Category: Multi Step Design Assignments

Introduction: Pinned Location

This exercise is to create imagery based on a desire. Creating a destination poster for a desired location to travel to or to a place previously visited. The Place I chose to make a destination portrait of is Japan.

1. Kyoto, Japan: The beauty of temples

Kyoto, Japan was the location that first came to mind when making a destination poster. When I visited Kyoto, I felt at home as its a beautiful blend of rural buildings while being a high density community environment. The access to temples and isolated lands being accessible whilst also quickly being able to explore many cities leaved much to be adored. Kyoto represents the lifestyle I want to live.

Image of Kyoto found in this (link)

2. Images chosen: Unique representation

The images I used are pictures I took whilst being in Japan to show the connection I have to the location. I also did so to show direct inspiration as I feel the images help depict the home-like environment felt by me. I feel the emphasis of greenery expands the understanding of the area beyond the greenery. I also took these images in two different locations to present different environments of activity.

3. Artstyle: Representation

For the final poster I decided to crop me in a more bolded drawing to represent me being a foreign figure drawn into the space. I also decided to use my walking image to show me entering a new environment as a foreign figure. I used bolded text to give a pop but centralized aesthetic to the overall image. I used images and drawings to layer to the existing environment. I removed space and cropped the original image I took to condense the emphasized drawings into space to look intriguing.

Coloring an image that represents something to me. The image I choose has to be vibrant but simple to distress

Why I chose this image?

The image I chose to color was the blank eye with a rose within it. I chose this one because its very similar to this eye design on one of my favorite characters whilst having a unique symbol in the center. I feel as if the rose represents more of me instead of the star because I love romance and adore how it influences the world. I believe romance increases happiness and spiritually makes a person complete. I also like the symbolism of butterflies and mini stars around the eye to give a softer but dynamic feel to the image.

Does the colors have significance?

The colors I chose were heavily inspired from the character names AI’s color pallet. I feel like the abundance of blues, pinks and reds applies well to the romance perspective I’m aiming for. The purple is applied throughout the eye instead of inside it. The rose being multiple colors adds different emotions within one image which is what romance does to one person. The bright colors makes an emphasis on the eye using the dominance concept, whilst also adding a flowery atmosphere.

Overall Inspiration

The overall aesthetic comes from the character AI being an Idol. The concept of an idol is to be a vibrant and bright figure that performs to fill a void within an audience. The abundance of colors draws attention to an idol and diversifies them from any other performer. The sole eye with a rose gives a helpless romantic feel as that’s how I perceive an idol feels. The solo performer going to make others happy must be lonely as I think love in return from the audience or a singular person can return the vibrance outsourced from the idol.