Mirror Mirror - Final and Modification.

My final for the game DVD cover that I was working on.

 Panel 1 - Where they first met.
I made it look like as if they were fighting when they first saw each other.
Abit like a love at first sight kinda thing.

 Panel 2 - When they fell in love
The plan was to illustrate a sweet scene where it shows that they're in love.

 Panel 3 - The "epic" ending
The vision I had in mind was that its the last battle they have with the cyborgs, which is why they're posing like that.



And after receiving some feedbacks, I've changed some parts of it.

Panel 1 - I changed the entire composition because Mr.Hafiz stated that the previous composition wasn't epic enough and it looks too flat. So I changed the angle of it and abit of the storyline, to make it look like Romeo is defending her. (Which is why he stood in front of her)

Panel 2 - I liked the previous composition, just that the feedback I received was it doesn't really show that they're in love because they're just hugging.

So, I added in rose petals as the background to show abit more of "lovey dovey"
And also, roses are a symbol of love.

Panel 3 - I was told that this composition was fine as well, just that Juliet's anatomy was abit off, so I adjusted abit.

And I changed the fonts for it as well, because the previous one doesn't really suit.

Lai Yenn.



Mirror Mirror - Initial Idea and Progress

My initial idea for the assignment.

I wanted to do a graphic novel, but then Mr.Hafiz suggested me if I could try out something else.
Which was kinda true, because I really don't think I can handle it.
And by looking at the images I have, it looks more like a game to him.

Also, he suggested that someone was doing a DVD cover as well.
So, after some consideration, I changed my idea to a game DVD cover.

 

My sketch for the cyborgs.
I only did three poses because I didn't really want to focus on them.

Cyborgs - coloured.

The setting I had in mind was kind of a post-apocalypse world, so I Googled for some inspirations.

And some images of cyborgs.

I was trying to do a CG-styled colouring, but I realized that I was too ambitious.

So in the end, I changed it to manga-styled colouring.
Or an attempt for it, I'd say.

Some reference for the colouring style :

Lai Yenn.

Mirror Mirror - Character Influence and Development

Pictures that inspired me ;

Final Fantasy, Cabal, Tomb Raider, Devil May Cry

My Characters - Romeo and Juliet

Sketch - No reference

Sketch - with anatomy reference

Sketch + Simple colouring

Sketch - No reference

Sketch - With anatomy reference

Sketch + simple colouring

Lai Yenn.

Illustration and Visual Narrative - Mirror Mirror

Fairy tales are the stuff of imagination and dreams. They contain allegorical narratives (Aesop’s fables, etc) that serve as moral examples. It moulds, entertains and ultimately illustrates values.

You are to select a classical fairy tale or allegorical narrative and interpret it through illustrations. From the folk tale, fairy tale, legend, fable, or piece of classic literature, you must illustrate a few scenes from the narrative of your chosen work.

I've decided to go with Romeo and Juliet, since it is one of my favourite classic story of all times.


Wikipedia's article :

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.

Characters :

Ruling house of Verona

• Prince Escalus is the ruling Prince of Verona
• Count Paris is a kinsman of Escalus who wishes to marry Juliet.
• Mercutio is another kinsman of Escalus, and a friend of Romeo.

House of Capulet

• Capulet is the patriarch of the house of Capulet.
• Capulet's wife is the matriarch of the house of Capulet.
• Juliet is the 13-year-old daughter of Capulet, and the play's female protagonist.
• Tybalt is a cousin of Juliet, and the nephew of Capulet's wife.
• The Nurse is Juliet's personal attendant and confidante.
• Peter, Sampson and Gregory are servants of the Capulet household.

House of Montague

• Montague is the patriarch of the house of Montague.
• Montague's wife is the matriarch of the house of Montague.
• Romeo is the son of Montague, and the play's male protagonist.
• Benvolio is Romeo's cousin and best friend.
• Abram and Balthasar are servants of the Montague household.

Others

• Friar Laurence is a Franciscan friar, and is Romeo's confidant.
• A Chorus reads a prologue to each of the first two acts.
• Friar John is sent to deliver Friar Laurence's letter to Romeo.
• An Apothecary who reluctantly sells Romeo poison.

Pictures

 The movie - starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes

For my story, I've decided to set it in a post-apocalyptic era where the world is dominated by cyborgs and humans are fighting to survive. The city is named Verona, same as the classic storyline. I tried to keep the same names in my adaption. And since that they both are star-crossed lovers, I made my Juliet a cyborg and Romeo is the human trying to survive.

Similar to Terminator, I named the artificial intelligence network as Escalus, since in the actual story, Prince Escalus is the ruler of Verona.

Lai Yenn

Assignment 2 - Return to Sender (GIFs)

Resized all of my GIFs coz the previous ones are really too huge.

So sorry if I jammed any of the lecturer's email! D:

Lai Yenn.

Return to Sender (Final)