A Teenagers Guide to Survival merchandising

 

To continue with the development of the project, I decided to develop some animal printed mugs for merchandise. The mugs have the illustrations of the animals within the survival guide book. The mugs presenting certain animals include both illustrations of the animals used for the pages on the same mug.

 

I decided to have a lion, elephant, cheetah and leopard mugs because I wanted to explore ways of promoting the book, and new ways of developing new promotional products related to the project. The mugs designed to be sold individually from the book adding a new direction of how my work can continue to be developed. I went with the four animals which I believed were visual interesting, and were best illustrated.      

A teenagers guide to survival: Finished Book layout

I have developed the final book layout for the children's book. I transferred the books cover and pages to Photoshop. I developed a new Photoshop document adding the books cover and pages to the document. I also developed the spine for the book. I copied the text from the books front cover adding the title and my name to the books spine. I coloured the spine using the colour filter to colour the spine green and blue. I changed the colours layout for all the pages and books cover from a RGB colour format to a CMYK colour tone. The change in the colour format makes the book look more professional, better developed and presentable.   

I combined the front cover, spine and back cover together on a document to form the books cover. I did the same to develop the books three double page spreads. I combined two of the six book pages together three times creating the three double page spreads.

A teenagers guide to survival: finished six book pages

 

I have developed the six book pages. I used Photoshop to combine the animal drawings texts and background drawing together to complete the six book pages. I again used Photoshop to edit areas of the pages which needed improvement. I placed the animal survival tips text on a white background so the letters would be easier to read and stand out more. With the animal information texts below the animal name font I placed on a light blue background. The blue background surround the text keeps it as part of the image and not standout to much. The blue background makes the text easy to read.   The small info about the animal gives a short piece of information about the animal which links the animal to a major teenage fear. The animal info text is short so it doesn't get lost under the animal name font and is noticeable.

 

I will now begin the development of the final book layout combining the books front and back cover along with a spine together. I will also develop the three double page spreads combining two of the animal pages together creating the three double page spreads. I will develop an A1 document presenting the final book cover and three double page spreads  



A teenagers guide to survival: book front and back cover

Front cover

 

 

Back cover

I have developed the final front and back cover for the children's book. I used Photoshop to combine the cover designs with the pieces of text I intended to use for the covers. For the front cover I added the two people figures becoming part of the front cover. I edited certain areas of the images to complete the image so it would become more professional.     

I now intend to develop the final book pages using Photoshop to add the animal drawing texts and background drawing together to complete the six pages. The six pages will be developed into three double page spreads.

A teenagers guide to survival: watercolour background illustration

 

I have painted the background illustration in watercolour. I painted the background colour similar to the Photoshop image. I also painted the illustration similar to the watercolour book cover illustrations. I intend for the background and book cover illustrations to link together with the safari background setting and colours. I continued with the same idea from the Photoshop images.

 

I will now begin the process of developing the book cover and pages layout. I will use InDesign and Photoshop to assemble the illustrations together into final images and create the format for the cover and double page spreads. 

A teenagers guide to survival: watercolour book cover illustrations

 

I painted over the illustrations I intend to use as part of my book cover in watercolour. I again painted the illustrations similar to how I coloured the illustrations on Photoshop. I used 

different tones of green for the grass areas so the images would be able to showcase different tones and textures within the environment. I also painted the elephants using the same basic colour used for the other elephant illustrations.

 

 I also coloured the safari vehicle similar to the background. I wanted the vehicle to fit in with the background. I also added dark colours so the vehicle would not completely be part of the environment. The dark colours making the safari vehicle standout so it's not part of the safari environment, but fits in with the image.

 

For the people I coloured them similar to the cover illustrations. I will use them as part of the cover so the colours will make them fit in with the image and not look out of place.

 

I now will paint a watercolour version of the background illustration.

 

A teenagers guide to survival: watercoloured animal name text

 

 

 

 

I have developed painted watercolour texts of the animal names and what to do to survive text. I used the same colours I used to paint the animals so the animals and the text will link together on the pages. For the what to do to survive text I created two different coloured versions. I wanted to be able to experiment with the two coloured texts when putting the pages together. I want to be able to see which coloured version works best on the page. The texts are also painted similar to the texts which will be on the cover so the texts will have link the books pages and cover together.

 

I now will paint with watercolour the books front, back cover and background page

A teenagers guide to survival: watercoloured book cover text

 

 I have coloured the hand developed text in watercolour which I intend to use for the front and back cover for the book. For texts I developed two different watercolour versions. I intend to use one coloured version of the text for the front cover. I will use the second coloured version for the back cover. I will use what coloured version of text I used for the front cover for the spine. I wanted to have two different coloured lettering so the front and back cover texts are different. I want the texts on the front and back cover of the book to stand out from each other and not just be a copy. I intent for the front and back cover to be two different sides of a image which will link together, but stand out from each other.  

I now will use watercolour to develop painted lettering for the animal names and what to do to survive texts.

 

 

 

 

 

A teenagers guide to survival: watercolour animals

 

I developed watercolour versions of my animal illustrations. I wanted to explore the different textures and different colour tones within my use of the watercolour medium. I decided to paint the animal illustrations similar to the colours I used on Photoshop. I wanted to see how the watercolour and Photoshop colours compared together. I now intend to develop the final book layout in watercolour.  I feel the colours I used from the watercolour medium work better with the illustrations then from Photoshop. I believe watercolour offer better tone and texture. During my research of children books a lot of children books are developed within a painted medium.  

 

I now intend to create watercolour versions of the lettering, book cover and background illustrations for the book.