event
TEAM STYLE PROPOSAL
Instructions:
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Place your text, images and your research under each header.
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Team:
Joe Mead - Battle of Saratoga Part 2, Standard Event
Sunny Nozawa - The First Continental Congress Part 1 Standard Event
Krystal Hertlein - Tar and Feathering- attacks on British revenue collectors
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Research:
British Troops quartered
First Continental Congress
First Continental Congress - Event (powder keg) by Sunny Nozawa
tense argument between delegates while others, concerned, consider options
First Continental Congress - Event (powder keg) by Sunny Nozawa
several groups of delegates arguing and discussing options
First Continental Congress - Event (powder keg) by Sunny Nozawa
over the shoulder view point places audience in the shoes of a continental congress speaker trying to bring order
blank card design
Note From Susan 1/23 to Sunny
Edges should have bleeds on card layout design - rope may be hard to align - the cuts are often off.
For the Groups of people explore different body sizes and types. What is the list of people in the image? You should be able to get image reference for them - some will be big and old and have big curly wigs.
[IMG 1] Working with a few of the founding fathers designs before i proceed on with any card design. Starting from portraits of the gentlemen, writing down notable characteristics of each and then moving to the stylizing based on the benchmarked art. It's important to have a consistent look for characters that may appear in more than one card in the deck.
[IMG 2] more refined drawings made according to style guide for washinton, jefferson, and [JOHN] adams
[Most Recent] 3/15 draft
2/13
revisions to sketch,jefferson and hamilton switch, figures slightly dropped as to see hairline on the card, beginning of paint work on washington
2/6 sketch of card art,
Susan is this yay or nay to move forward with for painting?
Wow! Yes.
I would like the hand to be reworked a little. List who the people are and let's test that with Andrew today.
Front right and back right look too similar
Washington and Jefferson were the characters that went at it at the 1st continental congress.
Sunny 2/9- i will go ahead and make the change for tuesday's class, this uses all of the characters that i drew references for (washington, john adam, jefferson, hamilton, and madison) hope review went well!
Redraw by Susan Bonner - 2/3/18 Let's exaggerate the body type and head differences. You have some great research in your drawings above - just exagerate more to match the style.
If you use these exaggerations in your Continental Congress piece you will be on style and can move forward to the event composition drawing.
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Saratoga: Event (War) Card by Joseph Mead - Benedict Arnold riding alone toward the Redcoats
Battle of Saratoga: Event (War) Card by Joseph Mead - Benedict Arnold riding into a cloud of fleeing Redcoats (Redesign #2)
Battle of Saratoga: Event (War) Card by Joseph Mead - (#4, Beginning Color)
Battle of Saratoga: Event (War) Card by Joseph Mead - (#7, Added stylized clouds and smoke, debris, flag, etc.)
Battle of Saratoga: Event (War) Card by Joseph Mead - Benedict Arnold riding into a cloud of fleeing Redcoats
Battle of Saratoga: Event (War) Card by Joseph Mead - Benedict Arnold riding into a cloud of fleeing Redcoats (Redesign #3, Fixed horse head)
Battle of Saratoga: Event (War) Card by Joseph Mead - (#5, Finished coloring, working on rim lighting and visual hierarchy.
Comments from Susan 2/19/18
- Put a curve over the whole thing to make it pop more.
- The hierarchy should be on the horse and rider not on the 2 front characters.
- Add all of that frontal smoke like you had in your sketch for more power.
- Remove your brown guide around image.
Battle of Saratoga: Event (War) Card by Joseph Mead - (#8, Fixed smoke, made Benedict Arnold younger, fixed minor graphic design issues)
Battle of Saratoga: Event (War) Card by Joseph Mead - Benedict Arnold leading a charge at the distant Redcoat Army
Battle of Saratoga - 1/31/18 Redraw by Susan Bonner - longer horse head for a more aggressive feel - also a longer head on Benedict Arnold for a more aggressive fight scene - change on left front character for more exaggeration - these changes make it fit more in the style direction.
APPROVED to move forward to COLOR
Victory for the Whigs! or Victory!
Battle of Saratoga: Event (War) Card by Joseph Mead - (#6, Finishing lighting and visual hierarchy, detailing)
USER TESTING INFORMATION
Everybody I discussed card designs with were 7th grade white males. I gathered responses from four students.
- Background: Students were enthusiastic about the color and battle scene in the back. "It looks really exciting, like there's a battle but you are seeing one part of it close up," said one boy.
- Color: I asked the students how the colors were working. Most really approved of the dark tones that drew attention away from the redcoats, but one boy wanted the redcoats to stand out a bit more, and for Benedict's coat to be a brighter blue.
- Emotions: When asked, students all answered that the redcoats were scared rather than angry, which was the intended reaction. They also thought it was clear that the Americans were winning. One boy thought the flag should have the american 13 colonies pattern on it to emphasize this.
