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Week 1 - Introduction

The first sketch - My girlfriend Angie

I started to learn sketch using 2B pencil and A4 paper in the first week. And finalised in Photoship by adding boader and HDR effect. Sadly, she doesn't look like this, you can see her photo in the botom page.

Upside-down Drawing - Pablo Picaso

I started to learn sketch using 2B pencil and A4 paper in the first week. And finalised in Photoship by adding boader and HDR effect. I was reading a book called Drawing on the right side of the brain.This is an upside-down drawing, I made it in order to figure out how my brain funtion.

Upside-down Drawing - Spider man

I started to learn sketch using 2B pencil and A4 paper in the first week. And finalised in Photoship by adding boader and HDR effect. I was reading a book called Drawing on the right side of the brain.This is an upside-down drawing, I made it in order to figure out how my brain funtion. You could see his leg is quite fat which I didn't mean to do it = =

Explore Photography - No.1

This photographic was took on the boat. A lady was sitting in front of me while a gentleman was walking to his seat. A good composition cropping by window.

Explore Photography - No.2

A familiar scene at Courier Mail Square in Southbank. A street artist was singing. I was attracted by this great disabled tenor.

Explore Photography - No.3

This photo was shoot in QUT GP campus. (SEF building.) I was finding interesting pattern and I shoot it naturally.

Explore Photography - No.4

This photo was captured in GP campus as well, I like the composition of it with the touch of moon in daylight. I added contast in it using Photoshop.

WEEK2 - Intro + Documentation Illustration

Illustration - Leaves ( guess it doesn't exist in the world )

While graphic design requires to think creativly and make skillfully. I was finding a way to make graphics which can deliver good human experiences, those experiences carry meaning and forms of representation. I started illustrating ''leaves'' which normally be ignored. It has highlighted with pop art theme effect and in the simple composition.

Illustration - Rose Mosqueta ( guess it doesn't exist in the world )
Again, I started illustrating ''Rose Mosqueta'' which is not aways be exposed. It has highlighted with pop art theme and in the simple composition. I used Illustrator to make it.

Documentation Illustration - Fox without ears

The nature of the context is people and society. Fox has always been associated with cunning characteristics. In the society, a cunning person always hidding something and is good at listening. Ironically, the character of this illustration is a no-ears fox in the pink block along with indication of cheek and nose.

Illustration - Pop art animals.

"Pop" Art refers to "popular culture". It is art created to show an object or person in a new way. The chosen object or person would be one that would be easily recognizable by any person. Influnced by Andy Warhol's pop art graphics, I made this image with various Australian animals.

Week 3 - Visual Commentary & Storytelling

Visual Commentory - "Socialism with Chinese characteristics"

It is a visual commentory indicating '' Harmonious Chinese society" . Ironically, instead of harmonious society, complicated social phenomenon including freak bureaucracy and corruption do exist since always. Red star means community party while numerous circles stand for the different social classes gathering together layer by layer. It represents the obscure relationship between them.

Visual Commantory - "草泥马祖国"

Influenced by Ai’s famous photo, the artist gives the finger to Beijing’s iconic Forbidden City. I made this with simple post-effects, expressing my thoughts, however, I don’t hate my country, but I hope it becomes a better place someday. In Chinese, “草泥马”(Alpaca) has a homophonic word, it simply means “fuck off”.

Visual Commentory - '' Why I don't have my mouse "

It has a view of “If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain”. With visual impact, this illustration refers to the censorship system in China; it simply reflects the factual circumstance in real world network environment.

Visual Commantory - A quote from Xi Jinping

"Corruption could lead to the collapse of the Party and the downfall of the State" By Chinese chairman Xi Jinping. I colored his cheek in a little bit of pink indicating his is a little bit shy. The theme is obvious: The bureaucracy always says something people like to hear but their actions always much slower than their speed at talking.

Story Telling - "立入禁止"

“立入禁止” is a chinese word and it also used in Japanese, it means this place is being forbidden.

Tutorial Drawing - Turtle

Yes....

I drew it, I like it anyway.

