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So here comes our very last assignment for Principles of Design: a group project based on colour theory (how time flies! >_<). We had chosen "Carnival" as our theme and our group, led by Jessy, formed by me, Yueh, Michelle, Assel, Pei Yan and the only boy Bryan eventually decided to go with ferris wheel. :)
This is the basic idea of our ferris wheel which contains 8 colours: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, violet and pink.
Since we would be having an exhibition for this final project, just like a real carnival, all items need to be BIG BIG BIG!! We were quite confused about the size, the height, the width of our ferris wheel at first @@ We eventually decided to make it 10 feet tall and we really hope that we could achieve it.
The height of our ferris wheel would be 10 feet and the width would be 7 feet in total. :)
We were all super excited and confident at first during the group discussion. :p However I'm afraid I have to say we were wrong, totally wrong. Building a 10 feet tall object was absolutely, NOT EASY. Our biggest challenge as well as fear was actually how to prevent it from falling. Since the year is ending the wind would be really really strong. We cannot use something too light like carboard nor something too heavy like iron. As this is an happy carnival none of us would like to see any accident happen. >_< After another brainstorming, we came out this idea:
We planned to use wood for the base, motor rim for the center and pvc for the wheel.
We bought 2 second-handed motor rims which costed us less than RM 20 for two. The diameter of one motor rim is almost 18 inches. The steel used to hold 2 motor rims together was recycled object, we took it from a factory. All the PVC were welded to the motor rim they were therefore super stable no worries ^_^ As welding need license, we found professionals to help us to do the welding part.
Although most of the materials were recycled items, we still needed to buy PVC pipe for the wheel. These are the receipts haha XD
Our leader Jessy (right) and Yueh (left) were cutting the PVC pipes. :D
This was the structure of our ferris wheel! We eventually used steel to replace wood for the base(also recycled). In order to make the pipes curved, we put them into boiled water. Since we were beginners and not that skillful, we failed quite some times and the wheel was not perfectly curved. >_<
Here comes the spraying part! We bought a pail of white paint to spray. :p
When the structure was done, it's time to do the "lanthern". We did them at Yueh's house. :)
We used cardboard to make the lantherns at first, but they looked very unstable and ugly. One day before the final presentation, we suddenly pop out this idea: change the cardboard by using mounting board. Mounting board was harder to cut compared to cardboard. But one of us cut one so we managed to finish them within one afternoon. Moreover, we added paper cutouts (which we learnt before from our previous assignment) to our lantherns. We put light bulb inside the lantherns so that the paper we cut could be shown beautifully when the lights were on. The paper cutouts were based on the theme Carnival as well, they are ferris wheel, balloons, merry-go-round, popcorn, clowns, bumper car, haunted house and roller coaster. ;)
This is the process of our ferris wheel. A round of applause to our new born baby!! :D and YEEEEESH, IT CAN TURN!! :D
The ferris wheel, and us. <3 :) (Photo credits to Danny.)
This assignment was really fun and awesome. Our teamwork was just beyond compared, what I can only say is EXCELLENT! Well done everyone, we can't do it without any of you guys. This assignment has shortened the distance between us and made us closer than ever. Thank you Ms. Lisa and my group members! For everything. :') See you all next semester! ;)
As far as a designer is concerned, we all know that colour in design is very subjective. With colours, we can set a mood, attract attention, or..make a statement. We can use colour to energize, or to cool down. By selecting the right colour scheme, we can create an ambience of elegance, warmth or peace. Colour theory is a science in itself. (Sir Issac Newton was one of the first scientists to investigate colour theory.) Sometimes, something as simple as changing the exact hue or saturation of a colour can evoke a completely different feeling. Wondering what is hue? Saturation? Keep scrolling. :)
Hue
A hue is any colour on the colour wheel.
Hue defines pure colour in terms of "green, blue, red".
Hue also defines mixtures of two pure colours like "red-yellow, blue-violet".
Hue is the name of the colour.
Value
Value is the lightness or darkness of a colour.
All hues can be made in all values.
Adding white paint will make the pigment lighter; adding black paint will make most pigments darker.
Saturation
Saturation can also be called a colour's intensity.
A saturated colour is high in intensity, it looks rich and full.
A unsaturated colour is low in intensity, it looks dull and grayish.
Secondary Colours
Secondary colours are the colours formed by mixing two primary colours.
Yellow + Red = ORANGE
Red + Blue = VIOLET
Blue + Yellow = GREEN
Tertiary Colours
Tertiary colours are the colours formed by mixing a primary and a secondary colour.
Yellow + Orange = YELLOW-ORANGE Red + Orange = RED-ORANGE Red + Violet = RED-VIOLET Blue + Violet = BLUE-VIOLET Blue + Green = BLUE-GREEN Yellow + Green = YELLOW-GREEN
Analogous Colours
Analogous colours are colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel.
An analogous colour contains one primary colour, one secondary colour and one tertiary colour.
e.g. Yellow, Yellow-Orange, Orange
Tint
A tint is a colour produced by the addition of white.
The more white added, the lighter the tint.
Tints are also known as pastels.
Shade
A shade is a colour produced by the addition of black.
The more black added, the darker the shade.
Monochromatic Colours
Monochromatic colour schemes use a single hue (purple above) and then use various tints and shades of that original colour.
They are very low in contrast.
Warm & Cool Colours
The colour wheel also visually illustrates colour "temperature": warm vs cool.
Vivid hues that bring about a sense of warmth are labeled as warm colours. This includes hues from yellow to red-violet.
