Here is the final submissions:
All is inspired by culture in different countries.
My batik maker and shadow puppeteer are Indonesian traditional clothing and show respectively.
While the vampire hunter is related to Chinese belief about ghost.
Ad the coloured sand artist is souvenir art from the Arabian countries.
Reflection:
It was fun learning new different stuffs. During this project, I learnt to use Adobe Illustrator much more extensively than I ever before. I also learnt the feature of ‘timeline’ in Adobe Photoshop to create gif. file format. I also feel that I learnt a lot more in term of composing and arranging element in each page. It was a tough job to do, practicing it is tougher than knowing the theory alone.
Other than technical skill, I also learnt to keep on doing until the end as I honestly feel that there is no ending in art. Like even after I think I have finished my composition, I end up changing it after some other time. And this process can just continue until I am satisfied. I realize actually this can go on and on if there is no deadline for the artwork. I might find another better composition for the above submissions one day.
There is no such thing as the best composition, there is only a better one as one keep on learning and improving themselves.
Chinese Vampire Hunter (initial idea was Ghost Hunter)
Ghost Hunter Brainstorm
Honestly, this is the most exciting ones. I researched ghost from different countries in Asia.
After consultation, I realized that we are supposed to take elements from the ghost hunter, not the ghost itself ._.
A significant amulet is the jiangshi paper to banish Chinese vampire. Hence I decided to go with it as the main component.
In order to make the message clearer I added the Chinese vampires in the composition. and decided that the job is more specific as Chinese vampire hunter.
Elements:
– Jiangshi paper folded in origami font (digitally made)
NAT process
– Chinese Vampire (sketched, digitally traced, digitally colored)
Vampire process
– Scary haunted Chinese house (digitally edited)
Background process
Here is the first composition:
Chinese vampire hunter first composition
However I realized that the vampires are too cute, lively and colorful for the composition, hence I decided to change the vampire into a more realistic and dull color one.
Chinese vampire hunter process
Chinese vampire hunter final
Batik Maker
It is mentioned that we should ‘cloth’ the fonts, and somehow I thought of Batik, Indonesian traditional cloth. I decided to use this idea and become a batik maker.
Batik brainstorm
I felt that the composition is to plain and not interesting. After more time trying out, adjusting the angles, layer effects, background etc. I finally found a better and final composition.
Batik maker process
Batik maker final
Shadow Puppeteer
Another interesting Indonesian culture is the shadow puppet (Indonesian name: Wayang Kulit).
I decided to use the important characters from the famous story of Ramayana: Rama, Sinta and Hanoman.
Shadow puppet brainstorm
For each letter, I want them to have these elements:
– Main stick
– Arm band of the character
– Specific element of the character
– Stick to move hand around (if necessary)
Shadow puppet characterization
I finally created the first composition, as it is shadow puppet, I thing the following elements are necessary:
– the puppet
– the shadow
– the light
– the screen
Each letter was sketched, digitally traced and digitally colored.
Shadow puppeteer first composition
However I saw this composition as too simple and too many dark color with no significant purpose. It also seems like stick in the shape of font being lighted, not really like shadow puppet. Hence, I added the puppeteer and change the angle of the light source. Also, I invert the font horizontally as it is supposed to be the behind-screen view of the show (it will be read as NAT from the audience point of view). I had a feedback that it might be read as ‘TAN’ instead of ‘NAT’, but it actually is okay as my Chinese surname is Tan (adisTANa).
Shadow puppeteer process
Shadow puppeteer final
Coloured Sand Artist
For the last job, I decided to go for another culture. I saw my photo when I went to Dubai and thought of what culture I could remember. Then the idea of coloured sand artist I met at market popped up. I think it is a really interesting job which required skills and practice.So for each letter, I want it to be one bottle of coloured sand art. The shape of the container is the shape the letter.Element:
– Glass container in the shape of the letter
– Coloured sand inside the containerEach letter was sketched, digitally traced, digitally colored and edited.
Very first sketched of the letterThe elements were digitally tracedColoured sand artist processColoured sand artist final
For the final submissions and reflection click here.
So at first I brainstormed all the possible job that I am interested to do.
