There will be questions about our projects prototype. Currently I have been finalizing the first two characters (Mother and Father), for the last characters I have to make daughter and son. For this presentaion we all recorded our talk, and mine will e on the bottom of this page (After I found out how to add). To prepare, I will be answering some questions, given to me by my tutor through the learning zone, regarding the prototypes I created. At the moment, I have created two prototypes of two different designs that I had come up with and I am currently creating my third one as well. I will also be posting the audio of my presentation towards the end of this post.
*Does it work?*
I think my idea is working because the four characters show their elements very clearly. When people look at them, they can understand which element they belong to. For example, the fire character looks tough and dangerous, the earth one looks strong and feminine. This tells me the concept is clear, but I still need to make small changes to improve the designs.
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*Does it look as you hoped?*
Some designs look how I wanted, like the Earth and fire characters their shapes and clothes show the element well. But I have to work on water and air characters. I want to fix that in the next version.
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*Is the design working as a whole?*
The characters work well as a group because they all follow the same art style and match each other. But the design can be better if I add more details to show their powers and personalities. I want the comic to tell their story even without words, so I will focus on this in my next sketches.
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*What was the process of making the design?*
First, I did research about the four elements and I made notes about what each element should look like. Then I started sketching different shapes and outfits for each character using pencils. After that, I chose the best sketches and cleaned them up. Now I am working on coloring and testing different poses for them.
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*How long did it take?*
Each character sketch took me about 2-3 hours, and the group composition took about 4 hours because I wanted the characters to look balanced together. I think the final comic will take more time. I haven't finish it all of them yet so with searching, sketching and creatign will take apprx 2-3 hours.
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*What materials/equipment will you need?*
For the sketches, I use pencils, markers, and paper. For the final design, I will use a drawing tablet and digital software like Photoshop or Clip Studio Paint. I also plan to print the comic, so I will need good quality paper later.
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*Have you sourced this?*
Yes, I already have the tablet and the software. I haven’t bought the paper or printing materials yet because I will do that after finishing the comic digitally.
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*What will it cost?*
The digital part is free for me because I already have the tools. Printing might cost around £10-£20, depending on size and paper quality.
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*Which design do you like best?*
I like the fire character the most because the design looks sharp, strong, and full of energy.
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*What would improve it?*
I think more research on character poses and body language will help me. I want to make sure each character shows their element clearly, not only by clothes but also by their expressions and poses.
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*These are the questions I prepared for the focus group:*
- Do you feel you have any gaps in your designs and how might you improve them?
- What materials are you going to use for your final outcomes?
- What kind of research do you think would be best for you to do in order to improve your design?
- How do you plan on creating your final outcomes? (digital, hand-drawn, printed, etc.)
- What has inspired your design so far and where do you see it going?
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