Riya Gupta-Animation Design

Hello CEED and NID aspirants!

In this post,i will tell you the basic key points to remember before starting with the animation question. Friends, you might have heard the following anomalies regarding an animation question:

• Time taking
• Too lengthy
• Too much detailing needed

The main challenge which make the students skip the animation question is time management.Friends,if you follow these effective points which i have explained below,you will complete the question and in a very attractive manner too !

An animation question includes various sub tasks to perform like:

• MAKING FRAMES
• CREATING THE MAIN CHARACTERS
• BACKGROUND
• EXCLAMATORY CAPTIONS
• ADDING PERSPECTIVE
• COLORING(IF TIME LEFT)

let me clear you these points separately,

1. Making frames

While making the frames don't go with very small sized frames untill and unless you are asked to make 8-10+ frames.Small frames tend to make your story too messy as you will make the main characters small and comparatively the background .Also while erasing the work inside the frame will tend to rub the frame also.
Tip:Don't go with the boring equal sized frames .You can make the frames of smaller and bigger size ,arrange them attractively.this will give your answer "Stand out of others".

Take a look at the example below-

So,its better to make ideal sized frames.neither too small, nor too big.

2. Creating the main characters (such that they stand out of the whole)

While creating your main character,don't go with too much detailing.Students waste their time making some very unnecessary minute details like the character fanciful clothes,accessories,too much expressions,shading,etc.

You only need to concentrate on the action told in the question.

3. Background

The biggest mistake students do is detailing the background.Yes! this is what eating your precious time.Students just make the background as fanciful as they can.but the fact is,it diverts the observer from the main character!

take a look at the image below:

The focus should be on the main character ,but the background is too much detailed such that the observer will get easily confused.

The correct background making should be like this :

I think now you clearly got what i was trying to explain.:)

4. Exclamatory captions 

The captions always completes your storyboard.it grabs the attention of the observer and if your sketch is not to that level also,trust me ,it compensates it ! 

look at the storyboard below,the captions like "swoosh","whamm" are clearly grabbing our attention and making it a real storyboard !

5. Adding perspective

Adding perspective is a very important thing to remember,as it makes the storyboard to look real and attention grabbing.you can make bird's eye view or insect's eye view.These views are commonly used while storyboarding by professionals.

Take a look at both the views:

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

INSECT'S EYE VIEW

6. Coloring(if time left)

Your pencil is enough for a storyboard,but if you get a couple of minutes more,you can color your main character or whole storyboard depending upon the time remaining.You can also use monochromatic coloring to the secondary characters/background to focus the main character.

Note: 

Some students are comfortable with a pen rather than a pencil,if you are one of them,use pen in the exam.there is no restriction with the stationary you use.Keep in mind of the pens you use ,use a good quality of pens that doesn't stain.

Friends,start with the previous year questions and try to complete them in the time fold given. Practice daily with these questions, read comic strips which come across various newspapers/magazines,learn from web resources,etc. At last you will see the difference in you ,trust me!you can even complete the question before time!

In the next post, i will be showing you my solution to animation questions. till then,keep practicing !

Answer to CEED 2015 by Dhananjay Pande

The image below is my rough sketch for the question no. 1 , the question was really straightforward but i got carried away with its simplicity and started sketching without going into details of the question . As you can see in the diagram , i made two terrible mistake , first i placed a kadhai instead of pressure cooker and i have a four stove burner ,instead of a two stove burner . Please pay attention ,i learnt it the hard way .

Question no.2 .

I couldn't get my head around this one , i just couldn't may be it was because of the pressure that i felt after ,my failed attempt at question 1.

Question no.3

Objects that created
1. Merry-go-round.
2. A lounging chair.
3. A soap and toothbrush holder.

Question no. 4 .

Again I couldn't crack it , so instead of mulling over it i jumped to the next question , and mind you and i never got the chance to revisit those question that i couldn't crack .

Question no.5 .

