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DIGITAL MATTE PAINTING - Weekly Journal

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Digital Matte Painting - Weekly Journal NAME: Miao Xinjun STUDENT I.D: 0379525 MODULE:  Digital Matte Painting DST60904 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Instruction 2. Weekly Journal 3. Reflection 1. INSTRUCTION 2. WEEKLY JOURNAL WEEK 1: The first week's lectures were about the module introduction and learning objectives. After explaining the module's content and course requirements, Mr. Ahmad began by explaining what Digital Matte Painting is and showing us examples of Digital Matte Painting work. Lecture Material here WEEK 2: In the second week, we gradually moved into the formal learning of the Digital Matte Painting module. This lecture focused on 'perspective'. After explaining the basics of perspective, the lecturer began guiding us to analyze perspective in photographs. I realized that perspective is one of the essential foundations of Digital Matte Painting because only by understanding its principles can we combine image elements from different photographs to create...

Fundamentals of Matte Painting

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DIGITAL MATTE PAINTING - FUNDAMENTALS OF MATTE PAINTING NAME: Miao Xinjun STUDENT I.D: 0379525 21.4.2026 Digital Matte Painting / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media / Taylor's University TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Instruction 2. Submission 3. Process     3.1 Ideation     3.2 Sketches 4. Feedback 5. Reflection 1. INSTRUCTION 2. SUBMISSION 3. PROCESS

EXERCISE 1: Quantify Data (10%)

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NAME: Miao Xinjun STUDENT I.D: 0379525 MODULE: Information Design GCD60504 TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Instruction 2. Process 3. Submission 4. Feedback 5. Reflection 1. INSTRUCTION This was a very interesting task. We were required to select a type of element, such as coins or building blocks. Elements of the same category needed to have three different attributes, which could vary in shape, color or material. Then we used these elements for data quantification, and presented the information and data of the elements in engaging forms like charts and graphs. 2. PROCESS I selected 26 types of letter blocks in different colors and shapes as the elements for my quantitative data analysis. Although there are a large number of these elements, after sorting them out, I found that despite the huge quantity caused by the 26 letter types, the...

FINAL COMPILATION

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FINAL COMPILATION NAME: Miao XinJun STUDENT I.D: 0379525 Design Principles GCD60804 / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media / Taylor's University TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Links to Each Blog 2. Final Design 3. Final Reflection 1. LINKS TO EACH BLOG 1.1 Task 1 Blogpost: https://miaoxinjun.blogspot.com/2026/02/task-1-exploration.html 1.2 Task 2 Blogpost: https://miaoxinjun.blogspot.com/2026/02/task-2-visual-analysis-ideation.html 1.3 Task 3 Blogpost: https://miaoxinjun.blogspot.com/2026/02/task-3-development-design.html 2. FINAL DESIGN Google Drive Link Hare: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FcOKxOituBJUPPXJsyYxFgKVgsauaZqC/view?usp=sharing A Cocoon of Illusions_Miao Xinjun_Task 3 2.1 The decisions made in your design: At the center of the pos...

FINAL PROJECT: ANIMATED INSTRUCTABLE POSTER

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 March 15| 2026 NAME: Miao Xinjun STUDENT I.D: 0379525 Information Design / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media / Taylor's University Final Project: Animated Instructable Poster TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Instruction 2. Process      2.1 Task Separate      2.2 Selected Instructable Poster     2.3  Storyboard & Timing Map     2.4  Draw vector images      2.5  Animation Production 3. Final Submission 4. Feedback 5. Reflection 1. INSTRUCTION 1.1 Lecture During the lecture, Mr. Kannan explained the content and details of the task in detail and showed us works from past students. Under Mr. Kannan's guidance, we successfully completed the task. 1.2 Instruction For the Final Project, we will work in pairs to complete this final task. First, we need to choose one poster from the two posters as the source material for the f...