2D I Foundation, G7, (AY2016/17 Sem 1)

Hi! This is my final project for 2D Foundation I: Ego. For the concept, I divided my ego into myself in four different places and different role.

 1. Carefree + Singapore = Discipline

For the first context I want to show myself as a student. And the main place for my education is Singapore Read more →

Hi! This is my first post for my  2D Final Project: Ego. This post is about the inspiration, process and colour theory of each composition. Click here to see the final composition.

Initial Inspiration: Most of my inspiration is from the book that Ms Ina lent me, Drawn to Stitch by Gwen Hedley. Starting from that book, I research Read more →

[1 – Vagabond + New Places = Anxious]

Vagabond – “Get ready for a rollercoaster trip all over the world.”

Those who travel often like to keep a journal as a memoir of their trips. The composition hence resembles a travel sketchbook, though on a book (which I am currently reading by the way, 1984 by George Orwell), being Read more →

Hi,

this is my final work:

The colours are mainly Monochromatic

colours that are shade or tint variations of the same hue

no matter throughout the rows or even within the frame (for the top 2 rows).

Here are the close-ups:

Please feel free to give suggestions for improvement 🙂

Overview

When we received the brief for this project, I was so excited that I began working on it immediately. To me this project was like a breath of fresh air after project 1 and 2, where we were confined to working in black and white and where we had other certain restrictions. Project 3 allowed us to work with a Read more →

Hello,

So here’s my final artworks for Project EGO.

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Explanations

ROW 1

I WANT TO PLAY + The endless workload and responsibilities I have (Chinese words: Day and Night) = My reaction to it (Japanese words: I AM TIRED)

I created a more child like persona for my “Play” to show my Read more →

I was really picky when it came to selecting my colours. I love colours and there were so many different combinations I wanted to try. However from the start I knew I didn’t want too many colours, the maximum was 4. I also wanted the colours to flow through all my works to keep a constant style and balance.

I decided Read more →

Here’s some process images of how I illustrated myself. There are more  (too shy to include them LOL) I had some trouble coming out with a style I really like, many times I felt that my illustrations looked too simplified, too childish or just too rigid. I decided to find more inspirations and study the different styles of artist I Read more →

Hello,

Here are my inspirations for project Ego. I’ve always been very interested in Japanese/Chinese (Asian) graphic design with a modern touch. Simplified designs to tell my story using clean lines, shapes and bold colours.  Here are a few designers whose work I really love and have decided to incorporate their styles into my work.

Ikko Tanaka

I really loved Ikko Tanaka’s style. Read more →