task 5 production

Task 5 - Production

Progress – Example character

I began by searching for different images on the internet of characters in which I could use to create a test piece. I started by using the image to the left and drawing the hood in Illustrator. I then began to draw the first arm and part of the body, as well as the gas mask. I wasn’t sure whether it would be better for this character to have his gas mask on or off, so I edited that in another layer and moved it away.

I then found an image of an arm on the internet, added it to Photoshop, removed the back ground and then added it to my picture. I wanted to add a hand on the arm I had completed which looked like he was holding a gun.


After adding the arm, I then went back to the internet to find a rifle for my character to hold and to test if it fitted correctly. The rifle did so I placed it in position and began to work on the hands. I also decided to flip the character as I believe it looks much better this way and I wanted him to be standing on the left side of the final image after I have created the background.



Once I had drawn around the hand to make it look like he was wearing gloves, I began to add more detail to the arm by adding creases and a badge. I wanted the top he was wearing to look like it was made for the army.

Progress –Example character

After this, I began working on the rifle by drawing over it.

I then decided I wanted it to be a sniper rifle, so I found a scope from the internet and edited it into my picture.

Progress –Example character

Here is how the scope looked when the image was placed into position.

This is how the whole Sniper rifle looks after completion.


I then began work on the second arm. I tried to make his arm look like he was holding something in front of him. To create the hand, I found a good picture of one on the internet and edited the hand in. I changed its colour to look like the other hand and I wanted it to look like his is holding something.


After the hand was completed, I went back to the main body. I firstly completed the lower half and added detail.

Since the whole torso was now complete, I could begin to add the bandolier which you can see on the image at the bottom. To begin this, I found a picture of a bullet that would fit into my characters gun, removed the background in Photoshop and added it into illustrator where I could draw over it. Using copy and paste, I created a stream of these bullets going from top right to bottom left across the characters body, then I added the brown bandolier behind it and a holder in front of the bullets.

Next, I went back to the hand and placed fire into his hand. I drew the flame, then the smoke and then the glow in that order and then proceeded to add detail.


Now that the body and arms were complete, I could move onto the legs, so began drawing pants. To begin this lower half, I firstly drew his pants and coloured them brown with 3 different shades to show light levels. After the pants, I began work on a belt for him to wear that had pockets and a canteen so he could hold items in there. I then decided to hook his gas mask onto his belt.


With this part nearly finished, all that was left to add was detail, so I added a lot of creates to his pants. After this, I began creating his shoes.

I drew around the boots of the character below mine and the wraps above them, then added detail such as laces and more creases.


Now with all the body complete, I could add extras. I began by adding a pistol holster on the characters chest. I drew the holster, found a picture of a Glock (The Gun), added it to Photoshop, removed the background then edited it on illustrator.

After the gun, I wanted my character to wear a backpack. I used the backpack the character I was tracing had, drew it and then added detail. After this, I also wanted my character to have a machete, so then again used the internet, Photoshop and illustrator appropriately to be able to draw the machete in.

Finally, I added more detail to various sections by adding creases, a knife, a holder for gas mask filters and completely changed the colours for the gas mask.

My character was now complete.

I did not however add a face as this is only a test character to get to grips with drawing in illustrator and using Photoshop. My final character is next where I use an image of my self and edit it. The final piece uses a lot of items and drawings from the example character as they all fitted in quite well.


Progress – Actual character

I began with my actual character by firstly

creating some poses and dressing up for what I

would want him to wear. I also used a tripod as

a kind of rifle for my character to hold. After a

few pictures were taken, I decided the one

below on the left was best, so took it to

Photoshop to begin editing out the background.

Using parts from my test

character, I started making my

actual character. As with the last I

started by drawing the hood. I

wanted the same colour scheme,

at the start, as my test character,

so I coloured the hood grey.


I then went on to create the main body

of my character and his right arm. I

tried to make the shirt look like it did

on my example character.


After I drew the body and right

arm, I began to add detail to

them. I used the bandolier

from my other character.

I also added the hunting rifle

from my previous character as I

wanted him to carry that

weapon.


I could then move onto the face. The

whole face took a while and at the

end, I didn’t really like it, so I later

decided that it would be best for my

character to wear a gas mask instead. I

also added a badge to his arm.


After I drew the face, I decided I did

not like the colour of the hood, so

began to change it. I changed it to

green but would change it to red at a

later date. Also, my characters face is

now complete. I tried to get it to look

good, but failed, so I moved onto the

left arm and would come back to it

later.


After adding detail to the arm, I added the hand and then the fireball he was

holding. This is where I changed the hood colour to red.


After the arm, I added the gas

mask to his face and then the

backpack. I wanted both to

look the same as the test

characters, so added those

same ones.


Then, I began to draw the legs and

boots again as well as the belt.

After the lower area, I began to finish

up add more detail such as the smoke

and creases on the pants. The pistol

was also added.


Finally, I decided to change the colour of the top. I wasn’t sure about the colour green, so I duplicated the file 3 times and changed each characters top so every file had the same character with a different coloured top. Here are the final set of characters


Progress

Background and Final Image design

Progress – Background

At first, I decided I wanted to use the image on the top right to use as my back ground. I found the image on google, took it to Photoshop and began to edit the sky.

After this, I started using the clone stamp tool to remove the people, however, I then decided that I did not want to use this image as the image I have on the next slide would be much better.

I firstly began searching

Google for images of

London. After I found the

image on the top right, I

took it to Photoshop to

edit the sky.

In Photoshop, I began by

separating the sky and

ground/buildings. After

this I used a filter effect

to change the colour of

the sky to red. The

Neon Glow effect.


After I sorted the background in Photoshop, I

began editing the image illustrator. I started by

drawing the main building here which is Big Ben.

After I drew the tower I added detail.

After the tower, I began drawing the smaller

towers on the left. After this, I again added

detail.


Progress –Background

After the houses of parliament, I then moved on to the bridge. I drew a

basic shape of the bridge with walls first, then I decided to use the

direct selection tool to manipulate the points to make the bridge look

broken. After this, I added detail.

I then changed some colours on the building on

the right, made it look more destroyed and then

added a helicopter (which I edited in Photoshop

and drew in illustrator) to the roof to make it

look crashed


After these buildings, I began to add

detail and objects to the bridge. The

first thing I added was the pile of

sandbags to the left to make it look

like the military were once here. Then

I added a radiation sign to indicate

that the area is radioactive. After this I

began to add my first enemy by

creating a zombie.


After this, I created another pile of sand bags

and then added my actual character to the

scene.

My character and background are now together,

however I am not finished. I later decided I

wanted to add a lot more detail as it did not

look much like mutants had taken over the city.


To start, I firstly created a

destroyed car. I found an

image on Google and edited

the image by drawing it in

illustrator. Next, I added

ammo and health boxes next

to the sand bags to make

them look more military-

involved. Finally, I added

another zombie with large

claws climbing over the

sandbags.


To finish up, I changed and added a few

more things:

• A banner was added to the building to

state human life may still exist

• Another version of my character

replaced my green-clothed character

• Blood was added to the car

• A new zombie was created – the one in

front of the car

• An ash pile with limbs in was added to

show death and destruction.

• Rubble was place on the bridge and

more cracks were added to buildings


Progress –Background –Final image

task 5 production

Art & Photos