Digital Graphic Narrative!

Digital Graphic Narrative
Development
Luke Jackson

Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
In this image I went for very simple rounded shapes to recreate the
Gorilla. I am quite please with how this turned out and like the face
most. The reason for this is because it is a very simple and flat face
which goes well with the style that I was going for. I also quite like the
way the main body is a separate colour from the legs but still blends in
to the legs well, This gives the image a slight 3D look.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I feel to improve this next time I could try and make the legs separate
from each other better. To do this I could use the stroke tool to create
a defined line between the two legs separating them from each other.
Also if I was to do this again I wouldn’t have used a blurred shadow
instead I would have used a sharp edged drop shadow to create an
even more cartoon like image.

Evaluation
In this image I went for a very simply, flat, hard edged cartoon like image. I
feel that this turned out very well. My favourite parts of this image would
have to be the nose and mouth. The reason I like these the most is because
they are a very simple technique of using 2-3 shaded objects to create the
illusion of a nose/mouth being there. I also like the couple bits of shading that
is in his cheek and neck as these really add definition to the face.
If I where to do this again I would improve the collar shadows as these are a
piece that is letting the image down. I feel this way because they are a little
too big to be the slight shadow that you would get from a shirts collar. Also if I
where to do this again I would change the hair. I feel that this needed to be
rounded of a bit more but not to much to the point of removing the jagged
edges but enough to make the curls fit in.

Evaluation
I like the comic strip style of this image. My favourite part of this image
would have to be the hair, this is because the highlights and shadows
that I added to the image really follow the spikes that I cut out and
compliment the hair piece nicely. Also I like the way his suit has come
out as you can clearly see the collar and you can see there are
shadows between each piece of the suit/shirt as you would normally
get in a real picture put it still keeps with the hard edge style.
If I where to do this again I would improve the look of the right collar
as in the image it looks slightly to small compared to a normal shirt.
Also I would improve the detail within the beard to give it a few more
highlights and shadows just to add a level of realism to it.

Evaluation
I like that the spacing between the letters in this image can make a
cool looking logo. In my opinion the final image that I created of my
name with the Time Vortex in the background looks very good as
the space between the text and the lines around the text combine
to create a nice outline around the text but not between the letters
to create a nice flow between the words.
If I were I to do this again I would use a different picture to put in
the background to create a different style. Also I could figure out a
way to make the “U” and the “K” and the “C” and the “K” touch
without making all the other letters look to strange.

Evaluation
In these images I like the way that with only a few
shapes and very minimal colours, the image still has
a good amount of detail. I also like how the use of
black outlines around the facial features really
makes the faces stand out.
I would defiantly create more of these images to
have a larger range of techniques and show of a
how many different combinations you can get from
this very simple filter effect.

Evaluation
I like that these images clearly define the emotions
that I was trying to depict within the photo. I also
like that all of these photos are of good quality and
are all in focus.
To improve these next time I would possibly use
some filters and colour correction to enhance the
mood of the photo, for example I would make the
Lonely photo have a slight blue tint to enhance the
idea that the subject is alone and sad.

Evaluation
I liked my drawing very much as it is clear that it is meant
to be a Duck. Also I like how it isn’t the traditional shape
of a Duck it is slightly. You can best see this in his next
which is curved and thicker than a Ducks would normally
be. I also like the cartoon look about it.
If I was to draw this again I would defiantly spend a bit
more time trying to get the feet right and on the page
because as you can see they are just hanging off the edge
and they don’t look to right.

• In my book I am wanting to take the classic tale of the
tree little pigs and adapting it to be “The Three Little
Martians”. They will look similar to the three little aliens
in the top left corner as this is a very cartoony and happy
alien which will be suitable for children. On the other
hand the big bad wolf will look like the aliens in the top
right and on the top middle, as these are evil aliens and
thy look bad giving the children a clear indication they are
bad. My evil alien will probably be more like the one on
the left as this is cartoon and is a lighter evil so it isn’t to
scary for the children but still looks bad.

• The locations for my story will be
heavily based around the Si-Fi
interpretations of a house built on
mars. This is because the Martians are
building their own houses and so they
would live in houses like the one in the
top right picture. Although they will be
living in similar style houses they will
still be different as they will be made
out of different materials each one
stronger than the last just like the story
says.

