Zm__'s cG - a narrow pathway...

poster - it's moving silently

2008-09-09T08:26:00.004+08:00

Finally, i have done my assignment 3 for my CG. This poster's aim is to create awareness for people toward the global warming issues that will affect the melting of polar ice caps.

The meaning of my title, it's moving silently, is because every minute from now, the icebergs in the north pole is melting inches by inches away. This is because of the causes of global warming. The ice floor in the north pole started to crack and large icebergs can be seen floating miles and miles away from the north pole. These cracked icebergs is causing the sea level to raise can causes natural disasters like flood to our city. If this scenario continues, our land will be covered by sea, there will be no place for us to live, this will be the end of the world...

I hope that my poster will alert others and provide critical messages about global warming, thus letting them know how importance it is to plant more trees and lessen the usage of CFC to prevent the ozone to become thinner. This may prevent or prolong the time to reach our "doomsday".

Step by step to creating my assignment 3

2008-09-09T07:26:00.007+08:00

1st step - I choose an A3 size layout for my poster. Then i draw a smaller border so that it won't use up whole A3 size board and will look nicer and more neat.
2nd step - This is the reference is choose. It is actually a cracked bottle. The reason why i choose this bottle is because i need to draw the cracks to represent the cracked ice floor for my poster. As usual, i used the Pentool to trace the cracks.
3rd step - This is the finishing of my trace. Minor editing by using the direct selection tool.
4th step - Next, i color it by using the Eyedropper tool. This is because i can choose the exact color on the bottle since the color of the bottle suit my blue poster theme.
5th step - Added a lighter blue for my background. i also re-color it by adjusting the opacity so that it won't be too contrast.
6th step - This part, i added some white color to make it more realistic.
7th step - I added shadow for the ice to make it more 3D. Actually is very simple, all you have to do is to draw the shape of the shadow you want, then by using the same color, just change the transparency to "multiple" and adjust the opacity =)
8th step - Another reference for my poster.
9th step - same as before, i used pentool t trace the ice.
10th step - Colored the ice. nothing much here.
11th step - finally, my background is done. this is actually the outcome of what i did just now.
12th step - next, i draw another smaller border inside. in this part, i used mainly the rectangle tool and the line segment tool. the rectangle tool i used it to make the background for my title and my description so that it will look more visible. line segment tool to draw some lines. for the font for my title and description, i used Letter Gothic STD and Segoe Print.
13th step - Finally, the last part, i added some extra description to alert my viewers. Letter Gothic STD for my font. The reason i don't use clipping mask is to in-case when i did something wrong, i can make some correction.
Extra info -

used blue theme for my poster - cold, chilling, icy, represent ice

used orange color to highlight some important words - orange and blue are complementary color, so it will look more contrast.

white boxes and lines - some simple design for my poster, to make it look more attractive, wont feel bored looking at it.

Scope planning

2008-09-09T06:40:00.004+08:00

Assignment 3 Title:
Project Start Date:August 19, 2008
Projected Finish Date: September 9, 2008.
Project Manager:Seah Zhe Ming
HP:016-9155 955
Email:zming_415@hotmail.com

Project Objectives:
To alert people about the danger of global warming towards northpole and what will be affected.

Approach:
The title for my assignment 3 is "it's moving silently" same as the title for my assignment 2. The title represent the the icebergs in the northpole is melting slowly throughout the days and unnoticed by us.

What i plan for my poster in assignment 3 is to create a blue color theme for my poster. A map-like poster. Cracked ice floor for my poster background and melted ice from the top of my poster. I will be adding some short description into my poster.

I'll be using some common tool such as pentool, eyedropper tool, selection tool, direct selection tool, hand tool and zoom tool. There will some others to be use for my assignment but that i'll explain later in my process of creating my poster.

Finally post it on my CG blog.

Roles and Responsibilities:
Week 10 - Sketch.

Week 11 - In the process of doing my assignment.

Week 12 - Print and submit my work.