This is not my first and the final attempt , i gone through 3 rough sketches , the last one looked more or less like this , and i thought this is going to be my final sketch so i send that pic to Bhanu Sir and he told me it still looks rough .

after Bhanu Sir's input , i decided to make it look more finished .

So my point is , before finalising your sketch , make at least , 4 to 5 rough sketches very quickly , thinking inn over head will only make the process even more slower and hence time consuming , and with quick rough sketches , you will get instant feedback from your brain if something is going wrong or can be added .

NOTE : Please give me your feedback , this is my first attempt at posting something on my own , that previous post was done by Bhanu Sir on my behalf (thank you sir). [I thought the process to post your own blog was very difficult , untill i tried ].

Answers to CEED 2013 by Dhananjay Pande

Hi all,

This is Dhananjay Pande again, 

In this page my response to CEED 2013 previous paper Part B (design part) has been updated along with my sketches. Please do check and comment for any suggestions or improvements.

You can get the CEED 2013 question paper here

You can also check the solution from Stuff You Look blog here

My sketch to Q1

My solution to Q2

1. After welding two pieces of iron together , the mark of the welding doesn't look pleasing, it would look better with it being invisible.
2. The nut bolts used to joint parts does not look good , making them invisible would look better, though that would play difficult for the engineers to repair.
3. be relaxing .
4. Women take time to get ready, most of it is consumed in pinning the saree pallu , so that it doesn't show, an invisible pin will save a lot of time.
5. There is nothing more aggravating for a book lover , than getting his books all twisted and stained return back after borrowing it , lets make them invisible.

Please note that the question also look for humor in your answer, so I have taken more consideration of the creativity and the humor in my instances.

My solution to Q3

1. The distinction between the cash counter and the waiting table counter should be well labeled.
2. The white board between the mandir and the photo frame does look aesthetically pleasing, and can be seen as disrespect to the god .
3. The colour combination of the cash counter and the waiting table , does not go well together , red and brown is not a good choice.
4. The cold drink refrigerator seems hidden in the corner , it should placed between the two counters .
5. The menu chart shouldn't have a shiny polished surface , the reflection of the light making the item obscure , a matt finish is desirable.

My solution to Optional part (Visual Communication)

Dhananjay Pande art work for NID

you are here Sketches > Dhananjay Pande art works

Hello all,

This is Dhananjay Pande ....

Here are some of my collections of art/sketch work. I'm basically preparing for NID, but also giving CEED. Please leave your comments or suggestions for my benefit!

How to create a post in blogger

In this post, I have given step-by-step procedure on how to create a post by your own; in order to make you aware of how to share your designs or other works in this blog. Trust me, creating a post in blogger is much easier than filling your CEED registration form!.

To be an author in this blog, you are required to send your mail ID's to 'Stuff You Look' Facebook official page. As far as possible, share your Gmail Id's insted of others. You mail ID's are protected and will not be shared with anyone !

Step - 1

Once, you share your mail ID in SYL FB page, and when I add you as a author, you will get an invitation to your mail. Accept that invitation (by clicking the provided link in the mail), which will direct you to the blogger page.

Step - 2

You may land in a page that might look like this

Like I pointed in the above picture with a arrow, click on the link with the name - Stuff You Design. Which will redirect you to a new page.

Step - 3

Then you will see a list of already created posts in this blog. Remember, the pages/post that was created by someone else, will not be accessible by you. Your permission to limited to creating new posts, or editing (making changes to) your existing posts. Click on the pen tab as indicated by the arrow in the below picture. Clicking this means you are about to create a new post.

Step - 4

That will take you to a new interface as shown in the below picture. This is the page which allows you to create/edit a post.

As pointed by the arrow, fill in the space which will be the Title of your post. Here we wil maintain a standard format in naming the title. Follow the below

"(Your Name) - (Design stream of that work)"

For example, if i'm posting my work, which is related to product design, then I will type

"Bhanu Chander - Product Design"

If your works are not limited to a single design stream and covers multi design works, then better just include something like

"(You name) designs and sketches"

Example : "Bhanu Chander sketches and designs"

Step - 5

On the same page, you may look to the right of the screen, to see the links as shown in the image. As indicated by the number "1" in the picture, you may click that link named "Permalink", which will display the URL (link) given to your post. You may save that somewhere for your own reference. You can use that link to share with your friends or even in Facebook/groups to get reviews.