In my book I would like to use the
“Sanchez” for the main body of text.
This is because it is a nice soft and
easy to look at Serif font. Out of all
the fonts I have selected as
possibilities this one is the nicest to
read. The reason for this is because it
has smooth round edges and a serif
style (which is the flicks on the edges
of the letters) which make your eye
flow swiftly and quickly across the
page.
Although the “Assassin” font is a nice
font as well, I am still going to pick
the “Sanchez” font as the “Assassin”
font is made specifically to be upper
case and it doesn’t have the same
smooth edged readability that
“Sanchez” has.
The “Assassin” font however could be
used as a title font, but I will probably
end up using the “Sanchez” font.

Proposal
Dimensions
I will be doing a 8-12 paged portrait book. Each page will be 8” in Width and 10” in
Height.
Export Format
PDF
Advantages:
•PDF files exist independently from the OS, hardware, or software that is being used to
view them, making them very portable.
•They are really easy to create and take virtually no time at all.
Disadvantages:
•PDF’s are limited to Windows and Mac OS’s and do not work for Linux or Unix users.
•To be able to read a PDF on a webpage you have to have the Adobe Reader plug-in
installed otherwise it wont work.

Story Overview
My story is a take on the classic Three Little Pigs story only this time set in space and
instead of pigs they will be Martians and the wolf will either be a space man or a
bigger alien. The story will obviously be very similar with very minor tweaks to it, for
example they will be living in houses after they have left home and each house will be
made out of a stronger material than the last. Also the spaceman/bigger alien will still
be trying to knock their houses down but each time in a different way with maybe a
laser gun or a cannon on a space ship.
Finally the substitute wolf will in the end try to climb down the chimney and fall into a
pot of boiling water just like in the original story, for obvious reasons I will not be
showing or writing anything graphic about the substitute wolves demise but I will say
that he died or never disturbed them again, this is so it isn’t to harsh on the children.

Deadline
15th May 2015
Audience
I am targeting my book a children from 5years+ because the book involves a bit
about the wolf dying which some children under 5 could find distressing or
disturbing. I have also aimed it at this age because the text in it will still be simple
but to hard for anyone younger to read.
The book will be mostly aimed at Male children as it is set in space and the piglets
are aliens, but this doesn’t mean that females can’t read it as it is still a take on a
classic book that both males and females read.
Production Methods
I am planning on making my book a two page spread per section of the book. This
will be laid out with the illustration for a scene on one page and the text to support
the illustration on the other page next to it. I will also be using a lot of rota scoping
to create my images in the book as I find this to be the easiest way to get a good
detailed cartoon. I may also use shapes instead of rota scope for many of the less
detailed larger shapes like the planet and the houses that they live in. This will help
speed up production time and increase efficiency. I will also use Photoshop as my
main editing software to make my illustrations for my book

What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
You have carefully thought about how you are
going to produce the pages within the book and
how you will use your time efficiently with creating
twice as many pages than most people. With the
careful planning of how to create the pages for your
book you should be able to complete the book
within the time limit.
Detailed advantages and disadvantages of using
PDF files to create your work.
You could mention the size of the final book or the
pages within the dimensions section of the proposal
so we can get a rough idea of how big the book will
be.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
There is clear evidence that you have thought
carefully about what fonts you will decide to use as
you have given reasoning behind the font choices
as well as evidence that you are thinking about the
target audience that will be reading your book.
A simple idea of using an original fairy tale story
but changing the characters and setting would
interest the target audience more and make your
book stand out to others.
You could create a general mind map which shows
that you have thought about different ideas of
stories and styles of existing children’s books so we
can see how you came up with your final idea of
the twist on the three little pigs story.

I think that the book has been well thought out and
planned and it think that when it is done I will be
very good and interesting to have and adaption of a
classic. I think the sizing and the amount of pages
will be a goof amount for the book. you have
answered all the questions in detail which will make
it easy for you to always know what you are doing
in regards to sizing, ect.
You need to continue with the audience, I think it
would be nice to know what aged children you book
is aimed at and if it’s a female or a male aimed
book.
further developed?
You have thought everything out very well and you
have taken in to consideration the fact that the
children may be scared or worried if they kill the evil
alien at the end. I like the text and how it is
simplistic but it fits in with the type of book you are
going for.
Maybe having a mind map with you initial ideas
would be good as you can see where you started
and what thoughts you had at the start of the
project. And maybe a few more pictures on your
mood board to give a better outlook on what type of
illustration ect you want to do.

