I wasn’t very confident of illustrating graphic art, but decided to try it anyway, because I really liked the idea of photography combining with illustrations! Overall, I really had fun exploring and trying out various ways of directing a shoot and drawing digitally, and below are some of the process work for my final artwork!
Water from the point of view of a flame is death.
I first shot an empty bottle with the motion of pouring water to an lighted candle.I then illustrated water flowing out of the bottle towards the candle. However, my friends from group consultation suggested that the idea of a dying flame was still not as strong.. Thus, I’ve made the flame extinguish and water overflowing everywhere for my final piece
2. Water from the point of view of feng shui is flow of money.
I took a picture of the fountain of wealth at Suntec. Concept being, wealth=money, water=flowing, which already depicts my line! In addition, fountain of wealth is also known as the world’s largest fountain in 1998! It also is the representation of fengshui, thus my selection on this!
3. Water from the point of view of a Thai citizen is Songkran Festival.
I directed the scene of Songkran with the help of my friendsThen i started editing the water illustrations inTried to have a Thailand city Songkran background but it looks a little messy?Tried removing the background but I felt that it seems a little fake and flatThus, I kept the background but muted the colours a little, and also illustrated the existing water on the stock image to blend both the stock image and my photography together!
4. Water from the point of view of Singapore is contract.
We all know NEWater bottle is iconic, and its existence is also significant to Singapore’s water and its contractual terms with organization or regional countries. Thus, I decided to incorporate this element into this line.had to use this toilet bowl because I wanted to illustrate and portray the idea of what people perceives – toilet water = NEWater
I illustrated the water and incorporated NEWater’s logo into it too!
5. Water from the point of view of instant noodles is completion.
I tried out with this image but I did not quite like the composition and the background was too messy…So I tried to remove the background but it still doesn’t seem to portray the look that I want…Thus, I changed to cup noodles instead!
6. Water from the point of view of Science is ph7.
I can’t find the correct tools and apparatus for this science experiment, thus, I used a stock image for this. As we know litmus paper test can determine the pH value of a substance, thus I used this visual to portray my idea!
All in all, I really had fun exploring and learning while on this project. Can’t wait for the next project already! 🙂
Potential topics: 1. Dance 2. Camera 3. iPhone
4. Water 5. Fire
Brainstorm process:
Water from the point of view of an athlete is motivation.
Water from the point of view of an African child is hope.
Water from the point of view of sea creatures is home.
Water from the point of view of cleaner is a means to an end.
Water from the point of view of a chef is an ingredient.
Water from the point of view of a plant is sustenance.
Water from the point of view of a swimmer is career.
Water from the point of view of a flame is death.
Water from the point of view of instant noodles is completion.
Water from the point of view of a desert is miracle.
Water from the point of view of feng shui is flow of money.
Water from the point of view of firemen is weapon.
Water from the point of view of hose is ammunition.
Water from the point of view of an eye is heart break.
Water from the point of view of a Thai citizen is new beginning. (Songkran)
Water from the point of view of a pair of lungs is pneumonia.
Water from the point of view of Singapore is contract.
Water from the point of view of a bottle is purpose.
Water from the point of view of Bruce Lee is battle cry
Water from the point of view of Science is ph7.
Inspiration:
I’ve always loved the idea of combining photography and graphic art. It could be executed in digital painting or physical drawing, which could be combined as one. It gives off a typically clean overall look and feel and an illusion of 2D animation instead of the actual 3D object. The artwork could also symbolically represent an alternate reality in which all these objects could be viewed from varying perspectives.