In addition, if you can, you may give some labels to your post, to get easily identified in searches. Labels are like tags and indicates what are the key terms in your post. Examples like your name, product design, Visual communications, sketches, design, drawings, reviews, animation design, logos and so on. You don't have to take the pain of filling other details in the remaining links. It's just for Google search engine, we are not concerned much on that anyway.

Step - 6

The main page where you can type, upload images is shown below.

You can see some symbols just below the post title space on the top. Those are more similar to that of Microsoft word and are easy to understand. Anyway, the one mentioned as "1" is mostly handy to you - that will allow you to upload pictures from your system. You may also explore and experiment other symbols too. The empty space is where you are allowed to include your content and picture.

Step - 7

Once you are done with all the uploads and typing, click the "Publish" button, available at the top right of the page. To get it publishes. Remember, the link will not work until you publish your post. If your upload are not  completed and you wish to make changes/publish later, simply click "Save/Draft", which will be available later for editing.

That's it, so simple right ? ok if not at the first instance, but once you create a post, you will agree with me. You now are a professional blogger :P

Hope, you got an idea on how to create a post. I guess, you all will try your hands on blogging and write for others, if not now but later when you find time :P

Bhanu Chander (Product Design)

"This post is a sample in order to give you an idea of how to post your works in this blog"

Hi,

Here are some of my works. Please leave your feedback in the comment sections. Thanks

Question :

Design a multi-purpose walking stick for the elderly. State your perception of the problem and the opportunities that your solution provides. Present your concept through sketches, showing the overall form, different functions  and its construction details.

(Appeared as question no. 10 in CEED 2009 exam paper)

Perception of the problem

Walking sticks are a basic need for elder people especially for walking around, morning walks and also while having long strolls. Elders usually find difficulty in carrying generally used things like water bottle, torch light (for night walks) and so on. Keeping walking stick in one hand and things like bottles or torch lights as well as carry bags in other hand is really difficult.

Old people usually do Surya pranam exercises as well as Surya-namaskar during early mornings as well as during sun set and if they are in a room, they may face difficulty in finding the right direction (East). Elder people likes to hear music on the go and most of them wear spectacles. They will get irritated whenever their walking stick fells down. 

Opportunities that the proposed design provides

The solution given through the design will help the user (elders) solve the basic identified problems in the following manner. 

1. The proposed design supports holding arrangement for half-liter water (or any soft drinks) bottle by making use of elastic cloth material, arranged above the center of the stick (below hand-hold), The reason for placing the bottle near the hand-grip is because the bottle weight will be handled very well in that position unlike placing it at the bottom.
2. A mini-torch light system is integrated in the new walking-stick's front face of hand-grip (as shown in illustration) with switch arrangement for on and off. Hard rubber type of material is proposed so that when the walking stick fell down accidentally, the torch arrangement wouldn't get damaged.
3. A magnetic compass is included on the top of the rubberized hand-grip (with torch on front face) to let the users know the direction especially while doing Surya pranam exercises.
4. A mp3 player will be made available at the back side of hand grip integrated with Bluetooth technology to connect with cordless Bluetooth head phones for music. 
5. An optional  mobile phone cum spectacle holder (made from sponge or foam material) can be provided.
6. Two short supportive legs ( with optional bottom lights) were proposed for the designed stick (at the bottom) so as to make it stand, because keeping in a slant position will balance the weight of the stick along with water bottle. 
7. Aluminium is considered for constructing the stick to make it dead light, considering the weight of the water bottle and other accessory integration.

Final sketches illustrating the solutions and construction of designed walking stick were shown below :

Rough sketch to get ideas on the design were illustrated below.

Hope, you now got an idea on how to create a design post with explanations about your work ...........Good luck with your start.