Good use of explanation in order to convey why
you think certain ideas are good.
Detailed overview of the storyline, clearly
presented.
Some grammatical errors which could easily be
fixed.
Filling in the audience section of the proposal will
be beneficial and allow you to achieve a higher
grade.
further developed?
Again, good use of explanation has allowed you to
expand on why you’ve made certain decisions,
rather than just saying ‘I think this would be good’.
Evidence of research shown through the
discussions on serif and san serif fonts.
Again, some grammatical errors which could easily
be fixed by reading through and correcting.
Images used in mood board are too specific and
don’t paint much of an overall picture of what you
want to achieve with the book. Adding more in and
incorporating images related to
theme/moral/narrative might be beneficial.
Creating a mind map would allow you to
demonstrate some of the previous ideas you had,
and the thought processes which lead to you
deciding on the narrative for your book. This would
help to push you from a pass to a merit in my

Feedback Summary
Sum up your feedback.
Overall my feedback said that my strengths were in detail and mostly in the proposal.
Many did point out the fact that I have not filled out the target audience and that I do
not have a mind map in my Idea Generation which I shall have to work on. I believe that
the feedback was fair and constructive with one saying that I didn’t have enough
pictures in my mood board. I found this constructive as it has made me aware that the
images I have used don’t paint a vivid enough picture.
Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?
I agree with people saying I need to add more pictures to my mood boards because as it
stands there is not enough pictures to show exactly what I want to put in my story. I also
agree with one person saying their where some grammatical errors as looking there are
some that I have made by just not proof reading my work, these can be easily fixed. I
also agree that I need a mind map for my idea generation which I do have it just needs
to be scanned and put into the document.
Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?
I do not agree with the point that one made about me needing explain the size of my
book as if you look in the Proposal I mention “I will be doing a 16-20 paged landscape A4
booklet.” So as you can see I have already explained what the size of the book will be
and so it doesn’t need to be re-mentioned.

Original Script
The Three Little Pigs
By Paul Galdone
Narrator: Once upon a time there was an old sow with three little pigs. She had no money to keep them, so she sent them off to seek their
fortune. The first little pig met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him:
Pig 1: Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house. (Innocently)
Narrator: So the man did, and the little pig built his house with it.
Along came a wolf. He knocked at the door, and said:
Wolf: Little pig, little pig, let me come in. (persuasively)
Pig 1: No, no, (with fright) Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin! (loud and proud)
Wolf: Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in (Loud and Blow)
Narrator: so the wolf huffed, and he puffed and he blew the house in. And he ate up the first little pig. (sadly)
The second little pig met a man with a bundle of sticks, and said:
Pig 2: Please, man, give me those sticks to build me a house.
Narrator: So the man did, and the little pig built his house with them.
Then, along came the wolf, and said:
Wolf: Little pig, little pig, let me come in. (persuasively)
Pig 2: No, no, (with fright) Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin! (loud and proud)
Wolf: Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in (Loud and Blow)
Narrator: So he huffed, and he puffed, and he huffed, and he puffed, and at last he blew the house in. And he ate up the second little pig. (sadly)

Original Script
The third little pig met a man with a load of bricks and said:
Pig 3: Please, man, give me those bricks to build me a house. (Innocently)
Narrator: So the man did, and the little pig built his house with them.
Soon the same wolf came along, and said:
Wolf: Little pig, little pig let me come in. (persuasively)
Pig 3: No, no! Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin. (Loud and Proud)
Wolf: Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in. (Loud and Blow)
Narrator: Well, he huffed, and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed. But…. He could NOT blow the house in!
At last the wolf stopped huffing and puffing, and said:
Wolf: (out of breath) little pig, I know where there is a nice field of turnips.
Pig 3: Where? (curiously)
Wolf: On Mr. Smith’s farm. I will come for you tomorrow morning. We will go together and get some turnips for dinner.
Pig 3: Very well. What time will you come?
Wolf: Oh, at six o’clock
Narrator: Well the little e pig got up at five and got the turnips before wolf came to his house.
Wolf: Little pig, are you ready?
Pig 3: READY!
I have come back again and I got a nice potful of turnips for my dinner.