- Horse: I can't draw horses for beans in my opinion, but the kids thought the horse was really cool. One boy pointed out that it seemed like it was floating, and that there should be more dirt and dust to cover the back of it. I agree, as this area of the piece is still being painted.
- Description: I read them the description of the battle aloud; all thought it did its job well and described the battle in an exciting way.
Notes from Susan 2/3/18
Also check out Netflix Turn - Washington's spies Season 1 - it tells the story of Arnold and Peggy Shippen and why he wanted to turn after the battle of Saratoga- General Gates took credit for his big win and he resented him. Planting the seed to turn sides to the Tories.
Note From Susan 1/23 to Joe
For the Groups of people explore different body sizes and types. What is the list of people in the image? Should the reds be 2 different body types?
Note 2 - on your rework - NICE - slight more exaggeration on the face of Arnold and make horses head longer like the Drew Hill Horse Benchmark
Tar and Feathering
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
The act of tar and feathering, with cheering crowd.
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
Redesign of first card with addition of tea kettle.
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
Start of painting.
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
Starting paint on others.
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
The tar and feathering victim being threatened by tea, an item that was heavily taxed.
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
Redesign of the tax collector with greyscale.
APPROVED to move forward to COLOR
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
Continuation of painting, focusing on the British revenue collector.
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
Further progress on painting the figures.
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
The tar and feathering victim shown off, completely feathered, in front of a watching crowd.
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
Beginning of flat colors.
Susan - good - keep records for style guide.
Comments from Susan 2/20/18
Did you work in such a way as to use color mode painting? It looks like you could have and then the painting would have been faster. If so record in your style guide.
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
Smaller, quick fixes.
Tar and Feathering - Attacks on British Revenue Collectors: Event (Powderkeg) Card by Krystal Hertlein
Note From Susan 1/23 to Krystal
For the Groups of people explore different body sizes and types. What is the list of people in the image? The aristocrat should be a big rich guy with a big wig. He should look like he is getting big at people's expense.
BRITISH ALIGN WITH GERMAN HESSIANS:
British Align With German Hessians: Event Card
By Piper Fields
ROUGH SKETCH
CONCEPT DESIGN 1:
Wide shot of Brit and Hessian each holding their flag full respective uniforms. Smoke / fog in background.
British Align With German Hessians: Event Card
By Piper Fields
ROUGH SKETCH
CONCEPT DESIGN 2:
Close up of Brit and Hessian each holding their flag in full respective uniforms - detail of each uniform will be explored and highlighted. Smoke / fog in background.
British Align With German Hessians: Event Card
By Piper Fields
ROUGH SKETCH
CONCEPT DESIGN 3:
Wide shot of Brit and Hessian in full respective uniforms shaking hands in agreement. Smoke / fog in background.
British Align With German Hessians: Event Card
By Piper Fields
ROUGH SKETCH
CONCEPT DESIGN 1:
Wide shot of Brit and Hessian each holding their flag full respective uniforms. Smoke / fog in background.
British Align With German Hessians: Event Card
By Piper Fields
ROUGH SKETCH
CONCEPT DESIGN 2:
Close up of Brit and Hessian each holding their flag in full respective uniforms - detail of each uniform will be explored and highlighted. Smoke / fog in background.
British Align With German Hessians: Event Card
By Piper Fields
ROUGH SKETCH
CONCEPT DESIGN 3:
Wide shot of Brit and Hessian in full respective uniforms shaking hands in agreement. Smoke / fog in background.
British Align With German Hessians: Event Card
By Piper Fields
Clean-up sketch of concept 2.
British Align With German Hessians: Event Card
By Piper Fields
Adding flats.
Comments from Susan - 3/20/18
I like #2 the best - but I would like you to dig deeper into the story of them. This still feels like a portrait. Please put your research on the page above your sketches. This way we can dig deeper into the story to find "why" they came and supported the British and "how" they did it. Get beyond the amazing costumes. Getting closer to their faces will help that's why #2 is the best right now. There probably was not shaking of hands as portrayed in #3 as they were typically forced into service (press ganged) then when they fought they held no stake in the potential reward - they were mercenaries being used to add to the numbers.
Wikipedia:
American Patriots presented the soldiers as foreign mercenaries with no stake in America. Many of the men were press-ganged into Hessian service. Deserters were summarily executed or beaten by an entire company.[5] Hessian prisoners of war were put to work on local farms.
Put your google slide research above your images.
Declaration of independence
Declaration of Independence: Major Event Card
by Sarah
Rough Sketch #1:
A colonist riding a horse is reaching out and displaying a copy of the Declaration of Independence in excitement. The document can be seen in the background of the image as well.
User Testing - More than one person thought this looked more like Paul Revere.
Declaration of Independence: Major Event Card
by Sarah
Went with design #2, featuring the five authors of the Declaration of Independence. Flats and rough shading applied to card.
