For The Better Poster Process 5

This is the final outcome. I spent quite a while to get the font right and finally I picked the right font that suits the poster. It look a little bit like a handwriting on a piece of old paper with blotches of ink around it. For the written content, I changed the font so it could be read easily. I also gave an outer glow so it pops out better from the background. I changed the color balance to give a more contrast colors and to make it look vintage. The colors blend perfectly and I'm quite satisfied with the final outcome.

For The Better Poster Process 4

For the background, I started to put down some colors first. The color that I pick has a brown tone and earthy to show the adventurous feel as it is been written in the brief. It also gave a classic vintage look. To gave more depth on the concept, I put a texture on the background and use the overlay effect so it blends nicely with the color that I put before. It looks like an old vintage paper and it suits to my concept perfectly. A nice, adventurous look to show that the garment allows an ease to be anywhere and everywhere.

For The Better Poster Process 3

The next step is to color the figure. I tried to pick the neutral and casual color as possible. I also added jacket and hat to give it a more fashionable look. So it looks like she can go anywhere and be everywhere with the simple yet chic outfit. The jeans meant to be like an acid washed jeans so I gave a little bit of texture on my brush to get the look.

For The Better Poster Process 2

For this last poster, I decided to go back to photoshop. First as usual I traced out the picture. But this time I changed her outfit to fit the theme to the poster. I'm not sure this is right or not but I just followed the theme brief and there it described that the aim of the theme is to get ease anywhere and everywhere and pretty much the garment is casual with simple T-shirt, jeans, etc.

For The Better Poster Process

This picture is going to be my reference for the figure on For the Better poster. I really like the pose and her face so I decided to use this one. For this theme, I'm not quite sure what I'm doing and up until now I'm still trying to guess what the theme is. But later I'll work it out somehow.

For Fun Poster Process 4

For the background, I gave black and white to create a contrast and it also gave a more dynamic look. On the left, I gave the repetition of the figure's hair, just to accentuate the poster. for the content, I felt like I'm running out of space, but I did not want to change anything because I thought it already looks good so I put the theme of the poster on the left and right side. I also put a border on the back of the writings so it pops out from the background. For the font, I tried to find a fun looking font but then I ended up using this because I thought it looks really good in the poster. One thing that I don't really like is the writing content. I can't think of any other font for that one and I want it written with the same font from the title, so I just go with that one but it appears that the font is not so perfect. But overall I'm happy that I'm able to make this poster with illustrator. For me it's a big achievement and I will keep practicing my skill in illustrator.

For Fun Poster Process 3

Next, I put down some colors for the garment. I tried to give fun and colorful color theme to match up with the theme. In my interpretation, fun is something cheerful and a little bit odd, therefore I did not think too much for the color. Just put whatever I like as long as it still looks good. Next, I began to give some addition to the garment. I purposely did not make anything that looks like an actual garment to obtain the fun look that I'm looking for. Just a simple scribble on the top, polkadots on the hem of the skirt, and stripes made out of little circles, i thought that it is already good. For the hair, I made it with some tools on illustrator. I know it is very basic and but I'm still the process of learning for illustrator and by far I'm quite happy that I actually can do it in illustrator too. Some splat of paints I got it from the brush library and I also tried to make a symbol. The triangle on the top right made out of symbols.

For Fun Poster Process 2

This time I tried to use illustrator. I know the result will be completely opposite to the first one but I wanted to practice my skill for illustrator. First I traced the figure with pen tool. It was really time consuming and I felt like I'm almost giving up. But after a while I get the hang of it and it turned out quite well, even though it's not perfect.

For Fun Poster Process

This is the second pose for my for fun poster theme. I finally picked this one because first I was attracted with the umbrella and it does give an excitement to the picture and I love that. The pose itself also a little bit awkward-which I liked it and therefore I decided to use this one for my poster.

Full Bloom Poster Process 5

This is the final outcome after I put the text and change the adjustment of the color. It looks colorful, classic, and feminine. For the font, I know it's a little bit Italic but I just thought the Italic is suitable for this theme so I just go with that. I also gave an outer glow for the text so it pops out from the background.

Full Bloom Poster Process 4

This is the background. I used watercolor brush to get the effect that I wanted. I tried to make it as colorful as possible but still very soft and feminine. The picture on the bottom, I added some bleeds to the object so it's like the picture blurs to the background. It looks warm and fresh like the spring time. I'm pretty satisfied with the outcome and I'm excited to see the text being applied to the poster.

Full Bloom Poster Process 3

This is the shading of the drawing. I did not put too much detail so it's just a very simple rendering with brush. The second picture shows the shading a little bit more clearly. Next I'm going to put the background and additional text. I'll post it later.

Full Bloom Poster Process 2

After the rough sketch, I started to put down colors to the drawing. This is just a base color and after this I'm going to the shading. I picked soft but colorful tone. For her dress, I just followed the reference picture's dress because I thought it was already beautiful so I'm not doing changes for that one. I'll post it later after I finished.

Full Bloom Poster Process

At first I can't decide whether I used photoshop or illustrator because I'm not sure which one is better for this theme and more importantly my skill in handling these programs. Finally I used photoshop because I'm more comfortable in it and also I've made quite a lot of digital paintings with this program so I'm confident to use photoshop at the end. This meant for full bloom poster. I wanted to create a watercolor feel for this one and also I used my digital painting skill for this one. First I drew the sketch first. My concept is spring time with a little fantasy of enchanted flower and a beautiful fairy, therefore I used the figure that I post on the previous one as the fairy on the middle of the flower. It shows that the flower is starting to bloom in the spring time and the fairy is coming out to greet the beautiful morning of spring. I read the themes from Couture Techniques but because I'm not taking that subject this semester so I tried my best to interpret it in my own imagination and concept.