Job Brainstorm
With all the random and scattered list, I narrowed down into (not based on any particular order):
Robert Langdon
Being a fan of Dan Brown’s novels, I want to be Robert Langdon, a professor of symbology and go for many adventures. He is someone who interpreting iconology, deciphering symbols and code.
I first thought that the term for the job is ‘symbologist’ but it appeared that no such vocabulary in the dictionary. Well, I can be him.
Symbologist Brainstorm
I researched and looked for various symbol that can be modified to letters of my name. Also thumbnailed some possible composition like:
putting my initial in between random symbols
editing famous historical artefact with symbols and add my initial to it.
E.g. the tablet in the film Night at The Museum
The Golden Tablet of Pharaoh Akhmenrah
The gate to an ancient city with my initial
Cemetery or graveyard or mummy case with my initial
Out of all four, the one I want to made is honestly the last one. Until I realised that it feels like preparing my own grave (literally)………
So I decided to pause working on this job……… for good.
Jules Verne
Another job inspired by novels, I want to be an adventurer or traveler. Things like weird places, new findings, ancient plants, extinct animals are somehow appealing to me.
Traveler Brainstorm
Identical with different modes of transportation to travel, I listed down possible transports. I also drafted ‘NAT’ using different lines related to water, air and soil transportation (train, ship, airplane). Decided the background ca be a world map, and the lines can be red showing the path or plan of a journey.
However I did not pursue this composition further as I found more interesting ideas coming up for another job.
Witch
Well, I can’t help to want to be one. Especially Elphaba of the Wicked, somehow I am weirdly attracted to her character. (?)
Avatar!
Not the movie Avatar. It’s the animated television series Avatar: The Legend of Aang. The bender for fire, water, wind, earth. Control the balance of the Earth. Another one I can’t let go…
TV Show Winner
Participating and winning amazing TV shows like Amazing Race, Fear Factor, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? are some of my childhood dream I cannot say no to. Spent time to watch them routinely weekly. So nostalgic.
Extreme Sport Athlete
Extreme sports like cave diving, sky diving etc is another things that attracted me. But reflecting on the reality, I just hope I could do them at least once before I die.
Marine Mammal Trainer
Free Willy! I have been liking marine mammal especially dolphin since little, being their trainer seems fun.
Here is another list after browsing through the internet, looking for weird and unusual job.
Iceberg mover. Might have save Titanic. Who knows?
Snake milker. Aaaaaaa so interesting I cannot! I like how a snake’s skin feels.
Fortune cookie writer. It’s all a lie.
Crime scene investigator or detective.
Shepherd.
Swordsman. Zoro of the anime One Piece. Sword Art Online.
Chocolatier. Childhood game and dream job.
Ghost Hunter. Another one inspired by childhood movie.
Time Traveller.
Origami artist and paper sculptor. Origami Artist and Paper Sculptor Brainstorm
For origami artist, I planned to fold real origami, paste it on paper and take photo of it. After consultation (thanks Shirley) an interesting idea was to hang it instead of pasting it. Then, the paper can use texturised Japanese origami paper with plain background to contrast the elements.
As for the paper sculptor (initially was an alternative for the origami artist), there are so many different type of paper sculpt.
I planned to create layers of white paper with the shape of NAT. And I did the draft.
Paper sculptor experiment
However I decided to not do it for the real thing as it feels too plain and I could not find a nice composition other than a plain classic one.
Later on the options evolved and I ended up having these as the finalised ones:
A soundscape is a sound or combination of sounds that forms or arises from an immersive environment.
Part 1: In class Activity – Sound Fabric
During the in class activity, we listened to some sound and used the brown paper to express it in 3D form, sound fabric.
Pleasant sound: ADM Water Fountain
This sound is pleasant for me as it is somehow calming and give me the feeling of a japanese onsen and mountain area. So relaxing.
Pleasant Sound – ADM Water Fountain Sound Fabric
For me each water drop feels like it is in the shape of a line being curled (spiral) as it falls on another water surface.
spiral
I also feel like there are two significant water sound:
-the dominant one with lower pitch and heavier feeling
-the much less dominant with higher pitch and lower intensity
As such, I separate it into two main part (with roughly same overall size to say that both are equally important. One has thicker width representing the one with heavier feeling and the other has thinner width representing the lower intensity. Both has the same principle of spiral as each sound shaped like that in my mind.