Comment:
Improve my CG knowledge =)

Assignment 2: Final Artwork

2008-08-19T14:32:00.003+08:00

it's moving silently

This is my Final Artwork. The meaning of my title, it's moving silently, represent the iceberg that is melting and breaking slowly apart from the north pole...

Assignment 2... Process

2008-08-19T00:47:00.004+08:00

First, I open 1 of the reference I posted previously. Adjusted a bit to fit in A3 size paper.

I started tracing the reference slowly by using Pen Tool.

Finish tracing my reference.

Then I start to color.

After finish coloring, the outline is removed so that it'll look nicer.

After that, I applied some filter using Filter Gallery. In this case, I choose the Cutout filter on my reference picture.

This is the effect after I applied the filter, it look much more better compared to the image just now.

Finally, I added my symbol...

References

2008-08-19T00:39:00.002+08:00

Here are some of the references I found on the internet.

Explanation of my Symbol

2008-07-22T15:49:00.004+08:00

Blue – Blue have the calming effect. Ice, cold, chilling.

Red, orange – Red is the hottest of the warm colour. Hot, flame, heat.

Red Cross symbol – Aid/awareness is needed.

This symbol’s aim is to create awareness towards people for the increasing rise of the global temperature, as represented by the red Flame. The red Flame is hot, therefore it causes the Icebergs/Glaciers to melt tremendously (represented by the blue Iceberg).

The continuously melting of ice in the northpole brings forth several adverse effects to our environment in the long run. This is why the Red Cross symbol is added to create awareness for human being.

Hopefully, this symbol could alert people to lessen the usage of CFC (ChloroFluoroCarbon) . This gas causes the ozone layer to become thinner and the unfiltered ultraviolet rays of the sun cause overheating in the northpoles of the earth, where the Icebergs start to melt. This causes huge amount of water released from the poles leads to a rise in the sea-level. Eventually, sea will cover the land and this will be the end of the world.

What I've done =)

2008-07-22T13:01:00.007+08:00

Now~ I'll post some explanation for what I've done so far..

Using Pen Tool, I drew some curves lines for my Flame, since pen tool is perfect for drawing curve lines ;)

Still using Pen Tool, I drew the Iceberg.(No curves for my Iceberg)

Some minor editing to my Iceberg.

Added some bolder outline for my Iceberg. Actually the outline is just a bigger size of the Iceberg behind, coloured with BLACK colour. Thats is what I've done to make the bolder outline.

Now the colouring part... Used Gradient Tool for my Flame.

Drew some random shapes inside my Iceberg to create the "3D" effect.(No Gradient Tool used)

Same concept towards my Cracked Ice Floor.

Created the Red Cross and coloured.

With some arranging and editing... Here's the final Symbol.

All set~

Images for Symbol

2008-07-15T14:28:00.006+08:00

Water droplet~

Fire~

Woo~

Sketch...

2008-07-08T17:04:00.005+08:00

Here's some symbol that I sketched last week..

Haven't start to draw using Adobe Illustrator. More sketches to be done...

Images for my Symbol

2008-07-08T16:52:00.008+08:00

Currently, here are some of the images I PLAN/MIGHT to use for designing my SYMBOL.

Ice crystals

Ice bergs

Amazing right?

Intro: North Pole & Global Warming

2008-07-08T15:17:00.017+08:00

The North Pole
So cold... brrr...

The northernmost point on the earth's surface is the geographic North Pole, also known as true north. It's located at 90° North latitude and all lines of longitude converge at the pole. North Pole is about 450 miles (725 km) north of Greenland in the middle of the Arctic Ocean - the sea there has a depth of 13,410 feet (4087 meters).

If you're standing at the North Pole, all points are south of you (east and west have no bearing). Since the earth's rotation takes place once every 24 hours, if you're at the North Pole your speed of rotation is quite slow at almost no speed at all, compared to the speed at the equator at about 1,038 miles per hour. - about.com

P/S - The North Pole is often credited as having snow but it is actually snowless. =)

Arctic Animals
So cute..

Animals that live in the Arctic (either full time or seasonally) are adapted to extreme conditions. Many animals who overwinter in the Arctic (like the Arctic fox and the ermine) have a coat that thickens and changes color to white during the winter as camouflage in the snow (blending into the background is called cryptic coloration).

