clever as you say, bring her tomorrow to my palace, and I will put her to the
test.
Narrator: When the girl came to the palace, he took her into a room which was full of straw and gave her a spinning-wheel.
King: Now get to work, and if by tomorrow morning you have not spun this straw into gold during the night, you and your father
will be sent away from my kingdom.
Narrator: Then he locked up the room, and left her alone.
Girl: Oh, what am I going to do? I don`t how straw can be spun into gold
Narrator: Then the door opened.
Little Man: Good evening, why are you crying ?
Girl: I have to spin straw into gold, and I do not know how to do it.
Little Man: What will you give me if I do it for you?
Girl: My necklace.
Little Man: I accept. Give me your necklace.
Narrator: Then he sat in front of the wheel, and whirr, whirr, whirr, three turns, and the reel was full, then he put another on,
and whirr, whirr, whirr, three times round, and the second was full too. And so it went on until the morning, when all the straw
was spun, and all the reels were full of gold.
Little Man: I have to go now since I already finished my work. I will see you soon.
Narrator: Then the King entered the room.
King: Oh! I am so surprised and delighted of your work, little girl! Now you will go to another room full of straw and will keep
spinning. Narrator: The girl didn't know what to do, and started crying again. Then little man appeared.
Little Man: What will you give me if I spin that straw into gold for you?
Girl: The ring on my finger.
Little Man: I accept, give me your ring.
Narrator: Again the little man began to turn the wheel, and by morning had spun all the straw into glittering gold, and
disappeared. Then the King entered the room.
King: This is marvelous! Now you will go to a still larger room full of straw, and you must spin and spin the entire night, and if
you succeed, you will be my wife.

31. Narrator: When the girl was alone the little man came again for the third time.
Little Man: What will you give me if I spin the straw for you this time also?
Girl: I have nothing left that I could give you.
Little Man: Then promise me, when you become queen, you will give me your first child.
Girl: I promise you.
Narrator: Then the little man once once more spun the straw into gold. In the morning he disappeared again. Then the King
entered the room-
King: Very good. Now you will be my wife. You will become queen.
Narrator: A year after, she brought a beautiful child into the world, and she forgot about the promise she made to the little
man. Suddenly he came into her room
Little Man: Now give me what you promised.
Girl: Oh no! I can not give you my son. I offer you all the riches of the kingdom if you don`t take my son away from me.
Little Man: No, he is dearer to me than all the treasures in the world.
Girl: Please, no!
Little Man: I will give you three days. If by that time you find out my name, then you will keep your child.
Narrator: So the queen thought the whole night of all the names that she had ever heard.
Girl: What can his name be? I know, I will send a messenger over the country to find out for any other names that there might
be.
Narrator: When the little man came the next day, she said.
Girl: Mmm your name is Caspar.
Little Man: No
Girl: Melchior?
Little Man: Of course not.
Girl: Then it’s Balthazar.
Little Man: That is not my name.
Narrator: On the second day she asked around the neighborhood for names of the people there. When the little man came
again, she said.
Girl: Perhaps your name is Shortribs.
Little Man: No!

32. Girl: Then it's Sheepshanks.
Little Man: Think again.
Girl: Laceleg?
Little Man: That is not my name.
Narrator: On the third day the messenger came back again, and said
Messenger: I have not been able to find a single new name, but as I came to a high mountain at the end of the forest, there I
saw a little house, and outside the house before the house a quite ridiculous little man was jumping, he hopped upon
one leg, and shouted:
Today I bake, tomorrow brew, the next I’ll have the young queen’s child. How glad am I that no one knew that Rumpelstiltskin
is my name
Girl: Oh this is great news. Thank you!
Narrator: Then the little man came.
Little Man: Now, my dear queen, what is my name?
Girl: Is your name Conrad?
Little Man: No.
Girl: Is your name Harry?
Little Man: No.
Girl: Perhaps your name is Rumpelstiltskin?
Little Man: Who told you that! Who told you that!
Girl: Now, you have to keep your promise. I told you your name, you will not take my little son with you.
Little Man: Yes, my queen.
Narrator: And the little man disappeared.
http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/08/rumpelstiltskin/