The shape is being hung and the composition looks like it has a movement from up to down, representing the ‘fall’ of the water.
Unpleasant sound: Buzzer alarm
This sound is unpleasant for me as it is the sound of my annoying alarm. It really gives me the cringe and feels like each buzz is pierced through my hearing.
Unpleasant Sound – Buzzer Alarm Sound Fabric
So the twirl and pointy part represent the annoying and endless cringe of me whilelistening to that alarm. Each twirl represents one buzz and it is being twisted as it sounds like my hearing is being crumpled by it. I put them at constant distance as the duration between each buzz is constant. Also, the shape is a closed square showing that the buzz is enclosed and keep on repeating endlessly.
Part 2: Soundscapes
After the lesson, we were asked to create two A4 size soundscapes for two soundscape (can be different from in class activity).
Pleasant sound: ADM Water Fountain (same as previous part)
I decided to use the same sound as somehow, I like it more as I listen more to it. And somehow the sound sounds like the rain sound while I am inside a car/ room. It reminds me of my hometown, Bandung and childhood when I was inside a car and it was raining. It’s like being inside a warm and comforting place, feeling secure even though it was raining outside.
Pleasant Sound – ADM Water Fountain Soundscape
I decide to use that thick plastic material that has a kinda neutral pitch with a quite heavy sound as previously I wanted to use thin plastic (the sound is too high pitch) or paper (the sound too light).
Still keeping the concept of the spiral, I cut all part to lines and spiral it. Then I connect both end to create an enclosed shape which represent the endless loop of the water as long as the fountain is turned on.
Unpleasant sound: Rolling Chair
This sound is unpleasant as it is quite annoying. Somehow when I listen to it, I picture myself studying/doing project in a room and there is someone who keeps on rolling the chair, disturbing my concentration.
Unpleasant Sound – Rolling Chair Soundscape
The sound of the rolling chair gives the sound of heavy friction between the wheel and surface. As such I used crumpled alumunium foil to show the uneven sound and friction. I chose this material as it has the friction with heavy feeling if i move my hand brushing through it.
And then there is the ‘ngik ngik’ squeaking sound from the chair. This sound is not so significant hence it is only represented by small strip of transparent colored paper being folded into random direction unevenly (as the ‘ngik’ sound is uneven and irregular. I chose the material as the ‘ngik’ sound was clear and the color is not so dominating and can blend with the foil.
It was actually a fun activity for me as I have to try new things and use my imagination. Some sound evokes random memory while some just sound like a common sound with not much significant memory :D.
Process of hearing:
Sound waves enter the ear canal, making the ear drum vibrate and moves the ossicles. The last bone of stapes knocks on the membrane window of the cochlea, causing fluid in the cochlea to move. This movement cause stereocillia to bend and create electrical signal that caused the auditory nerve to carry signal to the brain.
Interesting Facts:
Human ear still functions even when a person sleeps. It continues to pick up sound but the brain block them out.
Human ears are self-cleaning by producing ear wax (cerumen) which protects the ear from dust and friction.
Frequently cleaning ear wax can damage the tymponic membrane and lead to deafness!
Wearing headphones for an hour will increase the bacteria in ear by 700 times.
Ossicles is the smallest bone found in a human body.
The inner ear helps human balance as they walk or run.
TOUCH (Tactioception) is the body’s ability to feel physical sensation
Process:
Stimuli is accepted by somatosensory and the nervous system carry the information to the brain.
Interesting Facts:
Skin is the largest organ of a body, it makes up 15% of the body weight.
Skin is constantly renewing itself.
Touch can reduce blood pressure and heart rate.
Touch stimulates brain to release endorphin.
The sense of touch gets worse as human ages.
Touch is crucial for a baby’s development.
Similarity between frog and human?
It is really fascinating to find out that we are somewhat quite similar to frogs. It is not something I expected before.
Body structure
The body structure of frogs and humans is comparable as have skin, bones, muscles and organs. Further, both frog and human bodies can be broken up into a head, a neck, a trunk and limbs.
