Batik!! XD

Hey everyone,
as mentioned in the picture..class was canceled on the (14/11/2013). Ms Lisa gave us our new assignment which will be "BATIK"!!..I was so excited when I heard about this XD. It has been awhile since I've done Batik. ( 9 years ago to be exact ). Anyways, we were instructed to form groups of 4-5 people and come up with some themes and sketches for Ms Lisa to choose. To be honest, I really don't like group assignments.. It's rather difficult for me finding group members as most of my course mates tend to stick to their "cliques". Luck was definitely not on our side when Me and Kim tried searching for group members. In the end, we managed to form a group which consist of 3 members only ( Me,Kim,David ) . I was quite mad at first as there was only suppose to be 2 groups of 5..but It turned out to be 3 groups of 5 in the end.. The problem was that no one was willing to leave their groups..and so...we're stuck with just 3 of us in a team..sighhh...so yahh..we came up with 4 themes for Ms Lisa to check on..

1) 3 Parts Animal 

2) Under The Sea

3) Animal Prints

4) Cartoon characters in Japanese Costumes

 

 Ms Lisa decided to choose "Under The Sea" as our theme :)

Here was her feedback given in Facebook :  
good ideas...please develop the under the sea theme, get the subject mater and compositions right and figure out color schemes for this Thursday..

What's Your Square Exhibition

We finally had our official exhibition for our What's Your Square work at the CODA Gallery !! XD

      For this exhibition, not only our batch artworks are displayed, but also our seniors and juniors as well :)

On the first day of the exhibition ( 11/11/2013 ),We had to set up all our artworks in the gallery. Ms Lisa also finalized our gallery shifts :) . I was on duty with Nick,Nicholas,Kim, Lok Yen and David  for the 10-12pm slot on Friday ( 15/11/2013). Our shift was rather boring as there weren't many people coming to visit the gallery ( since it's the last day of the exhibition ). But we still managed to do a good job explaining about our artwork to some of the visitors :) .

Here are some pictures taken at the Coda Gallery :)

 

 -Picture of me with my artwork-

*tehehehe..too shy to show my face xP *

 Paper cut out done by the Semester 1 juniors. Some of it were previous artworks of our batch and also our seniors. This paper cutout was done for "Principles of Design" subject.

-Our artworks were hung up by using wires- *genius idea by Ms Lisa xD*

Ideation Crit #1

Dialogue/Narrative

 ENDING

She either gets manipulated by the mastermind and decides to join in the secret cult group or she decides to report this matter to the detectives/police

What's Your Square? ( Final Presentation)

Finally, after almost one month..today is our presentation day! :)

Presentation was suppose to start at 2pm.. but Ms Lisa decided to give us an extra 90 minutes to do some preparation.. . However, we eventually the presentation at 4pm because Ms Lisa had something else to settle before that. I was the 3rd to present my artwork..and I think it went pretty well..thank god for that :)

Some pictures taken during the presentation

 

Managed to spot my artwork??? hahaha....anyways..here is what you all have been waiting for..

PRESENTING TO YOU..MY WONDERFUL AND FABULOUS LOOKING ARTWORK!

Asymmetrical cutout

 Symmetrical cutout

Some of my coursemates artwork

There's a lot more of artworks to be shown...but then again..XP..I'm too lazy to post them all up...tehehehe.

anyways..from this assignment..I have learned a lot of things..For example, PATIENCE!!.. It was definitely not nice knowing that your sketches are being REJECTED by your lecturer..honestly..I was really impatient cause I had to do TONS AND TONS of sketches which were constantly being REJECTED..but nevertheless..I still stayed patience enough and managed to get my sketch APPROVED by Ms Lisa.. Besides that, cutting the design out was really another CHALLENGING task..It really required me a lot of patience..as the paper easily tears apart all the time...I then decided to buy a slightly thicker piece of paper which made it a little easier to cut :) *smart decision*...hmmm..TIME MANAGMENT was also a big issue during this assignment...as I only got my sketch approved 4 days before the presentation day..It was rather a rush to finish up my assignment..I tried my hardest to finish it on time..and indeed..I MADE IT!! *HOORAY*..and last but not least..I have also learned about composition and how to use a pen knife in a proper way..tehehe..thank God for no cuts on my finger/hand during this assignment :P.. Anyways, our artwork ( FID Sem1 & Sem2 ) students will be displayed at the Coda Gallery,Taylor's University Lakeside Campus for a whole week starting from 11th of November :)..Do come and drop by at the gallery to take a look at some of our wonderful display of artworks ^_^...Sayonara peeps! :D

What's Your Square (Progress)

Here are some of the sketches I did back at home for the paper cutout assignment :)

Tutorial -24 October 2013

However,Ms Lisa only approved one of the sketches I have drawn..which is the in the 4th picture ( bottom right ) ..She asked me to cut it out and try experimenting with it..and this was the outcome XD

Ms Lisa said it was nice and even mentioned to me that It looked like a mask..LOLS..I do agree with what she said..It somehow looks like a tribal mask or something XP.

Tutorial/Practical - 28 October 2013

 So, for this week's tutorial/practical class..I've decided to try out something different.. I added some details and changed the pattern according to the previous sketch I did :).

-The outcome after cutting/pasting-

 After getting approval from Ms Lisa. I then started to do my final paper cutout design at home :)

Asymmetrical design 

(Before cutting)

(After cutting / before pasting )

Symmetrical design

(Before cutting)

 (After cutting / before pasting )

Where's the final outcome you ask?? XP...well...stay tuned for my next post to find out then..MUAHAHAHA

Ideation Sketches #3

Here are some of my ideas that I've come up for our Noir Film

                         

 So, after having our tutorial session with Mr Charles,We decided to change the whole concept of our "Cult". We changed our mind and decided to go with a "Teddy Bear" cult instead. Why a teddy bear you ask? Well, the appearance of a teddy bear seems friendly and nice but it actually has a mean intention. It was created to destroy the young generation because they are the ones building up the country.Our main objective is to recruit members to join in the "Teddy Bear" cult.

Who made the first toy bear called teddy bear?

Well there are several stories, below is the most popular one:

Morris Michtom made the first official toy bear called the teddy bear. Michtom owned a small novelty and candy store in Brooklyn, New York. His wife Rose was making toy bears for sale in their store. Michtom sent Roosevelt a bear and asked permission to use the teddy bear name. Roosevelt said yes. Michtom and a company called Butler Brothers, began to mass-produce the teddy bear. Within a year Michtom started his own company called the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company.However, the truth is that no one is sure who made the first teddy bear,

 

Reference : http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/Teddy_Bear.htm

Design References

Here are some design references I've done for the Noir Film we're going to create

A homeless girl sleeping at a park bench...

  A homeless girl wondering around the street hoping to find a miracle in life

  Reference

http://blogrestandplay.com/2011/08/08/the-a-team-ed-sheeran-white-lips-pale-face-breathing-in-snowflakes/