Illustration & Visual Narrative | Task 1


23.4.25 - 18.5.25  |  Week 1 - 3

Haley Alexandra Gray  |  0369029  |  Bachelors of Design in Creative Media

Illustration and Visual Narrative COM61304

Task 1  |  Character Design



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Instructions

MIB for Illustration and Visual Narrative COM61304 | The Design School at Taylor's University 2025




Task 1 | Character Design

In the beginning of this module, we were tasked with creating character designs and completing exercises to help our process. 

Exercises :
Creating Line Art

For the first exercise, we practice creating line art and coloured details on characters generated by AI. We did the ghost character, among the other given characters.


             



Task Process :
Creating Character Designs

After the exercises during week 2 and 3, we started thinking about character designs. We had to design 3 characters; they can be about anything, and for submission we would have to create sketches, a design rationale, and a moodboard.

Character #1 -
Fairy

Original Moodboard -

For this character, I wanted to create a soft character that wanders the forest and is friendly with everyone / thing in its path. I took inspiration from small characters like thumbelina, flowers, and bugs for the design - to retain a passive and cute vibe.

Inspiration visuals / mapping out design

Preliminary Sketches -

These ideas were based on the moodboard, as well as a chibi style (having a larger head compared to body) to create a cute design.

Preliminary sketch 


   
Body proportion diagram
 














 - Created a very round design (body shape / features) to emphasise-on and create a friendly and open effect.
 - Psychologically, circular shapes represent wholeness, unity, community, and often project feelings of openness and 
  comfort. (Iron Dragon, n.d.)

From there, I liked this sketch and continued to develop it to create the base for my final line art.
Development sketch 1
Development sketch 2 | Line art and Coloured version

After Feedback -
After receiving feedback from my teacher, he advised that I lengthen her legs and add shoes to her design.


Digitisation -

Using the knowledge gained from the first exercise (ghost line art / colouring), I began to create the proper line art using Adobe Illustrator, as well as colour.

Final lineart / colour


Design Rationale -









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Character #2 -
Crow Merchant

Original Moodboard -

For this character, I wanted to create a 





































Feedback

Week 1 (23/4/25)

General Feedback : 

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Week 2 (30/4/25)

Specific Feedback 

General Feedback :  

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Week 3 (7/5/25)

Specific Feedback 

General Feedback 

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Week 4 (14/5/25)

Specific Feedback 

General Feedback 

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Week 5 (21/5/25)

Specific Feedback 

General Feedback 




Reflection

Experience : 

During these first few classes and tasks,

Observations :

I have observed that 

Findings :

Overall, 






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