Some animals hibernate during the cold season; they go into a very deep, sleep-like state in which their heartbeat slows down. These animals often hibernate in an underground burrow or pit. Some hibernators include skunks, chipmunks, and some bears (but these bears are not true hibernators, they go into a state that is closer to a normal deep sleep).

Many animals (like the Arctic tern) spend the summer months in the Arctic, but leave as the weather turns frigid and food becomes scarce (these animals return again the next summer, repeating this pattern year after year). This behavior is called migrating.

Global Warming

What is Global Warming?
Carbon dioxide and other gases warm the surface of the planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere. This is a good thing because it keeps our planet habitable. However, by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere and temperatures are rising.

The vast majority of scientists agree that global warming is real, it’s already happening and that it is the result of our activities and not a natural occurrence.1 The evidence is overwhelming and undeniable.

We’re already seeing changes. Glaciers are melting, plants and animals are being forced from their habitat, and the number of severe storms and droughts is increasing.

Effect towards the North Pole
The sea ice at the North Pole is typically around two or three meters thick, though there is considerable variation and occasionally the movement of floes exposes clear water. Studies have suggested that the average ice thickness has decreased in recent years due to global warming, though this conclusion is disputed by some. Reports have also predicted that within a few decades the Arctic Ocean will be entirely free of ice in the summer months.

Mark Serreze, a scientist with the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado, told Agence France-Presse in an interview on June 27, 2008, that by the end of the 2008 summer, there might, for the first time in human history, briefly be no ice at the North Pole. However, Serreze pointed out that ice would still be present in other parts of the Arctic Ocean. - Wikipedia

Friday...

2008-07-04T15:12:00.013+08:00

->Hoho, is Friday! Can go home wash my baju d ^-^

->Hm, more than 11 hour of nearly sleepless night, finally did some minor editing/changes to my blog:

-uploaded photo ^0^
-added "chatbox/shoutbox/spambox..." section (feel free to chat/leave comments, thx ^.^)
-added "Links" section
-added "Recent Posts" section to my personal blog
-added "Recent Comments" section to this blog
-some re-coding/bug-fix
-and... a "currently-meaningless" phrase... "a narrow pathway..."?? - -||

->But still havent do anything related to CG Class yet~ Ahahahaha~ (you can't see me /gg) =P

->I doubt they smart to see "that" ^-^v

->po0F*

2008-07-04T02:14:00.002+08:00

Okay, new template is "on air" faster than i expected xD

Hm... I might add some other things into this blog.

See ya then.

po0f*

3rd week..

2008-07-03T18:44:00.000+08:00

3rd week and 2nd day after submitted my blog URL to lecturer...

No progression... i did nothing else =D

Ugh... this template very ugly. Guess I'll have to change it =) Next few weeks maybe xD MuahHAhahaHaha~

Anyway... is time to sleep ^0^

Po0f*

Me lor..

2008-07-03T18:05:00.001+08:00

Ok la, Since we need to discuss ourself, I'll talk about meself in this 1st post. (Actually I don't like to describe meself geh, but, bo bian lor.)

Ahem ahem,

Nama saya ialah Seah Zhe Ming. I dari Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. I umur 18year. Saya adalah yang ter-eldest di dalam ahli keluarga saya. Saya suke day-dreaming. Thats why saya macam tuut tuut de.

Saya ada family. Family saya consist dari Papa, Mama, Me, dan Didi saya. House saya tak ada cats and dogs, because saya sangat takut them de. Walaupun tak long long dari rumah saya, saya langsung tak miss them. Saya dono why O_O?

Hobi saya is main. Saya suka main game, main drawing, main computer, and main many many barang. Apa can play jiu play.

My harapan is menjadi seorang yang berguna dan orang beruntung a.k.a orang serbaneka, apa pun boleh main dan buat. Tapi, i harap bila besar nanti, tak ada inflation la. Later boss mau saya buat inflation de topic, wo bu zi dao how to do la.

Aligator =)