Week 4 - Illustration as Persuasion and Identity

Illustration as persuasion

An image in Flickr made by Alexandre De Sève impressed me, it was a simple blue background with few words : Design is using Helvetica. And I happened watched a documentary called Helvetica. This is my idea came into my mind naturally by asking "Why we use Helvetica in design" making the first half sentence.

Illustration as identity - Angie

Yeah, that is my girfriend Angie, it doesn't look like my first sketch. Much better I guess.

Illustration as Persuasion - Look Up

Illustrating in the low angle view, by adding typography ''LOOK UP".

Illustration as Persuasion. - About Secret

Week 5 - Illustration, Identity & Patterns

Identity - self reflection
A interesting photo 'Reflection'. My fujifilm camera reflected in my watch.

Identity - Body drawing

I was thinking those three words: "Clarity", "Simplicity" and "Wit". So I drew this on my arm naturally, identifying myself as a "GEEK". ( even I don't know in what area, ha )

Patterns - No.1

Patterns - No.2

Identity - Warm Night

I dont know why I name it "Warm Night", I maight felt the atmosphere there is a bit scary. Photo took at cultural centre, Brisbane

Patterns - No.3

Patterns - Raw

Week 6 - Principles of Photography

Playing with light - No.1

My first photo after deciding playing with light in photography, I was curious the shadow of the bottle, it reflected on the wall during sunset.

Photography Principle - Composition No.1

Interior view of Sydney Opera House, I was fascinated by the shadow, patterns and composition of it. When I pressed the shutter, I know it will look like my expectation, done.

Photography Principles - Composition No.2

This photo was took at the Bridge between QUT GP and Southbank. A bird happend stood there with lines, shadow's repetation. I was wondering if it is hard to make composition, but the result was not too bad.

Photography Principles - Composition No.4

I took this photo in front of the old building, not sure if it is related to Christianism or Catholicism. I placed the focus area (sculpt) by using one-third rules to make sure it has a good composition.

Photographic Principles - Composition No.5

This photo was took in the front of the Brisbane Perfermance Centre. The repetition of columns made a nice composition. In order to capture a stable picture, I increased the shutter speed by setting ISO to 3200.

Aperture setting - 2.4

This is a MP3 Player I have, I took this photo using Mirco-focus mode. Setting up aperture to 2.4 in order to capture the focused object and blurry background. BTW, I made the theme a bit interesting, putting Player with a spoon in the plate.

Light Reflection - No.1

This image was photographed on a boat in Brisbane river. The colorful, various amount of light are all reflected by the bow, and gether together to make it interesting. The story bridge can be found also.

Week 7 - Photography: Composition and Landscape

Landscape - No.1

This photo was took during sunset. I used one-third rule. In order to gain visual balance, I make water and sky share the same value.

Landscape - No.2

A landscape shoot a wharf in Brisbane. A bird was flying away from handrail while other birds standing firmly.

Landscape - No.3

A boat in still water. It demonstrated one-third rule has been used - water and sky / the position of the boat.

Landscape - No.4

The iconice view over Brisbane city from southbank. I put some effects in Photoshop so it looks coverd with a golden mask.

Landscape - No.5

This photograph was captured in the left side of my home in Bowen Hills. It has smooth colour transition from warmth to cold. One-third rule also used in this photo to acheive visual pleasant.

Landscape - No.6

From the view in cultural centre station. I slowed down shutter speed on purpose to make bus looks like 'flow' in the street.

Landscape - No.7

This image was photographed in the bridge that connect southbank to city. It was a "failed" image since I set ISO to 6400, then I turned it to B&W and rotate 180' to make it a bit mystic and visual balanced.

Week 8 - Lighting and Portraits

Light and Portraits - No.1 Myself

That was me in tutorial, studio setting. I picked this photo since I like the natural effect on it.

Light and Portraits - No.2 Ali Dark

My teammate Ali Dark. He was photographing me and I was shooting him.

Light and Portraits - No.3 Lachlan Anderson

The studio light was being placed in the left side of him so his face was exposed only half of it.

Studio Light

Light and Portrait - No.4

I was in photograph and the beautiful sunset through my arm.

Light and Portrait - No.5

She is my housemate sarah. It was a photo took in an abandon area where trees are without leaves. She grabbed a branch and stood in front of a tree. I added some effects by using photoshop to highlight the theme 'serene'.