ILLUSTRATION AND VISUAL NARRATIVE ---- FINAL

30.6.2025 - 27.7.2025 (Week 11 - Week 14)
Lee Xiang Ling / 0384095

Illustration and Visual Narrative / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylors University
Task 4 / Final Project

TASK

This task involves producing a video based on a provided script. As part of the process, we are required to create at least three original illustrations, and enhance the final video with subtitles and background music to support the narrative and improve the overall viewing experience.

The script that I choose:

“It has been said that time heals all wounds. The truth is that time does not heal anything. It merely passes. It is what we do during the passing of time that helps or hinders the healing process.” – Jay Marshall

DESCRIPTION OF INSPIRATION

My creative inspiration comes from a deeply personal and real experience. I once went through an intense period of sadness—a kind of pain so overwhelming that it felt suffocating. During that time, I shut myself off from the world, unwilling to talk to anyone. I just wanted to hide away in my own dark corner.

It took me a long time to begin healing. Slowly, I started to let go, to rebuild myself piece by piece, to rediscover who I was, and to relearn how to love myself.

People often say, “Time heals all wounds,” but I’ve come to realize that time doesn’t actually heal everything. It doesn’t erase pain—it simply helps you get used to it. That is the reason I chose this theme for my work.

MOODBOARD

RATIONALE

This work is inspired by a real and personal experience. It is an attempt to visualize the emotions I carried within. The piece centers around a girl, portraying her journey from shutting herself off and resisting the outside world, to gradually facing herself, seeking her own light, and ultimately rediscovering and embracing the version of herself who used to smile and love life.

In the earlier part of the artwork, I used low-brightness and cool-toned colors to create a sense of oppression and loneliness. As the story progresses, the palette gradually shifts to warmer and brighter tones, symbolizing the protagonist’s transition from isolation to a future filled with light and freedom.

Through this piece, I hope to convey that sadness is an emotion that deserves to be understood and respected. It should not be hidden, masked, or dismissed. What we can do is to gently accept the pain that lingers, treat ourselves with kindness, learn to love ourselves again, and slowly piece together the parts of us that were once broken—as we continue moving forward.

FINAL

Time: 20 seconds
Height & Width: 1920 x 1080
Music: A Touching Story (Piano)

Week 11: Draw sketches in Procreate
Week 12 - 13: Draw the picture in Procreate
Week 14:

Sound & Animation in Capcut
Script Overlay & Blackground music in Adobe Premiere Pro

INSTRUCTIONS

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REFLECTIONS

This creation was not just an artistic expression for me—it was also a deep inner dialogue and a process of healing. When I decided to transform my sadness into a piece of art, I felt a mixture of emotions. After all, confronting painful memories and emotions is never easy. But I knew that facing my vulnerability was an essential part of rebuilding myself.

This project also presented a significant challenge for me, particularly because I’m not very confident in drawing human figures. I often feel that my characters lack soul or appear stiff. In order to portray expressive and emotionally resonant faces, I had to put in a lot of effort—sketching countless drafts before reaching the final result. Although some character

details are still not perfect, this project marked a major breakthrough for me. For the first time, I feel like I’ve found the starting point for illustrating emotion through human form.

If I had the chance to do it all over again, I would begin documenting my emotions and thoughts much earlier, allowing them to flow more naturally into the creative process. Still, this work has not only enhanced my ability in visual storytelling, but it also deepened my understanding of myself—sadness is not something to be ashamed of. What matters is how we live with it, and how we find the courage to start again. I hope this piece can bring some comfort to those who are going through similar emotional struggles.

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