Colours – twng

Ego 04

I decided to change all the scenarios from my initial draft because I felt like the new ones were more interesting and gave the tissue paper more character. I went for a more abstract approach this time, using patterns and repetition to create the setting or to express the emotion in the scene. I also removed the idea of a face from my character to place more attention and focus to the colours and the “body” expression instead of explicitly implying it through facial expressions.

While experimenting with the compositions on Adobe Illustrator, I realised that the frames could be connected together while still making sense within its own frame. I wanted to challenge my limits with the composition instead of making it very obvious and direct and also add on an element of flow across all three frames in a scenario.

Initially, I did a palette swatch to choose colours that I felt could fit the situations that I wanted to illustrate. Just by looking at the colours, one could imagine a mood and a setting. The relationship between colour and how it is immediately linked to a scenario was a concept that I felt was really interesting.

However, I realised that the colours I had chosen might have matched one another on the palette, but were too contrasting and striking when used together in the composition. Despite this, I felt that doing colour palette swatches helped in selecting colours that I should be using for the scenario, which made it a lot easier while I was working on the composition.

01 GLOOMY ME + COMFORT FOOD = TISSUE PRATA

Split complementary colours of reds, yellows and blues.

GLOOMY ME

I used the same shade of blue but layered with different levels of opacity to create the idea of sadness radiating from the tissue. The blue also implies a sense of cold & loneliness, further shown from the squiggly lines just beside the tissue that suggests the idea of it shivering from the cold.

IN NEED OF COMFORT FOOD

Similar to the previous frame, I used the same shade of light red but layered with different levels of opacity to suggest the hand of the tissue reaching out for comfort. The slow progression of opacity & visibility of the hand shows movement.

TISSUE PRATA

Unlike the previous two frames, this composition does not use opacity to create the mood and setting. Instead, the use of warm colours such as orange and yellow, as well as the white opacity to create a smokey effect in the composition, suggests warmth of the tissue snuggled in a blanket of hot curry.

02 LISTENING EAR + COMFORT = PROBLEM ABSORBER

Complementary & monochromatic colours of blues and beige (orangey).

ME AS A LISTENING EAR

I used the same shade of blue but with different levels of opacity to show progression of volume. Blue here represents trust, how the tissue is trusted with all the problems from different people. The mouths are more concentrated near the centre of the composition and creates a movement of increasing volume. They also get more visible nearer to the ear of the tissue. The use of repetition of the mouth suggests the idea of many people voicing out their problems.

ALWAYS THERE TO COMFORT

The beige colour of the face is used to complement the blue in the background, and also to suggest the idea of a human being. Different shades of beige were used to bring out different features. Although beige is the dominant colour in this composition, it brings more focus to the blues due to the contrast between the two colours. Blue here is used to represent sadness and possibly healing and security, to show that the tissue will always be there to support when it is needed.

PROBLEM ABSORBER

Two different shades of blue were used here to create waves. Blue is used here to represent stability. The layering of the waves in the same opacity created a kind of turbulent water effect, representing all the problems coming together in an attempt to drown the tissue. But despite being among all these waves of problems, the tissue still stands strong.

03 ME IN LOVE + MARRIAGE = TWO PLY TISSUE

Right complementary colours of red and teal.

ME IN LOVE

I used the same shade of light red with different opacity and blurred it to create the illusion of a floaty flowery background. It was meant to represent the feeling of being in love, where everything becomes a blur because one is blinded by love. The use of light red here represents a very sweet kind of love.

MARRY FUTURE PARTNER

The different shades of teal were also created with different opacity. This gives the clouds some depth, as the colours bring about a foreground and background. The clouds are used to represent being on “cloud nine”. The teal complements the light red colour and also helps in differentiating the gender in the two frames. The teal background brings attention to the flowers on the hand of the male tissue to show the proposal action. It also brings about focus to the 2 ply tissue box which leads one to the next frame.

TWO PLY TISSUE

In the final frame, I combined both the light red and teal colour to show the harmony and unity from the previous two frames. The tissues are married and are seen hugging one another at the top of the tissue box. The use of confetti suggests the idea of a happy event. The colours balance each other out and helps to enhance the emotions of the entire composition.

04 AT A CONCERT + GOT AUTOGRAPHED = TISSUE SUPERSTAR

Analogous shades of purple.

ME AT A CONCERT

I used opacity and blur in this composition to suggest the idea of flashing lights and a lot of movement at concerts. The lines in the background represent spotlights, which are a common feature at concerts. The use of various colours of purple gives it a depth as there is a foreground and background to the lights. The tissue was also duplicated and blurred to show that it was dancing. Purple in this frame represents youth.

