Project Definition
Target Portfolio: Celine Kim









Problem
Assignment: Create an editorial illustration for the episode Grand Gesture.
Problem
Assignment: Create an editorial illustration for the episode Grand Gesture.

Text
The illustration will be based on stories from the episode.
Prologue
• Fun Payson High School dance proposals.
Dr. Strangelove
• Creepy Key West love story.
Say it Out Cloud
• Skywriters successes and failures.
It’s Gesture Imagination
• Gesture successes and fails. Are grand gestures a good idea?
Text
The illustration will be based on stories from the episode.
Prologue
• Fun Payson High School dance proposals.
Dr. Strangelove
• Creepy Key West love story.
Say it Out Cloud
• Skywriters successes and failures.
It’s Gesture Imagination
• Gesture successes and fails. Are grand gestures a good idea?
Text
The illustration will be based on stories from the episode.
Prologue
• Fun Payson High School dance proposals.
Dr. Strangelove
• Creepy Key West love story.
Say it Out Cloud
• Skywriters successes and failures.
It’s Gesture Imagination
• Gesture successes and fails. Are grand gestures a good idea?
Text
The illustration will be based on stories from the episode.
Prologue
• Fun Payson High School dance proposals.
Dr. Strangelove
• Creepy Key West love story.
Say it Out Cloud
• Skywriters successes and failures.
It’s Gesture Imagination
• Gesture successes and fails. Are grand gestures a good idea?
Text
The illustration will be based on stories from the episode.
Prologue
• Fun Payson High School dance proposals.
Dr. Strangelove
• Creepy Key West love story.
Say it Out Cloud
• Skywriters successes and failures.
It’s Gesture Imagination
• Gesture successes and fails. Are grand gestures a good idea?
Size and Format



Common Size

Size and Format




Size and Format
Size: 2160 x 1220px
Format: RGB, canvas doubled, 600 dpi

Client Samples






Meaning
Client Ready Sketches
1. Pros and Cons
A pro/con list with laid-out images of the various grand gestures from the episode (both good and bad events).

2. Creepy vs. Innocent

Carl Tanzler and Elena Hoyos from the creepy Key West love story and two teens from Payson high school.
3. Grand Gesture Artifacts
Various elements from the many grand gesture stories.

Client Ready Sketches
1. Pros and Cons
A pro/con list with laid-out images of the various grand gestures from the episode (both good and bad events).

2. Creepy vs. Innocent

Carl Tanzler and Elena Hoyos from the creepy Key West love story and two teens from Payson high school.
3. Grand Gesture Artifacts
Various elements from the many grand gesture stories.

Value Sketch and Final Comparison


Final Illustration

Explanation
Bad Gestures
Good Gestures





Explanation

Process
Notes









Thumbnails


Refined Thumbnail

Value Sketch

Final Progress 1/4

Final Progress 2/4

Final Progress 3/4

Final Progress 4/4


Hourly Log
Portfolio and problems: 5 hours
Notes and word list: 4 hours
Additional story research: 2 hours
Thumbnails: 4 hours
Refined sketches: 4 hours
Value sketches: 8 hours
Final value: 21 hours
Color: 1.5 hours
Final presentation: 4 hours
Total: 53.5 hours
Mock-up

Style and Craft








