Wanted so much more time to figure out this assignment. But oh well, will try my best to work around it as much as possible.
Realized stars and galaxy were always my favourite subjects in my projects.
That’s why I wanted to do something about them this time.
Another thing that is really consistent is the fact that I always have story elements in my projects.
Can’t find a way to put all my old works together.
Decided to work with a ‘illustration book’ as my idea for zine.
Still at the initial phases so below is what I have so far:
wanted a more quiet and minimalistic feeling to the work. ended up with this
the second page will contain constellations. still have not figured out how to make it more magazine like.
thought of having a splash page to break the quiet rhythm to the start. this is just another rough sketch of the look I intend to achieve. (This is mostly inspired by my EGO project of Monk Prince and I. Used another celestial being since we’ve gone through all the Asian art and stuff)
still confused with this panel. but that’s the general story that I want to tell.
As usual, a simple ending.
Some obstacles that I am facing now:
- I have NO IDEA how to digital paint a starry sky properly. I kinda used a different technique for the previous project which I want to avoid for this. For my EGO project I also did a night sky but I thought I should push myself to achieve better this time around.
- Compositions. Still struggling with compositions until now… guess it takes time to get used to these stuff.
- Diversity in colour schemes. Really liked the blue and purple in the double page. Just wonder if there are any other colour combinations that will describe a night sky nicely.
Still have a LONG WAY to go. Kind of started work a little later because it took a while for the ideation. Need advice on the way I can work on this idea. Even if the idea is bad I thought it’ll be really beneficial to be able to digitally paint a night sky. For my future use when I go for my major in animation.
Anyways just wanted to have a more consistent uploading of my progress this time around. Hopefully can gain more inspirations tomorrow during the consultation.
Have a great day,
KJ