Original Script
Narrator: The wolf was very anger. But then he thought of another way to get the little pig, so he said:
Wolf: Little pig, I know where there is a nice apple tree.
Pig 3: Where?
Wolf: Down at Merry Garden. I will come for you at five o’clock tomorrow morning and we will get some apples.
Narrator: Well, the little pig got up the next morning at four o’clock, and went off for the apples. He wanted to get back home before
the wolf came. But it was a long way to Merry Garden, and then he had to climb the tree. Just as he was climbing back down with his
basket full of apples, he saw the wolf coming!
Wolf: Little pig! You got here before me! Are the apples nice?
Pig3: Yes, very! I will throw you one down to you.
Narrator: And he threw the apple as far as he could throw. While the wolf ran to pick it up, the little pig jumped down and ran home.
The next day the wolf came again and said to the little pig:
Wolf: Little pig, there is a fair at Shanklin this afternoon. Would you like to go?
Pig3: Oh, yes. When will you come to get me?
Wolf: At three

Original Script
Narrator: Well, the little pig went off at two o’clock and bought a butter churn at the fair.
He was going home with it when he saw the wolf coming! The little pig jumped into the
butter churn to hide. The churn fell over and rolled down the hill with the little pig in it! This
frightened the wolf so much that he turned around and ran home.
Later the wolf went to the little pig’s house and told him what had happened.
Wolf: A great round thing came rolling down the hill right at me!
Pig 3: Hah, I frightened you then! I went to the fair and bought a butter churn. When I saw you, I
got into it, and rolled down the hill!!!
Narrator: The wolf was very angry indeed!
Wolf: I’m going to climb down your chimney and eat you up!!!
Narrator: When the little pig heard the wolf on the roof he hung up a pot full of water in the
fireplace. Then he built a blazing fire! Just as the wolf was coming down the chimney, the little pig
took the cover off the pot, and in fell the wolf.
The little pig quickly put on the cover again, boiled up the wolf, and ate him for supper.
And the little pig lived happily ever afterward.

The Three Little Martians (breakdown)
1. The mother alien tells her three little children to leave and build their
own homes.
2. Each one builds a house, on out of sand, one out of dirt, and one out of
metal.
3. Then a big bad alien appears and knocks down the sand house and the
little pig runs to the dirt house
4. Then the big alien knocks down the dirt house and the two pigs run to
the metal house
5. Then the big alien trys to knock down the metal house but can’t
6. He then climbs up onto the roof of the metal house
7. While he does this the little Martians put a vat of goo under the chimney
8. The big alien climbs down the chimney and falls into the vat of goo.
9. The big alien dies and the little aliens rejoice.

Final Script
Page 1: Once upon a time there was a old mother Martian with her three little children.
She had no money to keep them, and so told them to go out into the world to seek their
fortune.
Page 2: The first little Martian came across an alien with a bundle of hay. “Please give me
that hay to build me a house” said the little Martian. So the alien did and the first Martian
built his house.
Page 3: Along came an Evil Alien who knocked on the door and said “Little Martians, Little
Martians, please let me in” “No, No, not by scales on my slimy green skin” “Then I’ll huff
and I’ll puff and blow your house down” said the Evil Alien.
Page 4: So the Evil Alien huffed and puffed and blew the little Martians house down and
the first little Martian ran to his older brothers house.
Page 5: The second little Martian came across an alien with a bundle of sticks. “Please
give me those sticks to build me a house” said the little Martian. So the alien did and the
second Martian built his house.
Page 6: Along came the Evil Alien and knocked on the door and said “Little Martian, Little
Martian, please let me in” “No, No, not by the scales on our slimy green skin” said the two
little Martins. “Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and blow your house down” said the Evil Alien.
Page 7: So the Evil Alien huffed and puffed and blew his house down and the two little
Martians ran to their oldest brothers house.

Final Script
Page 8: The third little Martian came across an alien with a bundle of bricks.
“Please give me those bricks to build me a house” said the little Martian. So then
alien did and the little Martian built his house
Page 9: Then the Evil Alien came to the house where the three little Martians
were and said “Little Martians, Little Martians, please let me in” “No, No, not by
the scales on our slimy green skin” said the three little Martians. “Then I’ll huff
and I’ll puff and blow your house down” said the wolf.
Page 10: So the Evil Alien huffed and puffed and tried to blow the house down
but couldn’t. So he said “I’ll climb down your chimney and gobble you all up”
Page 11: When the three little Martians heard the Evil Alien climb up onto the
roof they quickly put a pot of goo under the chimney and set a big fire. As the
goo began to boil the wolf fell down the chimney and into the pot and the little
Martians quickly shut the lid.
Page 12: Afterwards the Evil Alien was never see again and The Three Little
Martians lived happily ever after.

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