Hues that generate the exact opposite feeling are called cool colours. They tend to be associated with cool temperatures and relaxation. This includes hues from yellow-green to violet.
Colour Symbolism
1. Royalty
The colour purple has been associated with royalty, power and wealth for centuries.
Purple was the colour worn by Roman Emperors and magistrates, only wealthy rulers could afford to buy and wear the colour.
2. Freshness
Green is the colour of nature and represents growth, harmony, freshness, hope and fertility.
Green has great healing power and it is the most restful colour for the human eye, it can improve vision.
3. Passion
Red is the colour of fire and blood.
It is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire and love.
Our third assignment was playing with paper and knife: Paper Cutouts! :D
Assignment 3:
Create 2 different artworks (A4) using paper cutout and collage techniques.
It can be in any colour you wish.
1 artwork should represent balance & symmetry.
1 artwork should represent dominance, space & weight.
Dateline: 8th October 2013.
Before we started doing them, we needed to draw a mind map and brainstorm as many as ideas as possible. At first I did think of using architecture, animals, etc. but eventually I chose fairy tales as my final theme and Ms. Lisa also agreed that fairy tales do have a lot of elements for me to play with such as trees, forests, flora and fauna. She also gave me a great idea: put my artwork within a vintage frame. :)
Here comes my final works! :D
Asymmetry
The Six Swans
My inspiration was from The Six Swans, a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. The six brothers had been turned into swans by their hateful stepmother. In order to free them, their sister must make six shirts out of starwort for her brothers and neither speak nor laugh for six years. For me, the whole idea of this story can actually be summarized by three words: Waiting for you. The princess and the swans were sad but they couldn't tell, they are all waiting for the day they could reunion again.
Symmetry
Little Red Riding Hood
As for the symmetrical artwork, I chose Little Red Riding Hood as my topic. This time since I've earned some experiences already, I tried to deal with thinner lines and do a more detailed work. I only used two colours for my artwork as I wanted people to focus on the details and all those little little thingy. I was super duper touched when Ms. Lisa noticed the typography in this picture: Little Red Riding Hood :'D In fact she was the only one who noticed it :')
The objective of this assignment was actually wanted us to treat cutting knife like a pencil. I know this may sound arrogant but personally I think I really have achieved this aim and I feel so proud of my work. :) In fact, the cutting process isn't that hard as long as you have a good knife, but patience is what it counts, seriously. It takes time to produce a nice and smooth work so don't panic. :) Besides for me the sticking process is really tricky haha :p I should have bought a spraying glue, it would be much easier to stick compared to a gluestick >_<
Anyways, that's all for this assignment^_^ Another one down, still, looking forward to the next one! :D
When corridors didn't work, candies and desserts failed, I was really............really.......... lost....................until
Ms. Lisa posted some of our seniors' videos on our facebook page for us to get inspired.
STOP MOTION *blink* ya horr!! Why I never thought of making a stop motion video? O.O It would turn out really awesome if I succeeded! ;D I eventually decided to draw out all my pictures. So YESH, my final subject matter is a whiteboard marker. ^_^
In fact, I never make a video before, not to mention a stop motion animation. >_<
As this was my first time making video, I chose the installed software in my laptop that is Windows Movie Maker. Although the quality of the video was not very good, the resolution of image wasn't that high as well, it's extremely easy to use and the outcome was quite satisfied for me as a beginner. :)
I used ipad to take all the pictures. Overall I had taken more than 400 photos to make a 3-minute-long video lol. :p Well this is kind of 'Behind the Scene' haha :p
Behind the Scene
Photos that I had taken (1)
Photos that I had taken (2)
Photos that I had taken (3)
As I mentioned earlier that I missed the tutorial, I was really nervous and worried that is my subject matter out of topic..? Can it be accepted..? Will my audience like it..? Nonetheless whether others like it or not, in my opinion, the most important thing is: I myself really enjoyed doing this and I felt extremely proud of my work. :) I gained satisfaction even only a very simple and short action was created. (It took about 30 photos to write my name lol ;p)
Hello everybadeh, here comes my new born baby! :D
This time I couldn't forget what Ms. Lisa said as well: What you think is special, it is! :')
Share with you my favourite quotes:
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." --Winston Churchill
"When I fail, I try again, and again, and again." --Nick Vujicic
Basically our mission on that day was to capture at least 30 shots on any subject matter we like based on the rule of thirds. We were given 2 hours to go out from the class and take a picture on our subject matter using the 'view finder' (black frame). Honestly speaking, I really had no idea what to choose as my subject matter. I therefore ended up taking picture of corridors (which I had pretty much failed in it).
Seriously I could never forget the comment Ms. Lisa gave :'( Well actually I think the subject matter itself is quite interesting just my skill makes it looks boring. :( I felt disappointed and kind of frustrated after that day cuz I neither can think of a new subject matter nor make the old one looks any better. Few days later I went back to Pahang due to some personal reason so I missed the tutorial on the following week. After that, my friend suggested me: why don't you take pictures on candies? or sweet stuff? So.. I made another try.
At first I was quite satisfied with my masterpieces lol. HOWEVER, my friend Yueh who went to the tutorial told me that the biggest problem of these photos is: when you first look into the picture, your focus point is on other thing, but not the candies (or other desserts). Moreover, in some pictures the black frame is not straightly placed, it has totally lost its purpose as a view finder. Yeah, indeed. :(
Gosh what subject matter should I choose now?? >_<
