Week9 (18/Jun/2024)
Lectures :
Week 8 (Independent learning week)
Week 9
Digital Surrealism
Realism Versus Surrealism
Realism:
Takes subject matters of the ordinary and common world which we call "reality." It almost always takes a non-exotic and non-extraordinary subject matter and theme. There is no need to think outside of the box as that is not "real."
Surrealism:
A twist on Realism. It explores the subconscious mind with subject matters concentrating on dream-images and often aims to distort the ordinary and what we call reality.
Fig.1.1 Realism Versus Surrealism
Surrealism
Definition:
o Surrealism defies logic. Dreams and the workings of the subconscious mind inspire surrealistic art (French for "super-realism") filled with strange images and bizarre juxtapositions.
o Fueled by the teachings of Freud and the rebellious work of Dada artists, surrealists like Salvador Dalí promoted free association and dream imagery.
Dadaism:
o An anti-war art movement with artworks that are satirical and nonsensical in nature.
What is Digital Surrealism?
Definition:
o Surrealism is a cultural movement focused on types of arts to express the artist’s ideas themselves. In this digital era, surrealism is one of the top digital art styles.
How to Start Creating Surrealism Artworks?
1.Dream-like scenes and symbolic images
2.Unexpected illogical juxtapositions
3.Bizarre assemblages of ordinary objects
4.Primitive or child-like designs
Creation Steps
1.Sketch It Out:
o Take a piece of paper and pen/pencil or a tablet and start to sketch. Draw your vision out roughly. Don't finesse any details yet, just lay out the key points of your vision.
2.Find Reference Images:
o Gathering reference images will greatly help you realize your new idea. Gather images that directly relate to what you have in mind.
Capturing Your Dream
1.“Does this look real?”:
o Surrealism is at its best when it's convincing enough that it could be real, however, we obviously know that the subject matter you are creating is nonexistent and thus not real.
2.Make it happen to the best of your ability:
o When you try to approach something challenging, you will learn the skills you may need for next time to make it work. The worst thing you can do is be afraid and back off from your idea because you would never learn that way.
Role of Photoshop.
Tutorial :
TISDC 2024 POSTER COMPETITION
CATEGORY: VISUAL DESIGN
THEME: EQUALITY
SIZE FORMAT: A1 (300dpi)
Instruction:
Student are required to create a poster design composition using elements of photography, typography and vector graphics.
Photography is from DPI.
Typography and vector graphics is from IVN.
Theme: Equality
Category: Visual Design
Note: Please make sure to consult your ideas before go through the poster development.
Practical
PROJECT 2B: POSTER DESIGN
I have two thoughts on the subject of equality.
1. I intend to interpret equality from the perspective of occupation——Occupational equality, whether it is a labor worker or a brain worker, no matter how much money they make, everyone is equal.
I think my poster should have two representatives of labor work and brain work, and find a way to show that the two are equal.
2.I want to express gender equality,The idea was to use the apple in the mythical story of the Garden of Eden, which was bitten by Adam and Eve, as the main intention, and to express equality with a balanced bite mark.
Based on these two ideas, I started my sketch.
Fig.2.6 Skeches
I drew two simple sketches and began to photograph.
I started shooting apples for the first sketch.Inspired by the sketch, I took a bite on each side.
Fig.2.7 Bitten apple
I couldn't get a picture of a snake, so I searched the Internet for a picture of a snake and used the Magic wand tool to pull it out.
Fig.2.8 Process
I tried to bring them together and add shadows. Then, I created a new document in the Ai to edit the font layout and put it on.Finally, the whole is adjusted.
Fig.2.9 Draft poster1
Fig.2.10 Process
As with the first poster, I designed the layout in Ai and imported it into Ps to continue.
Fig.2.11 Draft poster2
After your feedback,I chose the Draft poster 1 and I decided to revise the composition.
Fig.2.12 Attempt 1
However, as I tried, the rule of thirds would distort the figure and not fit well.
So I simply used vertical composition, centering all images and text. It looks much better and fits the theme of equality.
Fig.2.13 Attempt 2
I didn't think the shadow was realistic enough, so I added a small shadow to the chain of the balance, without the Gaussian blur because I wanted the shadow of the chain to look more realistic. Then I made it my last poster to turn in.
Fig.2.14 Final poster
Fig.2.15 Competition registration screenshot
Feedback
Week9
You can proceed with the first image (scale).The proportions need some rough adjustment to make the picture more comfortable.
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