SB 2: Individual Practice Project Proposal

What do you intend to do and why?

I really want to do concept art for game. I want to design some character. In this brief I want to design a few characters and identify who they are, what their background story are. I want to add some cultural thing into my design because I never draw it and I have absolutely have no idea how. I think it will be a good way to do some research practice and get out of the comfort zone.

GENERAL THEMES:

Concept art 

SPECIFIC SUBJECTS:

Chinese Drama/ Novel ‘Nirvana in Fire’

SPECIFIC DISCIPLINARY AREA:

Chinese cultural stuff (pattern, building, clothes…)

AUDIENCE/CONTEXTS:

Novel viewer

PRODUCTION/Distribution Methods:

Sketch, digital work

ILLUSTRATORS / DESIGNERS / STUDIOS:

Lu Yangguang

Sheep

Yoshitaka Amano

‘ Illustration On Dictionary Of Classical Chinese Architecture’

I have this 'Illustration on dictionary of classical Chinese architecture' book by Wang Qijun, which is super helpful for this brief. I am going to learn some of the building in my sketchbook. Maybe I will use it in my final pieces.

Character & Narrative

I always have a interest in concept art. I like to create story and character. In this brief I would look more into concept art in game. I am planning to made up a fictional world and create several characters in this world.

Yoshitaka Amoto:

Final Fantasy

Yoshitaka Amano is a Japanese illustration that I really admire.

Game:

Gigantic

I found this game in Steam one day and I was amazed by the art in this game. I really like the aesthetic of this game, the character design is also very interesting. I immediately purchased this game and play. I really enjoy it, is very colourful and visually satisfied.

Lu Yangguang

One of my favourite Chinese illustrator. Because I am going to do something include Chinese culture so I am going to look into Lu Yanguangs work. Luckily I have a series of his illustration book I can use as my tool and reference.

Manchester Art Gallery Final illustraions

I try to use the simplest way to produce some works. I like the colour to be honest. I think this it more for the children and I am not sure if it is too simple.

The left one was the original one, but I think the colour was too dark kind of like some horror movie room, so I changed it too more friendly colour.

I like the composition of this illustration, I learn from the other two illustrations above. I made it as friendly as possible, made the whole image look comfortable. I am quite proud for this final one so I selected this one to submit.