Declaration of Independence: Major Event Card
by Sarah
Rough Sketch #2: The Committee of Five are working on the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson is writing the brightly shining document on a table while Adams and Livingston are debating with one another.
User Testing - Many thought this spoke "event" card.
One man thought this would be more effective if the expressions of the characters were happy, as this is an exciting event.
Declaration of Independence: Major Event Card
by Sarah
Finished rendering
Declaration of Independence: Major Event Card
by Sarah
Rough Sketch #3: The Declaration of Independence shines brightly as hands sign the bottom of it with a feather quill pen.
User Testing - Thought this looked more like an item card than an event card.
Declaration of Independence: Major Event Card
by Sarah
More detailed rendering.
Declaration of Independence: Major Event Card
by Sarah
Finished rendering - More Blue light on left.
Susan Comment - 3/20/18
All 3 of these are very good ideas. I think that #3 is the best for the game. It is the most iconic. I imagine a player pulling that event and feeling as if their hands have signed it because of the way that you placed the hands. I like the shine too, it would be a new element in the style guide but I think it will work. Watch the crop lines - bring it in a little especially on the left.
3/23 After discussing - #2 is best for the game - it is more of an event than an item card. Move forward with #2 - Watch for character matching with Continental Congress
Put your google slide research above your images.
Harsh Winter
Harsh Winter of 1777, Event card.
Rough Sketch 1
soldiers sitting around a fire in forge valley while wind and snow blows. trees and cabins and tents in the background.
By Danielle Cowell
Harsh Winter, Event Card.
Progress of the painting of sketch #1. Rearranged the features of the landscape. Focus is on the bad weather and quality of living.
By Danielle Cowell
Harsh Winter of 1777, Event Card.
Rough Sketch 2
A lonely and cold soldier hunched over in front of a fire, thick snow falling. Houses and trees in the background.
By Danielle Cowell
Harsh Winter, Event Card.
Adjusted the curves and darkened the scene, added snow to the tree branches and to the roofs and also added a wind effect.
By Danielle Cowell
Harsh WInter of 1777, Event Card.
Rough Sketch 3
A kind of silly portrait of a man shoulder deep in the snow; ice would be hanging from his nose, hair, eyebrows, etc.
By Danielle Cowell
Harsh Winter - Event Card.
Adjusted curves further, added Blue highlight, defined snow and cabins a bit more.
By Danielle Cowell
Comments from Susan - 3/23
#1 is the one to move forward with. It is most like an event. The others seem to be too close and therefore more of a portrait. Watch that you get period buildings - look to Valley Forge - Remove 1777-1778 from all of the text. Since this is a standard event in game it could happen at any time. Speak to the troops though near starving and freezing still were loyal to George Washington and the cause.
Put your google slide research above your images.
Burning of gaspee
Burning of Gaspee: Event Card
By Holly Galvan
ROUGH SKETCH 1
wide shot of the ship sinking, like the Titanic. People in life boats watch the flaming wreckage.
Burning of Gaspee: Event Card
By Holly Galvan
ROUGH SKETCH 2
A shot of the Gaspee sinking from a more dynamic angle. The British flag floats limply in the water around the wreck.
Burning of Gaspee: Event Card
By Holly Galvan
ROUGH SKETCH 3
The Gaspee sinking off the coast of Rhode Island, with people standing on shore in the foreground.
Burning of Gaspee: Event Card
By Holly Galvan
Clean Sketch 1
Working off of sketch 1, I've added more detail to the Gaspee, as well as to the people in the foreground. They've also been resized to better capture the scale of the ship.
Burning of Gaspee: Event Card
By Holly Galvan
Flat Color
Working off of sketch 1, I've added more detail to the Gaspee, as well as to the people in the foreground. They've also been resized to better capture the scale of the ship.
Burning of Gaspee: Event Card
By Holly Galvan
Render 1
Working off of sketch 1, I've added more detail to the Gaspee, as well as to the people in the foreground. They've also been resized to better capture the scale of the ship.
Burning of Gaspee: Event Card
By Holly Galvan
Render 2
Working off of sketch 1, I've added more detail to the Gaspee, as well as to the people in the foreground. They've also been resized to better capture the scale of the ship.
Burning of Gaspee: Event Card
By Holly Galvan
Render 2
Working off of sketch 1, I've added more detail to the Gaspee, as well as to the people in the foreground. They've also been resized to better capture the scale of the ship.
Burning of Gaspee: Event Card
By Holly Galvan
Render 2
Working off of sketch 1, I've added more detail to the Gaspee, as well as to the people in the foreground. They've also been resized to better capture the scale of the ship.
Comments from Susan - 3/23
I would like to see the next sketch before moving you forward. Look to scale for the objects against water - look for rivets and lines on the boat for construction.
Put your google slide research above your images.