Final Pieces

These are my Final pieces, Double Page and Front Cover.

Front Cover Final Piece

To create my final piece front cover i drew out and scanned in each of the element from the story. Once i had scanned them in I put them onto Photoshop to change the levels and threshold of them.

I started to arrange them around a circle, so that i could have room for the title of the book in the middle of the front cover.

Once i had arranged them around the circle, I decided to change the size of the elements to make the cover look more interesting.

I decided to put the title of the story inside one of the elements that i had created from the story, which in this case is a penguin.

I did the same for the back of the book cover.

I started to colour in the the elements , using the same colours that are on my double page. Which in this case is greens and pinks. I also multiplied the layers of colours to make them look more interesting and appealing.

I then added the blurb on the back of the book and a picture of the author on one of the flaps of the book cover.

I started to add all of the expected conventions of the book onto my front cover to make it look like an actual book cover.

This is my final book cover piece.

Final Draft- Front Cover

This is my final draft for my front cover.

Mock Exam- Double Page

For my double page spread, I started by drawing out crocodiles that I could include. From doing the character design and development it helped me to create different crocodile characters.

Once I had drawn the crocodiles, i scanned them into Photoshop and changed the threshold and levels to make the outline of the crocodiles thicker. I chose to include some of the crocodiles, in which I arranged them to look like they are all layered on top of each other. I made them different sizes to create a busy look on the double page spread.

When I had arranged the crocodiles to how I wanted them on the double page, I grouped them all together and then went on to merge them together, so that I could colour them with green. I chose to use the colour green, as it is a colour that is associated with crocodiles.

After i had coloured them in with green, I used the colour pink to go over some of the crocodiles to create a overlay look. I changed the layer to darken, which would create the brown colour on the crocodiles. I moved some of the colour layers so that it is not clean and crisp, which will make it look more like a double page for a children's book.

After, I had coloured the crocodiles, i drew out the zookeeper to then go onto the double page. Once I had drawn it out, I scanned it into Photoshop and changed the threshold and levels as well.

I placed the zookeeper on the double page and coloured him using the same colours and style as the crocodiles.

Once it was all coloured I created a brush using a texture which i had found. I used the brush to make it and give the double page a more handmade feel to it. By using the texture brush it gave the double page more character.

I then found another different texture to use for the background of the double page spread. I changed the hue, saturation and brightness of the texture, to make it contrast well with the characters on the double page spread.

I then started to put in the type for this double page. I went on to Dafont and found and tried out different typefaces.

I chose to use Times New Roman for the type, as it legible, simple and clear to read. I changed the size and colour of the "Fire You!' as i wanted to emphasise it and make it protrude. I used pink and green colour for the type, so that it would contrast with the design of the double page spread. This is my final double page spread.

Final Draft- Double Page

This is my final draft for my double page.

Colour Studies

Hand drawn Type

When looking at typography, I tired out a few different types and i used different brushes and mediums to create the different looks. These are just some basic hand drawn types that I have created.