Task 3 - Evaluation

Evaluation

The project is about  creating a character for a steampunk genre there were three characters to choose from a hero, heroine and a villain.

The character profile I picked was Henry Drayton, which I picked based on previous research on the Steam Punk genre.  I created a mind map and mood board providing ideas for my character using this research.  From this I produced hand rendered sketches with plans and target dates to produce the work.

I created my finished pieces by using two programs called adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

The tools that I used in Adobe Illustrator are:-

Pen tool which I used to trace a photo of myself. I also used the free transform tool to resize parts of the character to add realism to the character.

The tools that I used in Photoshop are:-

Lasso/magnetic lasso tool to remove backgrounds from collected images from the web to form the character.  I also used a tool called warp so that features of the character was curved in the correct way, for example a moustache curved to the curve of my mouth.

Initially there were problems with the computers going too slow due to problems with different classes saving their work which meant that we were delayed but once this was resolved were able to continue using the computers to produce our finished designs.

When first using the programs I had never used some of the tools before and was unsure of how they worked but once shown by my tutor I was able to use these competently.

 If i was to improve my final piece i would add more detail to the clothing and more effects to it.

This project i learned how to use adobe software, being able develop ideas has improved. 

These screen prints show the process my final piece went through when creating them in Photoshop and illustrator using various tools like the warp tool to help make the moustache and beard from my hair.