#major_project_rp

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Major Project - Process book

Printed process book in box.

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Major Project - Printing First Draft Book

Here is the first draft, paginated and printed to give an idea of how the images look confined to the size of the book and the colours of the riso. This involves the cover and the first four spreads in the narrative. The cover printed better than I originally thought as I used heavily textured marks for it which I feel demonstrates the turmoil Kun is in at the beginning of the narrative. The cover illustrates Kun wrapped in seagrasses which continue onto the back cover. I feel the first two spreads show the scale of Kun well highlighting its size. However, there is still development needed in the third and fourth spreads, they also need to be drawn neater and more cohesively with the first fish shown in the second spread.

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Major Project - Hand-In Box

Here is all the contents of my hand in the box and everything placed in the box. I have ordered it all in chronological order so the most recent items are at the top (including the penguin cover printed) to the first designs/sketches at the bottom of the box. In the side of the box is all the smaller books including: a sketchbook, notebook, final outcome, and penguin process book. Everything in the box is labeled with notes in segments organised together.

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Major Project - Final Digital Book and Final Evaluation

The overall process has been very nerve-racking, worrying I was going to do something wrong I created numerous test prints. However, this has helped develop my project and gain an understanding of two mediums I was not very aware of before: risograph machine and creating physical work that is printed and completed by hand.

This whole process means I now have a greater understanding of pagination. Another process that was very difficult was making sure both spreads on a double-sided page were aligned when put through the risograph machine. If they were not aligned it would mean I wouldn’t be able to fold my book. I had to move the alinement up 6.5 mm to get this correct which took a lot of tests to get to that point. Some pages did not print as expected and some test prints worked better showing the different shades I wanted however that is the nature of riso.

A major part of this project has been time management. This is very important in case of problems with the riso machine and to allow time for drying before printing on the other side of the paper and before cutting.

The colours created from the riso have added more life and vibrancy to the illustration that I would not get elsewhere which was an exciting part of the printing. The colours were quite striking and complemented each other well being contrasting colours. I was very pleased with the overall colours and the vibrancy of them.

An issue I found with my riso prints was printing the masters for the risograph as the shades of the colours did not print the way I wanted for all the prints due to the printer printing the masters slightly lighter. I found this annoying, but it did not make too much of a difference to the overall print.

Something that I spent much time debating over was the font, whether to do handwriting or a font. Originally I did like the idea of handwriting but when I wrote it out I felt it did not look cohesive enough. Then the font I made still felt a bit digital and computer made. Therefore, if I had more time I would focus on the handwriting, writing it all out by hand with a fine thin ink pen. I feel this would have made the illustrations and writing feel more connected, I was just too concerned with time issues and did not want to put it into something that would be rushed and not finished to a high standard.

When the book was cut down and stitched, it was very satisfying, to see it come together. I decided to bind the book using a sewing machine. Originally I was not sure if it would go through the sewing machine or if the machine might eat the paper slightly but this turned out much better than I thought. It produced a neat thin continuous line going down my book that does not distract from any of the illustrations with thread hanging from either side to create a free-flowing movement and a feeling of acceptance.

Overall, I am proud of my achievement and feel excited about having completed this project.  

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Major Project - Final Photos of Book

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Major Project - Final Book Cropped Photos

These are zoomed-in, cropped photos to show the texture and detailing of the riso in a clearer light.

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Major Project - Final Book Scans

These are all the pages including the front and back cover in the first image of the physical book. These have all been scanned in.

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Major Project - Final Digital Spreads

These are all the final digital spreads of my comic. I have made the changes that were commented on in the last tutorial; the leading and justification of the text, creating an uppercase font, and making slight changes to my cover so it relates to my spreads more.