Organs
Both have lungs, kidneys, a stomach, a heart, a brain, a liver, a spleen, a small intestine and a large intestine, a pancreas, a gall bladder, a urinary bladder, a ureter, a cloaca. Males and females of each species have testes and ovaries respectively. In general, their organ structure is similar, but frogs have considerably less complex anatomies and they do not have ribs or a diaphragm.
Vertebrates with nervous system
They have similar systems, including nervous, circulatory, digestive and respiratory. Both are classified as vertebrates, with a spine and nerves that spread across the body. Both frogs and humans have very developed senses of hearing, which is managed by the nervous system. However, frogs can only detect high-pitched sounds with their ears; low-pitched sounds are detected through the skin. Both frogs and humans also have developed senses of sight and smell.
Frog vs Human Body Part
We were asked to research on how smell related to the memory. After some research, I found out that both smell and taste (with the addition of tactile and thermal sensations) create flavor, and this is the one factor that is greatly related to one’s memory.
TASTE (gustaocception) is the ability to taste and to discriminate flavors. How does the human sense of taste work? the taste bud on the tongue (papillae) have very sensitive microvili which sends message to the brain about the taste.
Four basic human taste are sweet, salty, sour, bitter.
In early 1990s, the 5th taste of umami was recognized.
Fat could be the 6th taste.
The tongue map is not exactly right as there is no clear cut map of which parts of tongue taste what.
SMELL (olfacception) is the ability to sense and perceive smell. How does the human sense of smell work?
Odourant stimulates chemoreceptors which gives electrical impulse to be passed on to the brain. The brain interprets the pattern of electrical activity as specific odors and olfactory sensation.
Smell is intimately linked to behaviour, mood and memory as the olfactory bulb is part of the limbic system (include amygdala and hippocampus)
Anosmia is the inability to smell that can be caused by sinus disease, growth in the nassal passage, viral infection and head trauma.
In 1991, Richard Axel and Linda Buck published a paper on olfactory receptors and how the brain interprets smell. They won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Three percent of a human genes are olfactory receptor type.
Smell and taste with addition of tactile and thermal sensation create flavour. Flavour is the sensory impression of food. This flavour is the one that evoke human’s memory.
And why does smell is the sense that most easily evoke memory compared to other senses?
Smell is firstly being processed in hippocampus which is identified as crucial for creating new memories for events.
Smell information is transferred directly to olfactory without passing through the thalamus like other senses.
Hi!
On our very first 3D lesson, we had some fun and unusual experience. We were asked to blindly try 3 different chocolate. YUM 😀
CHOCOLATE A
When I touched it, it has the shape of a normal chocolate bar with smooth surface. It didn’t melt easily, I guess it was not milky. It smelled sweet and I guessed it had 60% cocoa.
At first it tasted bitter, slowly become powderish and suddenly spicy (which I like) but end up giving the sour taste at the end.
Chocolate A Experience
Well, I the moment the chocolate became spicy, I remember the time when I ate a cup of chocolate chili gelato in Gelato Gusto, Bali with my friends. To try a spoon was okay, but to finish a whole cup was memorable. It was a weird choice as I remember enjoying the first half of the cup but later forcing myself to finish the other half.
CHOCOLATE B The shape was round with leave pattern on the surface. It smelled sweet and melt quiet easily, guessed it was milky.
However, it tasted very bitter and I savoured it (I like dark chocolate) until I started to taste nut and more nut which I do not really like. After sometimes the bitterness returned and turned powderish at the end.
B Experience
The moment I tasted the nut, I remembered eating a macadamia chocolate, not really remembering the details of when and where.
Actually, the chocolate was dark chocolate and there was no nut at all. I did not know why did I tasted nut when I ate it.
CHOCOLATE C The shape is of a chip with an easily-melt chocolate on one side. I thought it was normal and the chip was plain (I didn’t feel the texture of the salt somehow).
It was sweet at the first bite and I could feel the chocolate melted and I tasted salty, chocolate melted and I could taste potato chip, salty, crunchy and potato chips again. I love the taste, it just keep on getting better. (Thanks for letting us eating it)