33. Final Script
Narrator: One day, a miller and his daughter go to speak to the King, to tell him that his beautiful daughter can spin straw into money, in
the hope that the King would marry his daughter.
King: Ok then. But I must see this happen, come with me.
Narrator: The king locks the miller’s daughter in a room filled with straw and tells her to turn it into money by the morning.
Girl: Oh how on earth am I going to spin this straw into money by the morning?
Narrator: Suddenly a little man appeared in the room and started making money out of the straw.
Girl: Thank you very much. Here is my necklace to say thank you
Narrator: The next morning the King takes the miller’s daughter to a room with a bigger pile of straw for her to turn into money.
Rumpelstiltskin helps out the girl again but this time wants her ring as a reward for spinning the straw into money.
Girl: Here is my ring. I am very grateful
Narrator: On the third day the king takes the miller’s daughter to an even BIGGER room filled with straw.
King: If you turn this into money then I will make you my wife
Narrator: Once again, Rumpelstiltskin turns up and turns the money to straw a third time.
Girl: Thank you but I have nothing left I can give you in return
Rumpelstiltskin: You can give me your crown when you get married to the King
Girl: Oh alright then
Narrator: The king is so impressed with the miller’s daughters work that he marries her.
King: I am so happy you are now my wife and Queen.
Queen: I am too.
Narrator: Rumpelstiltskin goes to the girl who is now the Queen of the land to get his crown but….
Rumpelstiltskin: Where is the crown you promised me?
Queen: I don’t want to give it to you. It is too special. Is there anything else you want?
Rumpelstiltskin: No. But I will make you a deal. If you can guess my name by tomorrow I will forget this deal.
Narrator: The Queen sends out a messenger to ask everyone in the land if they know the little man’s name.
Messenger: I heard the man shouting. His name is Rumpelstiltskin.
Queen: Oh thank you very much.
Narrator: Rumpelstiltskin turns up to the Queen to see if she knows his name.
Rumpelstiltskin: Well then. Did you find out my name?
Queen: Would it happen to be Rumpelstiltskin?
Rumpelstiltskin: How did you know that! How did you know that! Oh well I guess I have to keep my word. You can keep your crown if you
must!
Narrator: Rumpelstiltskin was not happy about this. But remembered that a promise is a promise and so he left.

34. Digital Flat Plans
The text for these pages will go here.
The images for this page will go here
along with any speech the characters
say in the form of speech bubbles

35. One day a miller and his daughter went to
speak with the King to tell him that the
miller’s daughter can make money out of
straw hoping that the King will marry her.
Examples
The King locks her in a room
with a pile of straw and tells her
to turn it into money by the
morning.
20cm
23cm

36. Suddenly a little man appeared in the
room and started making the straw into
money.
The next morning the King takes the
miller’s daughter to a room with a
bigger pile of straw to turn into money.

37. Rumpelstiltskin helps out the girl
again but this time wants her ring as a
reward for spinning the straw to
money.
On the 3rd day the King takes the
miller’s daughter to an even BIGGER
room filled with straw.

38. Rumpelstiltskin turn the straw to
money but the girl has nothing left
to give. Rumpelstiltskin has an idea.
The King is so impressed with the
girl that he marries her.

39. Rumpelstiltskin goes to the girl who
is now the Queen of the land and asks
for the crown but she doesn’t want to
give it up.
Rumpelstiltskin makes a deal with
the Queen.
The Queen sends out a messenger
who hears Rumpelstiltskin
shouting out
“She’ll never guess that my name
is Rumpelstiltskin”

40. Rumpelstiltskin turns up to the
queen who tells him his name.
Rumpelstiltskin was not happy
about this. But he remembered a
promise is a promise and so he left
the Queen alone and disappeared.