Illustration and Visual Narrative

July 12, 2019

Illustration and Visual Narrative - Project 2

20.06.19 - 12.07.19 (Week 12 - Week 15)
Chan Qian Hui (0334447)
Illustration and Visual Narrative
Project 2 : A Digital Triptych

A DIGITAL TRIPTYCH

For our project 2, Mr Hafiz gave us five songs which are:

The way you look tonight

Come fly with me

Girl from Ipanema

New York, New York

Fly me to the moon

We were tasked to choose one out of these 5 songs, analyze the lyrics, narrate a storyline which suits the song, and create 3 digital illustrations using whatever style we prefer. However, the outcome must be 3 animated GIFs of the illustrations.

After listening to all of the songs and understanding each concept and lyrics, I chose the song "Girl from Ipanema" as my final chosen song. I love the jazzy and Bossa Nova genre of the song and I could think different types of stories from the song as well.

Lyrics of the song :

Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes
Each one she passes goes ah
When she walks, she's like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gently
That when she passes
Each one she passes goes, ah
Oh but he watch her so sadly
How can he tell her he loves her
Yes he would give his heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead not at he
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes he smiles
But she doesn't see
Oh but he sees her so sadly
How can he tell her he loves her
Yes he would give his heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead, not at he
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes he smiles
But she doesn't see, she just doesn't see
No she does not see, but she does not see
She does not see, no she does not see

Mood Board, Concept board and sketches of the artworks :
For my concept of my artwork , I wanted to create a first person perspective of a stalker stalking a pretty girl he saw at Ipanema.

The part of the song which I chose is only the last verse, so please do listen to the last part while watching my GIFs.

Artwork A will be the stalker first seeing the girl at a beach cafe.
Artwork B will be the stalker stalking wherever she goes until sunset.
Artwork C will be the stalker successfully breaks in to girl's house while she is asleep.

Work Progress :

Artwork A:

For my artwork A, I first started out by sketching a girl inside a cafe and with a big cup at the left corner to show the first person perspective.

After showing to Mr Hafiz, he said that I could add some Ipanema trees to increase the beach setting since this song suits the beach theme. Besides that I could also add a hand at the bottom left to show that it's the stalker's hand.

I changed the setting to a beach cafe and also added a hand holding the coffee cup.

I also added an umbrella as it enhances the concept of a beach cafe.

I moved the girl slightly to the center because it felt too cramped on the right side.

Final Artwork A :

Artwork B :

For my artwork B, I wanted to show the part where the lyrics say "I smile but she doesn't see". So I showed a picture where the girl passes through a place, and the stalker is inside the place looking at the girl. The reflection of the smile of the stalker is seen on the glass of the window while his hands are on the window.

I added eyes to the face because most of my friends couldn't tell that it was a face on top left of the artwork.

I also tried to add gradient instead of solid colour so it seems more like a reflection instead of a random floating face.

I actually didn't really liked the face as it ruined the overall artwork so I decided to remove the face from the artwork.

I changed the positions of the hand so it seems more like a stalker's hand which is trying to touch the girl.

Final Artwork B :

Artwork C :

For my artwork C, it will be the finale part where after a long day of stalking, the stalker finally arrives at her house and approaches the girl while she is asleep.

We don't know what happens next because just like the song, it slowly fades out at the ending. Leaving us wondering what happens to the girl.

I changed the composition for first artwork because I didn't knew where to place the hands.

I added the beach hat next to the girl's bed because she wore it throughout the previous artworks and it serves as her identity so the viewers won't get confused that this may be another girl.