GOT AUTOGRAPHED ON

I used opacity to bring about contrast compared to the white tissue, to show that amongst all the other tissues in the background, I was chosen to be autographed on. Purple here represents luxury. The composition is kept simple so that the focus will be on the autograph and the tissue.

TISSUE SUPERSTAR

I used opacity of different purples to give the background depth. Purple here represents luxury and royalty, suggesting the superstar status of the tissue after being autographed on. The shape in the background represents camera flashes. Similar to the previous frame, the purples bring focus to the white tissue, and also complements the tiny yellow sparkle which represents the makeover of the tissue from a normal piece of tissue to a prized object.

Across all four scenarios, the Pantone colours I used had a pastel hue. Pastel colours gave the scenarios a lighter mood and looks softer, since my scenarios are quite on the emotional side. Although the pastel colour choice was not entirely intentional, because I chose colours based on how it would complement the screen before. It was nice to see that there was a form of consistency across all four scenarios.

There were difficulties I faced in doing this project. One was creating the composition and finding the relation across all three frames. Although it was not part of the brief to do so, I felt that challenging my limits was good practice and helps in pushing my creativity to another level. Another difficulty I faced was in effectively communicating the situation within the confined spaces of the square frames. Overall, I felt that this project improved my skills in terms of being concise in what I wanted to communicate and also the use of colours to bring about emotions.

Ego 03

I chanced upon this video on Youtube that I first watched a few years ago and realised that it was quite related to our 2D project. What was really interesting to me was the use of colours for every character that complemented the situation they were in.

Purple-yellow-pink
Analogous + complementary
Childish, sadness, sympathetic, attention

Green-red-brown-beige
Complementary
Natural, hunger, outdoors, conservative

Blue-green-red-brown
Split complementary
Security, passion, representative of real life (money = green, blood stitches = red)

Blue-pink-yellow-orange
Primary colours (kind of) + complementary
Calm, tranquil, playful, courage, representative of real life (water = blue)

Ego 02

For my first draft, I tried representing myself as a tissue in various forms – as a piece of tissue, a tissue packet and a toilet roll. However, I felt that it lacked consistency, because I would have been represented in different forms which viewers may or may not see the link in. I decided to give the tissue character facial expressions so that it would better convey the emotions that I was trying to show in the scene.

First iteration of tissue situations:

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I used yellow as the background for this composition because I wanted the colour to represent the energy of many versions of me coming together to be the ultimate tissue packet. The second frame contains orange lines that represent sun rays, to show happiness. The final frame uses split complementary colours of red blue and green. The blue on the exterior complements the yellow background. Despite the various designs of tissue packets I could have chosen from, I chose this because the design of the packaging is iconic in Singapore.

This set was supposed to be a continuity from the previous set. Blue was chosen as the main colour for this set of illustrations to represent loneliness and sadness, since the tissue packet was left alone and used to “chope” a table. It feels blue (pun intended) because it was being made use of other than its actual purpose. Different shades of blue are used to bring contrast and to differentiate certain elements that would have otherwise blended in together.

Pink was chosen as the background colour for this set to represent love. There was no context or details used for this because I felt that the colour and the very obvious heart shape was enough to express what I was trying to convey. Although I feel it would be better to place it in a context so that the frames are less direct and more open to interpretation.

In this scene I am represented as a toilet roll, to give some subtle context of being in a shitty situation. I used orange as the background colour because I felt it complemented all 4 sets as a whole. Also, the orange colour adds a good contrast to the dark brown colour of the piece of poop. In the second frame, I wanted to make it look like a game fight, which explains the green bar of life at the bottom right of the frame. The green colour stands out in comparison to all the earth tone colours of the frame.

Ego 01

I started off by thinking of nicknames that are commonly associated to me by friends – tissue (a play on my name), sotong (because I’m really unaware and “blur“), wrecking ball (because I’m really careless and tend to ruin things A LOT). I came up with a few situations and tried to think of how the different nicknames could be fit into it. I thought that representing myself as a piece of tissue was pretty interesting, since it is a daily object that can be found in many scenarios and has quite an impact in the lives of Singaporeans (chope!). I tried to think of different scenarios where a piece of tissue could be used / found, and I gave the tissue some emotions and actions.

Mindmap of character, possible situations & outcomes:
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Rough sketches of tissue in various situations:
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I have yet to decide on 4 scenarios which could be interesting for a piece of tissue, will try working on it!